Tutti Frutti

Giant panda 盈盈 (Yíng Yíng) sniffs at a Christmas tree icicle at the Ocean Park in 香港 (Hong Kong). Photo: Ocean Park Hong Kong via AP.

Twenty Years After

雲川 (Yún Chuān), one of the two giant pandas housed in San Diego Zoo since last August 8. Only very recently, in fact, has California pulled out all the diplomatic stops so as to be able to welcome the new pandas, the first to be sent by 北京 (Běijīng) to the United States in 21 years. Photo: AFP.

Leisure Hours

A giant panda plays at 重庆动物园 (Chóngqìng Zoo) in 重庆 (Chóngqìng), China. Photo: CFOTO/Future Publishing via Getty Images.

The Afternoon Snack

Giant panda 福宝 (Fú Bǎo) enjoys a snack at 卧龙国家级自然保护区 (Wòlóng National Nature Reserve) in 汶川县 (Wènchuān County), 四川省 (Sìchuān province), China. Photo: 新华社 (Xīnhuá News Agency)/Rex/Shutterstock.

Home Sweet Home

The giant panda 福宝 (Fú Bǎo) at 卧龙国家级自然保护区 (Wòlóng National Nature Reserve) in 汶川县 (Wènchuān County), 四川省 (Sìchuān province), China. Photo: 李传有 (Lǐ Chuányǒu)/新华社 (Xīnhuá News Agency)/EPA.

I’m Only Sleeping

A giant panda rests on a snow-covered tree in 北京 (Běijīng), China. Photo: 范家山(Fànjiāshān)/Chinatopix/AP.

I’m Only Sleeping

A panda rests at the conservation and research centre for giant pandas in 汶川 (Wènchuān), China. Photo: Rex/Shutterstock.

Magic Basket

A giant panda enjoys an ice-cream in a hanging basket at 北京动物园 (Běijīng) Zoo in 西直门 (Xīzhímén), 西城区 (Xīchéng District), 北京 (Běijīng), which has newly built sports facilities and spray cooling equipment to keep the animals comfortable over the summer. Photo: Sipa Asia/Rex/Shutterstock.

The Wisdom of Eve

A baby rabbit and its mother enjoy the empty roads of Christchurch, New Zealand. Photo: Sanka Vidanagama/NurPhoto/PA Images.

Nativity scene

One of two recently born twin panda cubs at the Berlin Zoological Garden in Berlin, Germany. Photo: Berlin Zoological Garden/EPA.

Serenade

A panda rocks out at the Pairi Daiza zoo and botanical garden in Brugelette, Belgium. Photo: Piroschka van de Wouw/Reuters.

Another Winter, Another Spring

Deer in Richmond Park, south west London, United Kingom as the cold weather continues. Photo: PA.

Through the Earth

A herdsman drives horses on snow-covered grassland in 克什克腾旗 (Hexigten Banner) of 赤峰 (Chìfēng), 内蒙 (Inner Mongolia), China. Photo: 彭園 (Péng Yuán)/新华社 (Xīnhuá News Agency)/Barcroft.

Gangnam Style

Hanoi, Vietnam: Two hippopotamuses are fed pumpkins at Hanoi zoo. The zoo has been home to more than 800 animals of over 90 different species since it was built in 1976. Photo: Lượng Thái Linh/EPA.

Save the Last Dance

A rhino in a tutu? Photo: Kallol Mukherjee/Barcroft Images.

生日會 (Birthday party)

Visitors gather to observe giant panda triplets on the animals’ fourth birthday at 长隆野生动物世界 (Chimelong Safari Park) in 广州 (Guǎngzhōu), China. Photo: The Asahi Shimbun.

Vloggers

Vloggers livestream an event celebrating the fourth birthday of the world’s only giant panda triplets, 萌萌 (Méng Méng), 帥帥 (Shuài Shuài), and 酷酷 (Kù Kù), at 长隆野生动物世界 (Chimelong Safari Park) in 广州 (Guǎngzhōu), China. Photo: Bobby Yip/Reuters.

Seahorse

A hippopotamus eats frozen watermelon to cool off at Bioparco di Roma during a heat wave on July 25, 2018 in Rome, Italy. Photo: AFP/Tiziana Fabi.

A Birthday Party

A hippo known as Pepa is pictured during celebrations for its daughter’s fourth birthday at Santa Fe zoo in Medellin, Colombia. Photo: Joaquin Sarmiento/AFP/Getty Images.

Crosswalk

An urban farmer crosses a street with a herd of sheep in Aubervilliers, north of Paris, France. Photo: AFP/Stephane de Sakutin.