An East African Crested Crane is pictured at the animal orphanage in Nairobi's National Park

Fifteen-year- old Hippo Albert opens his mouth to catch a pumpkin, fed to him by his keeper ,at the Cologne Zoo

Palestinians cover their bodies with mineral-rich mud on the shores of the Dead Sea, on the last day of Eid al-Fitr

Muslims offer Eid al-Fitr prayers at the Jama Masjid (Grand Mosque) in the old quarters of Delhi

A herd of female fallow deer runs across open grassland near Sarkad, Hungary

Thrill seekers enjoy a ride on the giant carousel at Oktoberfest in Munich

A man runs in a sphere during the 35th Berlin marathon

Chinese astronaut Zhai Zhigang waves as Jing Haipeng is assisted out of the Shenzhou re-entry capsule after they landed on the plains of China's northwestern Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region

Saimaiti Aijiang balances on a cable at a perilous 40 degree angle without a safety harness. The thrill-seeker attempted to cross a huge canyon in Tianmengshan, China, on a thin wire hundreds of feet above the ground

A pair of young kingfishers fight over food at the RSPB reserve Strumpshaw, Norfolk

Blimpo the hippopotamus snacks on fruit in his pond at Wildlife Safari zoological park in Winston, Oregon

Acrobats perform during a preview for the upcoming eighth Wuhan International Acrobatics Festival in Wuhan, China

Baby walrus Akituusaq shows off his new set of titanium false teeth at his home at the New York Aquarium

“A close-up shot of a Tokay Gecko. Their eyes remind me of old-fashioned keyholes. Thanks for looking!” The photo is taken by Alan M.

A jumbo jet carrying the Space Shuttle Endeavour lifts off from the Naval Air Station Joint Reserve Base at Fort Worth, Texas, bound for Cape Canaveral, Florida

Ban Luyang displays his contortionist act at the Chinese State Circus in Birmimgham

Members of a local ice swimming club roll around in snow after taking a dive in the Yenisei river in the Siberian city of Krasnoyarsk