{"id":105331,"date":"2025-08-29T12:15:30","date_gmt":"2025-08-29T12:15:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/105331\/"},"modified":"2025-08-29T12:15:30","modified_gmt":"2025-08-29T12:15:30","slug":"a-baby-elephant-escapes-a-waterhole-and-other-news-in-pictures","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/105331\/","title":{"rendered":"A baby elephant escapes a waterhole \u2014 and other news in pictures"},"content":{"rendered":"

A baby elephant escapes a waterhole \u2014 and other news in pictures <\/p>\n

, The Times\"Two<\/p>\n

Two young dancers take cover from the rain during the Argyllshire Gathering aka the Oban Games, which dates to 1871 when local families gathered to renew clan contacts, declare loyalties and settle scores.The gathering is now a celebration of Highland heritage and culture<\/p>\n

JEFF J MITCHELL\/GETTY IMAGES<\/p>\n

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Tom Sturgess who plays Albert in the stage show War Horse with the puppet horse, Joey. The production is on at the Leeds Grand Theatre until September 6<\/p>\n

ANT ROBLING<\/p>\n

\"Photograph<\/p>\n

NGC281 or the Pacman Nebula, named after its resemblance to the video-game character and one of several bright emission nebulae in the constellation of Cassiopeia<\/p>\n

JADE WARNER\/SWNS<\/p>\n

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Bashir Lohar, centre, the Pakistani folk musician, with his drummers Muhammad Tayyab, left, and Muhammad Hussain bring their brand of Punjabi folk music to the inaugural Leeds Road Festival on Friday<\/p>\n

ASADOUR GUZELIAN<\/p>\n

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A spectacular double rainbow at Mudeford Sandbank near Bournemouth in Dorset<\/p>\n

WILL EVANS\/SNAPPHOTOGRAPHY\/BNPS<\/p>\n

\"Protester<\/p>\n

Police in Jakarta, Indonesia, confront rioters during a protest against lavish allowances given to parliament members that are almost ten times the minimum wage<\/p>\n

ACHMAD IBRAHIM\/AP<\/p>\n

\"Yaroslava<\/p>\n

Ukraine\u2019s Yaroslava Mahuchikh jumped 2.02m \u2014 8cm shy of her personal best \u2014 to win the silver medal at the Diamond League athletics meet in Zurich<\/p>\n

DENIS BALIBOUSE\/REUTERS<\/p>\n

\"Bandaged<\/p>\n

A male macaque in bandages at Khun Kala Animal Clinic having been found with serious burns after electrocution by power lines in Bangkok, Thailand<\/p>\n

VIRALPRESS<\/p>\n

\"Two<\/p>\n

A vigil at Lynnhurst Park in Minneapolis after a 23-year-old man opened fire through the windows of the Annunciation Catholic Church during Mass, killing two children and injuring 14 others and three parishioners in their eighties<\/p>\n

BRUCE KLUCKHOHN\/AP<\/p>\n

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A critically endangered European hamster (Cricetus cricetus) at the Wroclaw Zoo in Poland, which is celebrating the first birth of a litter as part of any conservation programme. The rodent has declined in numbers due to habitat loss, changing agricultural practices and poor dietary conditions<\/p>\n

OMAR MARQUES\/ANADOLU\/GETTY IMAGES<\/p>\n

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At first glance, a snow-covered woodland scene, but hidden among the trees is a nude woman camouflaged by body paint applied by the German artist Jorg Dusterwald, who transforms his models into living works of art<\/p>\n

CARSTEN DAUER\/FUTURE IMAGE\/COVER IMAGES<\/p>\n

\"MrCallaby<\/p>\n

The artist Matthew Callaby, known as MrCallaby, unveils his new exhibition in Fitzrovia, London, entitled Cheers, exploring the rituals and temptations of nightlife as the culture of going out late diminishes<\/p>\n

DAVID PARRY\/PA<\/p>\n

\"Children<\/p>\n

Young Ukrainians keep warm among the debris of their apartment building in Kyiv, which was hit by Russian drone and missile strikes<\/p>\n

STRINGER\/REUTERS<\/p>\n

\"Robotic<\/p>\n

A robotic rabbit that moves and smells like the real thing attracts and traps Burmese pythons in the Florida Everglades, where the snakes have eaten 95 per cent of small mammals as well as thousands of birds<\/p>\n

SOUTH FLORIDA WATER MANAGEMENT DISTRICT\/AP<\/p>\n

\"Roman<\/p>\n

The Roman mosaic of the Dionysus Triumph on display at the National Archaeological Museum of Sarsina in Forli, Italy, which reopened on August 27 after an 11-month restoration programme<\/p>\n

ROBERTO SERRA\/IGUANA PRESS\/GETTY IMAGES<\/p>\n

\"Anne<\/p>\n

The actress Anne Hathaway takes a tumble in New York City while playing Andrea Sachs in The Devil Wears Prada 2, the sequel to the hugely successful movie of 2006 about an intern at a Vogue-like magazine<\/p>\n

JOSE PEREZ\/BAUER-GRIFFIN\/GETTY IMAGES<\/p>\n

\"A<\/p>\n

Gizem Apak and her daughter Pera share their home in the Silivri district of Istanbul, as well as their pool, pond and garden, with a wide assortment of adopted animals in need, including donkeys, birds, turtles and dogs<\/p>\n

SEBNEM COSKUN\/ANADOLU\/GETTY IMAGES<\/p>\n

\"Fallow<\/p>\n

Fallow deer have the longest continuous lineage of any deer species in the New Forest National Park. Though not native to the forest, they have been there since Norman times<\/p>\n

HANG ROSS\/PICTUREEXCLUSIVE.COM<\/p>\n

\"Kim<\/p>\n

Kim Jong-un, the North Korean leader, visits the special operation training base of a sniper unit<\/p>\n

STR\/KCNA\/KNS\/AFP\/GETTY IMAGES<\/p>\n

\"Two<\/p>\n

A hare that was grazing peacefully is suddenly chased by another on farmland near the market town of Oakham in Rutland in the East Midlands<\/p>\n

NICK HOLLAND\/SOLENT<\/p>\n

\"Javelina<\/p>\n

A peccary and her offspring out for a stroll in the Tonto Natural Bridge State Park in Pine, Arizona. The pig-like creatures are also known as javelina because their canine teeth are shaped like spears<\/p>\n

MARK KOSTER\/ANIMAL NEWS AGENCY<\/p>\n

\"National<\/p>\n

A member of the National Guard high fives a girl at the base of the Washington Monument on the National Mall in Washington DC. President Trump has deployed the military to crack down on crime, but only in Democrat-run cities<\/p>\n

ANDREW HARNIK\/GETTY IMAGES<\/p>\n

\"Three<\/p>\n

Three harvest mice seem determined to get a better view of something in Wiltshire<\/p>\n

ALAN BENSON\/ CATERS NEWS AGENCY<\/p>\n

\"Queen<\/p>\n

Queen Mary of Denmark is caught in blustery wind in Laeso as she greets crowds during a stop on the annual summer cruise with King Frederik aboard the royal ship Dannebrog<\/p>\n

HANNE JUUL\/ALLER\/THEMEGAAGENCY.COM<\/p>\n

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