Palestinian refugee is seen kissing an African lion cub before the cub leaves Gaza through the Erez crossing between northern Gaza Strip and Israel. The cub's parents were believed to have been smuggled into Gaza through a tunnel along the border with Egypt years ago.
Deke Breuer feeds his dog Cahlupa in Times Square in the Manhattan borough of New York. Breuer, originally from Detroit, have been living and travelling for the last few years and has taught his dog many tricks.
Lisa Vella-Gatt hugs an alpaca on her farm near Benfeita, Portugal May 11, 2015. Lisa came to Portugal from England in 2009 to set up Monte Frio Alpacas, a project where she breeds alpacas, which produce wool. Lisa's 14 alpacas produce about 50 kilos (110 pounds) of wool annually.
A man reads a book as his pony waits nearby, in central of Slaviansk.
Dan McManus and his service dog 'Shadow' hang glide together outside Salt Lake City, Utah. The two have been flying together for about nine years with a specially made harness for Shadow.
A man rides a bicycle as he carries a pet dog on his shoulders in Mumbai.
A Palestinian refugee with African lion cubs outside his house at Al-Shabora refugee camp in Rafah in the southern Gaza Strip. Al-Jamal has eventually achieved his dream of raising lions at home after acquiring the two cubs. His family have named the female cub Mona, an Arab name, while the male lion cub was named Alex.
A musher greets his dog during a break in a stage of the Sedivackuv Longdog sledge race in Destne v Orlickych horach. Each year, racers from all over Europe arrive at the village of Destne in the Orlicke mountains in the Czech Republic to take part in the race.
Arthur Ward stands with his Pyrenean Mountain Dog Cody during the first day of the Crufts Dog Show in Birmingham, central England.
Robert Hooper, exhausted after several days with little sleep, hugs his dog Toby on his property that was partially burnt by the so-called Valley Fire near Middleton, California.
Birds perch on the head of Abdulrahman al-Sebai, who keeps more than 500 birds as a hobby, at his farm in the central Saudi province of Qassim.