1. holdemqueen@hotmail.com A seven-spot ladybug sits on an autumn leaf in Cologne, Germany. These brightly colored beetles spend their life on plants, feeding on aphids and other pests, which is why they are welcome in gardens.

2. holdemqueen@hotmail.com Naiya, a lesser anteater, yawns after waking up at the aquarium in Corpus Christi, Texas.

3. holdemqueen@hotmail.com The panda Mao Mao cuddles her 30-day old baby at the Wolong Giant Panda Protection Center in China.

4. holdemqueen@hotmail.com Pigs take a rest in an enclosure during the first salo-lovers (pig's fat-lovers) championship in Lutsk, Ukraine.

5. holdemqueen@hotmail.com Pepe, a toy fox terrier from New York, dressed as a ghost, shares the stage with Oliver, a basset hound from New York, dressed as the new sheriff in town, at the annual Times Square Dog Day Masquerade on Oct. 22 in New York.

6. holdemqueen@hotmail.com The 6-foot-tall, 110-pound baby giraffe, Imara, stands with her mother, Aibuni, at Disney's Animal Kingdom theme park in Lake Buena Vista, Fla. Imara was born at the park Oct. 7. holdemqueen@hotmail.com

7. The 1-month od Lowland tapir baby, Ailton, lives at the zoo of Hamburg, Germany. Tapirs are South America-based relative of rhinoceros and horses. holdemqueen@hotmail.com

8. Curious meerkats search a pumpkin for food in the zoo in Leipzig, Germany. holdemqueen@hotmail.com

9. Noelle Sauer, of Germany, feeds a squirrel in Lazienki Park in central Warsaw. holdemqueen@hotmail.com

10. Matyi, a 1-day-old alpaca, gets a leaf from his mother, Meli, in Budapest Zoo. holdemqueen@hotmail.com

11. An emerald boa is pictured with one of her 10 red boa babies recently born at the Touroparc zoo in Romaneche-Thorins, France. holdemqueen@hotmail.com

12. A seal enjoys the autumn sun in Cologne's zoo in Cologne, Germany. holdemqueen@hotmail.com

13. The Indian Rhinoceros baby, Shikari, walks with its mother, Sani, at the zoo in Stuttgart, Germany. holdemqueen@hotmail.com

14. A monkey watches a cricket game during a practice session at the ICC Champions Trophy match between England and the West Indies at the Sardar Patel Gujrat Stadium on Oct. 27 in Ahmedabad, India. holdemqueen@hotmail.com

15. A 1-day-old baby hippopotamus stays close to its mother, Julka, at Belgrade's Zoo on Oct. 27. holdemqueen@hotmail.com

16. The 5-day-old Zebra baby, Janin, frolics at the Hagenbeck, Germany zoo. holdemqueen@hotmail.com

17. The 21-year-old Orangutan mother, Nony, carries her baby, Nala, at the zoo in Cologne, Germany. holdemqueen@hotmail.com

18. Dogs Chumley and Porsche participate in the 16th Annual Tompkins Square Halloween Dog Parade on Oct. 29 in New York City.