ANIMALS IN OUR LIVES

Cuddle buddy
A female rhino baby lies between two keepers in her indoor enclosure in the Allwetter Zoo in Muenster, western Germany. The rhino baby was rejected by her mother, Emmi, and will now be raised by the zoo keepers.

Religious ritual
An Orthodox Jewish couple in Jerusalem's Mea Shearim neighborhood begin the Kaparot ritual by reciting a prayer and then twirling a chicken over their heads to release the sins accumulated over the past year, ahead of the Yom Kippur holiday, which is the Day of Atonement.

Furry fashion model
A Yorkshire terrier stands on the catwalk during the I Love My York show in Lodz, Poland.

Fat cat
Veterinary nurse Jennie Doig holds Socrates, an overweight cat that is part of the Pet Fit Club program organized by U.K. animal charity PDSA. In the program, the overweight pets have 100 days to meet a specific target.

Hitching a ride
A Chinese woman drives her car through traffic as her dog looks out of the passenger window in Shanghai.

Hogging the road
Guilford County Animal Control Officer Tracie Ross raises her hand to stop traffic to allow a group of pigs, which were running loose, to cross the road in Stokesdale, N.C.