Friars Minor (17 photos)

This issue is devoted to a variety of animals - from hippos to the newly born squirrels and pandas. Seal basking in the sun, a dog-sapper, the mountain of lizards, painted lady butterfly close - all this and not only do you see in today's issue.



1. Young seal sunbathing at the Berlin Zoo on September 18. (Maya Hitij / AP)



2. Three-month cubs Gabrielle and Ruby for the first time in public on September 19 in London Zoo. These cubs - the first Asian Young Lions 10-year-old Abi and 6-year-old Lucifer. International Union for the Conservation of wildlife has brought these animals into the category of endangered, so how in the world there are only 300 Asiatic lions in freedom. (Zoological Society Of London / EPA)



3. Royal horse artillery platoon riding in the sea at the beach near Blackpool in northwest England, on September 16 during a break from the traditional duties in central London. (Paul Ellis / AFP - Getty Images)



4. Miss Porky Pig flies through the air during the pig's race with elements of diving on September 18 show in Melbourne, Australia. The event takes place in Melbourne since 1848 and is the largest annual public entertainment in Victoria, which in 2009 should see about half a million visitors. (Scott Barbour / Getty Images)



5. Toy poodle before the International Dog Expo Can Mexico 2009 September 17 in Mexico City. (Eduardo Verdugo / AP)



6. Kangaroo in his cage in a zoo in Dhaka Bangladesh 15 September. Recent reports of animal deaths have led to a thorough examination of the country's largest zoo. (Munir Uz Zaman / AFP - Getty Images)



7. Painted Lady butterfly drinks nectar from a flower in front of the Art Association on September 16 in Roseburg, Oregon. Painted Lady can be found throughout Africa, Asia, Europe and North America. (Robin Loznak / The News-Review)



8. Chernoklyuvye ducklings hiding under brush the dust from ostrich feathers on September 18 at Chester Zoo, northern England. Zookeeper using brushes made of feathers as a surrogate mother after the eggs of these ducks have been found far from the nest. (Phil Noble / Reuters)



9. Ringo - a three-year black labrador - used as a dog-sapper, is a military sobakovozhatym Lance Corporal William Childs September 18 Marine Outpost Geronimo in southern Afghanistan. Excellent nadressirovannye dogs like Ringo, are part of a special program of training dogs to detect explosives, to help prevent attacks US troops. (Brennan Linsley / AP)



10. Hippo shows jaw sveem enclosure at the zoo in Cologne, Germany, 15 September. (Henning Kaiser / AFP - Getty Images)



11. Saharan lizard in a glass cage on September 17 after they were caught local authorities at the international airport Charles de Gaulle in Paris. (Olivier Laban-Mattei / AFP - Getty Images)



12. Panda Lu Cheng resting with her calf on September 18 at the center of education and the preservation of rare species of Shanghai in the northeast of China. This buff young couple on August 18, and both grow well. (Yuan Jingzhi / AP)



13. Orangutan Charlie looks out from his cage at the zoo in Frankfurt September 18. (Thomas Lohnes / AFP - Getty Images)



14. Warden Centre Wildlife Jessica Branan bottle feed 6-week protein 17 September. (Debbie Noda / Zuma Press)



15. A wildlife photographer Kim Taylor took this picture bats entertained on your favorite lake on September 15 in Guildford, England. Bats are very difficult to photograph because they fly at speeds up to 32 km per hour, mostly at night, and the person does not consider the motion of their wings. (Kim Taylor / Zuma Press)



16. Lion in a cage in a zoo in Dhaka Bangladesh 15 September. 5 days ago in this zoo lion died - another death of a recent string of deaths at the zoo. (Munir Uz Zaman / AFP - Getty Images)



17. Squirrel chews a banana peel on September 16 in Washington, DC. (Karen Bleier / AFP - Getty Images)