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A golden guinea pig, a tightrope walker, and more
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Firefighters wave flares and trade union flags as they climb the 'Triumph of the Republic' statue in Place de la Nation during a public sector workers' rally in Paris, France

Firefighters wave flares and trade union flags as they climb the 'Triumph of the Republic' statue in Place de la Nation during a public sector workers' rally in Paris, France

Thomas Samson / AFP / Getty Images

A pair of purple herons jostle in an urban wetland in Colombo, Sri Lanka

A pair of purple herons jostle in an urban wetland in Colombo, Sri Lanka

Krishan Kariyawasam / NurPhoto / Getty Images

Sri Lanka's Eshan Malinga avoids a short ball from England's Jamie Overton during a cricket match at The Oval in London, United Kingdom

Sri Lanka's Eshan Malinga avoids a short ball from England's Jamie Overton during a cricket match at The Oval in London, United Kingdom

Glyn Kirk / AFP / Getty Images

The shipwreck of a fishing boat emerges amid historically low water levels on the Rhine River near Neuss, Germany

The shipwreck of a fishing boat emerges amid historically low water levels on the Rhine River near Neuss, Germany

Chistopher Neundorf / EPA / Shutterstock

A prize-winning guinea pig is draped with a winner's ribbon during the National Guinea Pig Show in Taupo, New Zealand

A prize-winning guinea pig is draped with a winner's ribbon during the National Guinea Pig Show in Taupo, New Zealand

Ben Strang / Getty Images

A tightrope walker performs during the Chuseok holiday at Namsan Hanok Village in Seoul, South Korea

A tightrope walker performs during the Chuseok holiday at Namsan Hanok Village in Seoul, South Korea

Xinhua / Shutterstock

A man prepares his boat near the proposed construction site of one of Africa's biggest oil refineries, on Lamu Island, off the coast of Kenya

A man prepares his boat near the proposed construction site of one of Africa's biggest oil refineries, on Lamu Island, off the coast of Kenya