Welcome to the Zoo: These pictures capture the many moods of the animal world

Nunak, a sleepy Bornean orangutan (Pongo pygmaeus), yawns in his enclosure at Usti nad Labem Zoo, Usti nad Labem, Czech Republic. (REUTERS)

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Nunak, a sleepy Bornean orangutan (Pongo pygmaeus), yawns in his enclosure at Usti nad Labem Zoo, Usti nad Labem, Czech Republic. (REUTERS)

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Just hanging out: A zookeeper poses with a praying mantis during the annual stocktake at London Zoo in London, Britain. Caring for more than 750 different species, ZSL London Zoo's keepers face the challenging task of tallying up every mammal, bird, reptile, fish and invertebrate at the Zoo. (REUTERS/Stefan Wermuth)

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Fierce: Sumatran tiger Jae Jae is reflected in glass during the annual stocktake at London Zoo. (REUTERS/Stefan Wermuth)

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Sleepy: Bornean orangutan Nunak yawns in his enclosure at a zoo in Usti nad Labem, Czech Republic. (REUTERS/David W Cerny )

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Caring: Sophia, a 35 year old Bornean orangutan, holds her two week-old daughter at the Brookfield Zoo. The unnamed infant born on December 20 made her official public debut on January 3, 2017 at the zoo's Tropic World: Asia habitat. ((Jim Schulz/Chicago Zoological Society via AP))

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Staring you down: Nunak, the Bornean orangutan, stares out from his enclosure at Usti nad Labem Zoo, Czech Republic. (REUTERS/David W Cerny)

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Playful: Sumatran tiger cubs play with a sign during the annual stocktake at London Zoo in London, Britain. (REUTERS/Stefan Wermuth)

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Some tender lovin’: Three-day-old baby giraffe Kimara is nuzzled by its mother Katharina, on its first day out at the Opel zoo in Kronberg near Frankfurt, Germany. (AP Photo/Michael Probst)

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In the festive spirit: An elephant plays with a Christmas tree at the Zoologischer Garten zoo in Berlin. (AFP PHOTO / Tobias SCHWARZ)

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A Humboldt penguin swims during a photo call for the annual stock take at London Zoo in London. (AP Photo/Kirsty Wigglesworth)

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Growing up: A young ring snake is measured during the annual inventory at the zoo in Duisburg, western Germany. (AFP PHOTO / dpa / Roland Weihrauch )

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Learning the abacus: Zoo keeper Veronica Heldt poses with meerkats during the annual stocktake at London Zoo in London, Britain. (REUTERS/Stefan Wermuth)