A playful lion cub tries to bite its mother's tail at the Ngorongoro Conservation Area in Tanzania
A water-propelled jet-pack pilot soars above the Yarra River during Melbourne's annual Moomba Festival
Freddie Osborne, age 6, becomes the youngest handler to win an award at the Crufts dog show in Birmingham, England
A protester dressed as The Joker during a demonstration in Buenos Aires, Argentina
Egyptian wrestler Ashraf Mahrous pulls a train, breaking three Guinness World Records in Cairo, Egypt
Women playfully hit men with sticks during the Holi celebrations in Mathura, India
A Chinese military band conductor performs during the National People's Congress in Beijing, China
A Japanese shorthair cat named Mitang takes a ride in a remote-controlled toy car in Bangkok, Thailand
Starlette Thomas holds a piece of pavement from the Black Lives Matter mural during its demolition in Washington, D.C.
A Buddhist monk throws water into a blaze during the fire-walking festival in Tokyo, Japan
Horses leap over an obstacle during the second day of the Cheltenham Festival in Cheltenham, England
A boat navigates through the icy waters near Nuuk, Greenland
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