This week has been an interesting one in the weird, wild world of animal news:
- Thousands of dog lovers are gearing up for the inaugural Million Pit Bull March on Washington.
- Here are 8 surprising pets that actually might be illegal in your state.
- Animals feel pleasure -- here's why one man says that's why we shouldn't eat them.
- A lioness had an incredible interaction with a baby baboon during a gripping animal encounter.
- This web series proves internet cat videos aren't a waste of time.
- A deadly bat disease called white-nose syndrome was found in the midwest.
Take a look at some of this week's most stunning animal photos below, and check back next week for more news about the Animal Kingdom.
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Seven-month-old giant panda Xing Bao (Treasure Star or Father's Treasure in Mandarin) explores its new enclosure at the Zoo Aquarium in Madrid on April 9, 2014. Xing Bao was the fourth panda cub to be born in the zoo. (GERARD JULIEN/AFP/Getty Images)
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A dog follows a cat at a canal in luebbenau village in Spreewald south of the German capital Berlin on April 11, 2014. The area is irrigated with more then 200 small canals and is also an official UNESCO biosphere reserve. (JOHANNES EISELE/AFP/Getty Images)
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Geese walk through a park in Munich's Schwabing district on April 9, 2014. Meteorologists forecast mild and sunny weather for the upcoming weekend in the region. (ODD ANDERSEN/AFP/Getty Images)
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BASINGSTOKE, UNSPECIFIED - APRIL 07: A Little Owl sits on a fencepost in the rain on April 7, 2014 in Basingstoke, England. (Photo by Dan Kitwood/Getty Images)
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AUGUSTA, GA - APRIL 10: A Red-Tailed Hawk is seen during the first round of the 2014 Masters Tournament at Augusta National Golf Club on April 10, 2014 in Augusta, Georgia. (Photo by Harry How/Getty Images)
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This picture taken on April 9, 2014 shows She Ping, a 34 year-old local beekeeper, covered with a swarm of bees on a small hill in southwest China's Chongqing. She Ping released more than 460,000 bees, attracted them to his body, and made himself a suit of bees that weighs 45.65kg within 40 minutes, local newspaper reported. (STR/AFP/Getty Images)
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A Gelada baboon is pictured at the zoo of the French eastern city of Amneville, on April 11, 2014. (JEAN-CHRISTOPHE VERHAEGEN/AFP/Getty Images)
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Three pidgeons are seen on the cobblestones of a Parisian street next to pedestrians walking on April 10, 2014 in the French capital. (JACQUES DEMARTHON/AFP/Getty Images)
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A duck swims past the Jefferson Memorial April 10, 2014 from the Tidal Basin in Washington, DC. The cherry trees should be at peak bloom over the coming weekend.The first cherry trees were ceremonially planted by First Lady Helen Taft and Japanese Viscountess Iwa Chinda on March 27, 1912. Over 3,000 trees were planted throughout the modern National Mall and Memorial Parks as a gift from Yokohama, Japan to Washington. (KAREN BLEIER/AFP/Getty Images)
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KUALA LUMPUR, MALAYSIA - APRIL 10: A bird catches a fish on the 6th hole during day two stroke play of the Queen Sirikit Cup of Golf at the Saujana Golf and Country Club on April 10, 2014 in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. (Photo by Stanley Chou/Getty Images)
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A black and white lemur is pictured at the zoo of the French eastern city of Amneville, on April 11, 2014. (JEAN-CHRISTOPHE VERHAEGEN/AFP/Getty Images)
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A picture taken on April 9, 2014 shows a flamingo at the Zoo Aquarium in Madrid. (GERARD JULIEN/AFP/Getty Images)
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Seven-month-old giant panda Xing Bao (Treasure Star or Father's Treasure in Mandarin) explores its new enclosure at the Zoo Aquarium in Madrid on April 9, 2014. Xing Bao was the fourth panda cub to be born in the zoo. (GERARD JULIEN/AFP/Getty Images)
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Elephants splash foreign tourists (R) in the back of a truck with water as they take part in water battles ahead of the Songkran Festival for the Thai New Year in Ayutthaya province on April 9, 2014. Songkran is the Thai New Year, which this year starts on April 13, when people celebrate in various ways, including splashing water at each other. (PORNCHAI KITTIWONGSAKUL/AFP/Getty Images)
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A parrot rests in its enclosure at the Vincennes zoo in Paris, on April 8, 2014. The zoo wil reopen to the public on April 12, after 6 years of renovation work. (MARTIN BUREAU/AFP/Getty Images)
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BOGOR, INDONESIA - APRIL 07: Ant eggs are laid on the container on April 7, 2014 in Bogor, Indonesia. Breeders can produce 300 pounds of eggs and hundreds of thousands of ants per month. The ant eggs are an alternative food that is rich in protein and vitamins, with local market demand for the ants and their eggs in Indonesia very high. (Photo by Nurcholis Anhari Lubis/Getty Images)