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Animal Photo of the Day

A veterinarian stretches her hands to protect a little owl, which is poisoned by pesticide and suffering from a neurological disorder that makes it difficult to keep its balance while standing, after a medical check at the Beijing Raptor Rescue Center in Beijing, China. As Beijing falls along a north-south migratory route that the birds use, more than 43 types of raptors can be found in the city year-round, some of which die or are injured in collisions with skyscrapers and overhead lines or trapped by illegal bird catchers.

(AP Photo/Alexander F. Yuan)

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An owl turned violent when a stray duck wandered into its flight path - and chased it aggressively back to its pond. A falconer released the African Owl during a training session but it encountered the duck during its flight. Photographer Devid Camerlynck was shocked to see the owl chase the duck back to a nearby pond in Ypres, Belgium.

Picture: Devid Camerlynck/solent (via Pictures of the day: 9 August 2011 - Telegraph)