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Moscow, Russia: An alert-looking Maine Coon at the 2016 Grand Prix Royal Canin international cat show at the Crocus Expo Exhibition Centre. The breed’s origin is unknown, but one legend claims it is descended from cats brought to the U.S. by an English seafarer called Captain Coon. Photo: Dmitry Serebryakov/TASS.

An Eye for a Cat

Moscow, Russia: An Oriental Shorthair at the 2016 Grand Prix Royal Canin international cat show at the Crocus Expo Exhibition Centre. The breed has more than 300 coat colour and pattern combinations. Photo: Dmitry Serebryakov/TASS.

The Jade Cat

Moscow, Russia: A Sphynx breed cat at the 2016 Grand Prix Royal Canin international cat show at the Crocus Expo Exhibition Centre. Photo: Dmitry Serebryakov/TASS.

How to Climb an Elephant

Frankfurt, Germany: A lion yawns at the city zoo. Photo: Michael Probst/AP.

The Cat in the Hat

She’s a powder coloured female cat and likes to sleep in the library amid a colony of stuffed animals. Photo: Mado Flynn.

Sunrays for Wednesday

Malang, Indonesia: A three-month-old Bengal tiger cub plays with its mother at a zoo. Photo: Aman Rochman/AFP/Getty Images.

Red Tails

秘密地方，日，2016年3月13日