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Animals in the News (32 photos)

Time once more for a look at the animal kingdom and our interactions with the countless species that share our planet. Today’s photos include a single bluefin tuna worth more than $630,000, the oldest living gorilla in the U.S. celebrates her 60th birthday, hydrotherapy for a wounded baby elephant in Thailand, a pygmy anteater in Peru, a strange creature caught on a wildlife camera in Kansas, the annual stcktake at the London Zoo, and much more. These images and many others are part of this roundup of animals in the news from recent months, seen from the perspectives of their human observers, companions, captors, and caretakers, as part of an ongoing series on animals in the news.

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Six month-old baby elephant ‘Clear Sky’ receives assistance from her guardians during a hydrotherapy session at a local clinic in Chonburi province, Thailand, on January 5, 2017. After losing part of her left foot in a snare, Clear Sky is now learning to walk again – in water. The six-month-old is the first elephant to receive hydrotherapy at an animal hospital in Chonburi province, a few hours from Bangkok. The goal is to strengthen the withered muscles in her front leg. (Roberto Schmidt / AFP / Getty)
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http://www.theatlantic.com/photo/2017/01/animals-in-the-news/512267/