Animal Photos Of The Week

Enjoy your weekend with our roundup of this week's best animal shots.

Check out the adorable pics of baby black panther twins, a newborn giraffe, and donkeys frolicking at a sanctuary.

It's not all cute and cuddly though, with photos of a snake charmer letting the reptiles slither across his face and army dogs training to attack.

There is certainly something for everyone this week. Let us know your favorites by voting!

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A Giant Schnauzer and a cat check each other out in the eastern German city of Leipzig on August 18, 2010. Leipzig is hosting a pet trade fair on August 21 and 22, 2010. AFP PHOTO / PETER ENDIG GERMANY OUT (Photo credit should read PETER ENDIG/AFP/Getty Images)

A Giant Schnauzer and a cat check each other out in the eastern German city of Leipzig on August 18, 2010. Leipzig is hosting a pet trade fair on August 21 and 22, 2010. AFP PHOTO / PETER ENDIG GERMANY OUT (Photo credit should read PETER ENDIG/AFP/Getty Images)

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[alexalbert123]

04:27 AM on 09/06/2010

Thats good picturization of animals, good! for more animals info visit on http://www.animalport.com/

[dbmetzger]

10:49 PM on 08/23/2010

this video has a happy ending although the women responsible for this kitty attack is still at large.
Woman Caught On CCTV Dumping Cat In Bin
A hunt is on for a woman who was caught on CCTV putting a cat in a trash bin and walking away. Four-year-old Tabby Lola was trapped inside for 15 hours before she was found. http://www.newslook.com/videos/243929-woman-caught-on-cctv-dumping-cat-in-bin?autoplay=true

[GrownupStewie]

07:33 AM on 08/23/2010

OMG I WANT THOSE BABY PANTHERS!!!!!!! DADDY I WANT IT NOW!

[barkingcat]

12:01 PM on 08/23/2010

Amen...those lil' guys are cute.

(Well, until they get a bit bigger and rip my face off.)

[pleblian]

10:21 PM on 08/22/2010

Now this is cute

www.youtube.com/watch?v=nX58_-NsajI

[FlowerPower3]

10:13 PM on 08/22/2010

All amazing, except for the German shepherd.

But, this mountain goat in my avatar is pretty amazing. A photo I took myself at 9,800 feet.

[JTJMOMEDTEK]

06:48 AM on 08/23/2010

The german Shepard is down right frightening.

[pleblian]

10:13 PM on 08/22/2010

You won't think those panther cubs are cute six months from now

[peacekitten]

10:04 AM on 08/23/2010

by then, they will have progressed to magnificent.

[Crystal water]

09:10 PM on 08/22/2010

SO FREAKING CUTE....AHHHHHHH!

[NevaforLeadership]

09:06 PM on 08/22/2010

I came to this thread for some respite from the blame game on other threads and ran into zoos and man's encroachment of animals. No respite.

[MizzAfrodite]

09:38 PM on 08/22/2010

lol...no rest on huffpo

[VeroucaSalt]

07:54 PM on 08/22/2010

Don't like the new picture format. I can't read the commentary that goes with the picture 'Cause it's eating up my whole screen!

[jan4insight]

10:52 PM on 08/22/2010

x2. Although if you look real close on the lower left of the picture, you'll find a button you can click to get the caption. Have a magnifying glass handy to read it.

[barkingcat]

12:01 PM on 08/23/2010

X3...

[urnumbersix]

07:12 PM on 08/22/2010

Fox News and the Tea Party people are Obsessed with two New Black Panthers! They keep running video of the Same two (count 'em, 2) New Black Panthers and they seem very frightened!

Now that I've seen a close-up photo, the two New Black Panthers are really Cute, and I'm not scared at all!...

[topkatnc]

06:53 PM on 08/22/2010

Great pics HP ... alot better than the K sisters ... that you guys seem so obsessed with ....

[Kalamama]

05:50 PM on 08/22/2010

The Black Panther twins with the beautiful baby blue's hands down!!

[LaurieAnn]

06:07 PM on 08/22/2010

Yes they are Kalamama. I just changed my screen saver to that photo.

[barkingcat]

12:03 PM on 08/23/2010

...I think you want "black panther" in all lowercase letters.

Don't want to rev up the right!

(Just sayin'...)

[jsarets]

05:44 PM on 08/22/2010

This new photo list widget is even worse than the older one.

[jan4insight]

10:53 PM on 08/22/2010

One thing Huff Post has always been good at - their photo show formats consistently suck!

[tjconkster]

05:12 PM on 08/22/2010

They're cute...but not as cute as the Triplet Snow Leopards..that were born at The Rio Grande Zoo in Albuquerque....

Snow Leopard Triplets
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3I4kiUCgVQY

[Gladys1963]

05:30 PM on 08/22/2010

LOVE snow leopards--one of my fave wild cat breeds. (That big tail goes all the way up to the nose--covers and protects the nose in the cold and ensures they breathe warm air.)

[tjconkster]

05:43 PM on 08/22/2010

They are amazing aren't they.....they use their tail for balance as well when jumping.....the Rio Grand Zoo is involved with some interesting programs to help preserve them.

[rambot02]

05:44 PM on 08/22/2010

Cute Poker: I see your cute snow leopards and raise you... two sea otters holding hands. (Be sure to watch until 1:23.)

=^..^=

[termgirl]

05:04 PM on 08/22/2010

Don't let Angle near these adorable black panthers.