{"id":687156,"date":"2026-05-22T10:54:24","date_gmt":"2026-05-22T10:54:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/687156\/"},"modified":"2026-05-22T10:54:24","modified_gmt":"2026-05-22T10:54:24","slug":"happy-the-humboldt-penguin-chills-and-other-news-in-pictures","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/687156\/","title":{"rendered":"Happy the Humboldt penguin chills \u2014 and other news in pictures"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"AThe Castle in Bloom exhibition at Raby Castle, near Darlington, features floral displays including this suspended orb of deschampsia grasses, cut from the estate\u2019s walled gardens, by the florist Anna Potter of Swallows and Damsonstimes photographer James Glossop<\/p>\n

\"TwoChildren of Travellers and Gypsies pose with their horses and wagons on the village green at Piercebridge, Darlington, on their way to next month\u2019s Appleby Horse FairTIMES PHOTOGRAPHER James Glossop<\/p>\n

\"AMembers of the US Special Operations Command, with soldiers from ten other countries, staged a mock hostage rescue in Tampa Bay, Florida, demonstrating the capabilities of an MH-60 Blackhawk helicopter Luke Sharrett\/Getty Images<\/p>\n

\"AerialThe Golden Gate bridge rises above the famous San Francisco fogTayfun Coskun\/Anadolu\/Getty Images<\/p>\n

\"DroneA traditional livestock market held before the Muslim festival of sacrifice, Eid al-Adha, in Bogor, on the outskirts of Jakarta, IndonesiaAjeng Dinar Ulfiana\/Reuters<\/p>\n

\"AerialHeavy rainfall in Hatay, Turkey, led to the collapse of a section of the Karacay bridge on the Antakya-Samandag highwayMehmet Bayrak\/Anadolu \/Getty Images<\/p>\n

\"AA peregrine falcon appears to be hitching a ride on a pelican over Torrey Pines beach in San Diego \u2014 but was in fact attacking the larger bird, which had flown too close to the peregrine\u2019s nest and chicks Ling Zhang\/TwoPointO Media<\/p>\n

\"BirminghamLucy Waine of the Birmingham Royal Ballet poses in a new set of images titled Our City, Your Ballet featuring members of the company on location around the city Clive Booth<\/p>\n

\"TwoSheep are judged during the Devon County Show at Exeter\u2019s Westpoint arena, a three-day celebration of agriculture, food and country life Finnbarr Webster\/Getty Images<\/p>\n

\"SilhouettesThe Isle of Palms fishing pier in South Carolina provides a dramatic backdrop to beach walkers as the sun rises Richard Ellis\/Alamy <\/p>\n

\"KingThe King showed off his ukelele skills during a visit to Ards Allotments in Co Down, Northern Ireland Toby Melville \/getty images<\/p>\n

\"MaureenDame Maureen Lipman as Allegra in the eponymous new musical comedy by Peter Quilter, which is transferring to the West End with a limited run at the Pinter Theatre from July 8 Marc Brenner\/PA<\/p>\n

\"AA kingfisher breaks the water\u2019s surface at a river in the Brecon Beacons after a successful hunt. Kingfishers catch bullheads and stone loach, small fish native to the areaThomas Winstone\/Solent <\/p>\n

\"SamSnappy footwear: Sam Tull, who works at Tropiquaria Zoo at Washford Cross in Somerset, will run just over 50 miles \u2014 from Seaton on the south coast of Devon, to Watchet on Somerset\u2019s north coast \u2014 in the Crocs for Crocs challenge to raise funds for a new crocodile house at the zoo Mark Passmore Photography<\/p>\n

\"FiveSenior-year students at St Julian High School in Gayaza, Uganda, arrive at their high school prom with the theme A Night in Italy. Proms in the country, influenced by global youth and celebrity culture, have become lavish celebrations Badru Katumba \/ AFP \/Getty Images<\/p>\n

\"SailboatsA colourful start to the day in the harbour at Wells-next-the-Sea in Norfolk as the UK prepares for an expected heatwave Andrew McCaren\/LNP<\/p>\n

\"TwoFood fight: seagulls squabble over a pearl mullet at Lake Van, Turkey, after heavy rain raised water levels and increased the numbers of fish migrating to freshwater sourcesMuhammed Onur Yavruturk\/Getty<\/p>\n

\"CuratorWorks created over five decades by the master printmaker Norman Ackroyd, including \u201cThe Rumblings\u201d, held by the curator Nathalie Levi, have gone on display in an exhibition entitled The Transience of Light at Bath\u2019s Victoria Art GalleryZacharyCulpin\/BNPS<\/p>\n

\"TwoYou can lead a horse to coffee \u2026 Benson and Happy Chappy try to get their share from their riders Nicky and Nina during a break at Richmond Park in southwest London Alex Lentati\/LNP<\/p>\n

\"FirefightersFirefighters inspect the damage after a massive overnight attack by Russian drones on residential districts in Kyiv Avalon.:Nina Liashonok \/ Ukrinform \/ Avalon<\/p>\n

\"AA team led by the Austrian organisation Four Paws and veterinarians is carrying out a campaign to sterilise and vaccinate stray dogs like this one on a landfill in the town of Podujevo, Kosovo. There are estimated to be more than 50,000 stray dogs in the country Armend NIMANI \/ AFP\/getty images<\/p>\n

\"LightningThe bright lights of New York included this lightning strike over Manhattan as heavy thunderstorms hit the area John Angelillo\/UPI\/Shutterstock Editorial<\/p>\n

\"AThe residents of Castellar, near Cuneo in northern Italy, make their own scarecrows to display during the annual Scarecrows Fair, decorating gardens, courtyards, fields and streets MARCO BERTORELLO \/AFP\/getty images<\/p>\n

\"MultipleHu Zhe An of China caught in action against Alex Lanier of France in badminton\u2019s Malaysia Masters event near Kuala Lumpur FAZRY ISMAIL\/EPA<\/p>\n

\"TwoTwo mottled owl chicks have become the first to be hatched at a Scottish wildlife centre. The Scottish Owl Centre in West Lothian welcomed the pair four weeks ago and they are being hand-reared Katielee Arrowsmith \/ SWNS<\/p>\n

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