Protests against police violence in Chile, COVID-19 patient care in Portugal, wintry weather in northern Europe, Fashion Week in Kyrgyzstan, scenes from Super Bowl LV, an ice cave in Alaska, Skywhale and Skywhalepapa in Australia, Zoom goats in England, and much more
Photos of the Week: Horse Breath, Incense Cat, Swan Companion
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People run away after Kurdish animal-rights activists release a bear into the wild. The activists rescued several bears that were held in captivity in people's homes, in Dohuk, Iraq, on February 11, 2021. #
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A member of the Kun Seng Keng Lion and Dragon Dance Association demonstrates a dance with an ox mask designed for the Lunar New Year, at a training center in Muar, Malaysia, on February 5, 2021. #
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Dot McCarthy, a farmer, films one of her goats for a Zoom call at Cronkshaw Fold Farm, Rossendale, England, on February 9, 2021. McCarthy came up with the idea of renting out her goats to liven up video calls and found an unexpected source of lockdown income. #
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The DinoGras on the Avenue House located on St. Charles Avenue is one of thousands of homes decorated in celebration of Mardi Gras in New Orleans, Louisiana, on February 4, 2021. #
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People watch Skywhale and Skywhalepapa hover in Canberra, Australia, on February 7, 2021. Skywhalepapa is the latest hot-air balloon creation by Patricia Piccinini. It is a companion piece to Skywhale. Skywhalepapa is as tall as a seven-story building and uses 3.6 kilometers of fabric in the construction of the envelope. #
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People check out the inside of an ice cave in Juneau, Alaska, on February 7, 2021. The ice caves at the Mendenhall Glacier have been attracting a steady stream of visitors. The U.S. Forest Service has urged visitors to the glacier to be aware of the risks involved and to go prepared, saying trips to or on the glacier are dangerous. #
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A cat is seen among incense sticks drying at a factory, ahead of the Chinese Lunar New Year, in Tangerang, on the outskirts of Jakarta, Indonesia, on February 10, 2021. #
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Beachgoers swim laps in an Icebergs pool in Sydney, Australia, on February 11, 2021. Sydney's iconic Bondi Icebergs pool has been transformed into a 50-meter rainbow flag by the footwear brand, Havaianas, to celebrate the LGBTQIA+ community. #
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On February 9, 2021, protesters in Yangon, Myanmar, stand with a plastic cover to protect them against police water cannons as they take part in a demonstration against the country's military coup. #
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Medical workers cheer for residents quarantined at a hotel on February 7, 2021, in Shijiazhuang, China. The residents will conclude their quarantine and return home for the Chinese Lunar New Year. #
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Riot police officers detain protesters during a demonstration by university students against lawmakers who are preparing to approve a plan that would create a special police force to combat endemic violence in universities, in front of the Hellenic Parliament in Athens, on February 10, 2021. #
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Recep Mirzan, a 63-year-old retired postman and Garip, a female swan that he rescued 37 years ago, share a moment at his farmhouse outside Karaagac, in Turkey's western Edirne province, on February 6, 2021. Mirzan found the swan wounded, with a broken wing, in an empty field and took her to his home to protect her from other wildlife. The swan follows the man whenever she is out of her pen, accompanying him when he is doing his chores around the farm and for his daily evening walks. #
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A health-care worker attends to a patient at the Portimao Arena sports pavilion, converted into a field hospital for COVID-19 patients, in Portimao, Portugal, on February 9, 2021. #
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A fan runs on the field during the fourth quarter of Super Bowl LV, between the Tampa Bay Buccaneers and the Kansas City Chiefs, at Raymond James Stadium on February 7, 2021, in Tampa, Florida. #
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Street artists clash with police during a protest against police violence after the murder of a street artist by a local officer, in Panquipulli, Santiago, Chile, on February 6, 2021. The street artist died after being shot by a police officer in the middle of an identity check on Friday. #
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A veterinarian holds a baby Javan gibbon (or silvery gibbon) at the Javan Gibbon Rehabilitation Center in Gunung Gede Pangrango National Park, Bedogol, Indonesia, on February 10, 2021. The gibbon is one of a pair of twins born on February 3. #
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