An elephant seal is surrounded by penguins on Possession Island, part of the Crozet Islands, an archipelago in the southern Indian Ocean, on December 20, 2022. #

A gas-storage container burns at Bravo Petroleum in Barranquilla, Colombia, on December 21, 2022. #

An actor dressed as an angel performs a live nativity scene at Postojna Cave in Postojna, Slovenia, on December 22, 2022. #

A surfer rides a wave as the sun sets over the Pacific Ocean off Ocean Beach, in San Diego, California, on December 18, 2022. #

A deer treads through a frosty countryside near Reims, France, on December 18, 2022. #

Guests visit the exhibition "Christian Dior: Designer of Dreams" during a media preview at the Museum of Contemporary Art Tokyo, in Japan, on December 19, 2022. #

A view inside the destroyed House of Culture in Bakhmut, Donetsk Oblast, Ukraine, on December 12, 2022. Photo released on December 21, 2022. #

A steam train covered in lights for a Christmas rail experience travels along the Watercress Line near Alton, England, on December 15, 2022. #

Sheep are mustered for shearing on the Springcreek Properties farm in Kaipara Hills, New Zealand, on December 19, 2022. #

An aerial view of a cow lying on its side in a field in Fanal, in Porto Moniz, Madeira, Portugal, on December 20, 2022 #

A flamingo flies past at sunset in Izmir, Turkey, on December 19, 2022. #

A bald eagle flies from a tree above a partially frozen Des Moines River, looking for fish, in Des Moines, Iowa, on December 21, 2022. #

Whirling dervishes of the Mevlevi order perform during a Sheb-i Arus ceremony in Konya, Turkey, on December 17, 2022. #

The sun rises behind the Statue of Liberty in New York City on December 17, 2022, as seen from Jersey City, New Jersey. #

A couple kiss under the Christmas tree in Neptune Square in Bologna, Italy, on December 18, 2022. #

Participants run along Castellana Street during the 11th edition of the yearly Santa Claus "Papa Noel" race in Madrid, Spain, on December 18, 2022. #

This aerial photo taken on December 21, 2022, shows motorists traveling in a flooded area in Matangkuli, in Aceh province, Indonesia. #

An entertainer in a bunny suit walks during snowfall at the Exhibition of Achievements of National Economy in Moscow, Russia, on December 18, 2022. #

A health worker takes a swab from a man to be tested for COVID-19 in Danzhai, in China's southwestern Guizhou province, on December 21, 2022. #

Border Security Force personnel patrol along the border fence on a cold foggy morning near the India-Pakistan Wagah border on December 21, 2022. #

Members of a group wear real bearskins during the Parade of Customs and Traditions in Bucharest, Romania, on December 18, 2022. #

Dancers perform The Nutcracker ballet during the annual presentation at the Teresa Carreno Theater, in Caracas, Venezuela, on December 16, 2022. #

A woman takes a photo of a house illuminated with Christmas decorations in Bücken, Germany, on December 16, 2022. #

A stroller enjoys the sunset near Puchheim village in southern Germany, on a cold and foggy December 17, 2022. #

A man dressed as Santa Claus visits displaced children in the El Paraiso neighborhood on the outskirts of Ciudad Bolivar, in Bogotá, Colombia, on December 17, 2022. #