Oct. 10 Photo Brief: Nobel reaction, orphaned walrus, panda pretenders, sunrise gallop, Festival of Lights

Early morning exercise on racecourse side gallops at Newmarket racecourse in Newmarket, England. (Alan Crowhurst/Getty Images)

An Afghan man and a child ride a donkey in a road leading into the small town of Baharak in the province of Badakhshan in the late afternoon. The town is located in a fertile valley which is fed by the Kokcha river and is ringed by rugged arid mountains to the north and south of it. Badakhshan which shares borders with Tajikistan, China and Pakistan is mostly inhabited in its majority by Tajiks, Uzbeks and Kyrgyzs. (Roberto Schmidt/GettyImages)

A polar bear shakes water out of its fur at Hagenbeck Zoo in Hamburg, northern Germany. The new Eismeer (polar sea) has been open for 100 days at the zoo. (Marcus Brandt/GettyImages)

People watch a sea lion as it swims in the Eismeer at Hagenbeck Zoo in Hamburg, northern Germany. The new Eismeer (polar sea) has been open for 100 days at the zoo. (Marcus Brandt/GettyImages)

People enjoy the beach of Puerto Colombia, Atlantico department, Colombia. Between 1893 and 1936 the pier worked as Barranquilla sea terminal for loading and unloading of goods and people, and after the separation of Panama from Colombia it was considered the most important seaport in Colombia. (Eitan Abramovich/GettyImages)

A Yi ethnic minority girl carries her younger sister on her back as she walks amid a muddy road at Butuo county of Liangshan Yi Autonomous Prefecture, Sichuan province. Locked in deep mountains, Liangshan Yi Autonomous Prefecture is the biggest inhabitance region for Chinese Yi minorities, as well as one of the poorest regions in China, according to local media. (China Daily)

West Point Cadets hold a giant American flag in center field as the National Anthem is played before game three of the 2012 ALDS between the New York Yankees and the Baltimore Orioles at Yankee Stadium. (John Munson/The Star-Ledger)

Manager Mike Matheny of the St. Louis Cardinals shakes hands with Davey Johnson of the Washington Nationals prior to Game Three of the National League Division Series at Nationals Park in Washington, DC. (Rob Carr/Getty Images)

Washington Nationals’ Bryce Harper (L) stretches for first base as St. Louis Cardinals relief pitcher Trevor Rosenthal puts him out during the seventh inning in Game 3 of their MLB NLDS baseball series in Washington. (Jonathan Ernst/Reuters)

Researchers wait for giant panda Taotao to get into a cage, in Wolong National Nature Reserve, Sichuan province. Taotao and its mother Caocao were transferred down from a 2,100-meter high mountain to Hetaoping Research and Conservation Center for a health examination and to be prepared for reintroduction to the wild. Researchers wore panda costumes to ensure that the cub’s environment was devoid of human influence, according to local media. (China Daily)

A Red Deer stag roars in the early morning mist in Richmond Park on in London, England. Autumn sees the start of the ‘Rutting’ season where the large Red Deer stags can be heard roaring and barking in an attempt to attract females known as bucks. The larger males can also be seen clashing antlers with rival males. (Dan Kitwood/Getty Images)

A Palestinian protester uses a sling to hurl a stone at Israeli troops during clashes outside Ofer prison near the West Bank city of Ramallah. Minor clashes broke out on Wednesday between Palestinian stone-throwers and Israeli troops following a protest calling for the release of Palestinian prisoners from Israeli jails. (Ammar Awad/Reuters)

Shawna Gallagher, of the Indianapolis Zoo, spends time with Pakak,. The Alaska SeaLife Center in Seward has been caring for two orphaned walruses in recent months. Both were discovered near Barrow in summer. The animals will soon move to new homes at zoos in Indianapolis and New York. (Marc Lester/Anchorage Daily News/MCT)

Republican presidential nominee Mitt Romney speaks during a campaign stop at Bun’s Restaurant in Delaware, Ohio. (Shannon Stapleton/Reuters)

US President Barack Obama greets supporters after speaking during a campaign event at the Oval at Ohio State University in Columbus, Ohio. Obama is on the final day of a three day trip to California and Ohio for campaigning and speaking at the Cesar Chavez memorial. (Brendan Smialowski/GettyImages)

A young man hangs from a moving train in Yangon’s suburbs. Around Yangon, with its growing and increasingly demanding population of almost five million, a circular train operates, moving passengers through its suburbs. On a three hour long ride, a train made of rusted vehicles marked with different classes but little visible difference between them, takes passengers around the city stopping briefly at numerous small stations. As Myanmar opens up, the most immediate physical changes are on its streets, as new cars begin plying roads long dominated by rattletrap buses and rusting taxies. Barely changed since the British colonial era in the early 20th century, some of the decades-old buses and trains are starting to be retired. (Damir Sagolj/Reuters)

Drivers of different vehicles wait for passengers to arrive by ferry from Yangon to Dallah Township. Dallah Township, a short ferry ride across the river, is the place where the big city touches the province. Thousands of daily migrants cross the river to Dallah using dangerous long tail boats and cheap government operated ferries. As soon as a ferry unloads passengers, hundreds of rickshaws, motorcycles, pick-up trucks and small busses start their loud performance to get people on-board. They don’t leave on schedule and are often overcrowded. As Myanmar opens up, the most immediate physical changes are on its streets, as new cars begin plying roads long dominated by rattletrap buses and rusting taxies. Barely changed since the British colonial era in the early 20th century, some of the decades-old buses and trains are starting to be retired. (Damir Sagolj/Reuters)

A man with a wooden leg cleans rubbish from the tracks of a circular train in Yangon’s suburbs. Around Yangon, with its growing and increasingly demanding population of almost five million, a circular train operates, moving passengers through its suburbs. On a three hour long ride, a train made of rusted vehicles marked with different classes but little visible difference between them, takes passengers around the city stopping briefly at numerous small stations. As Myanmar opens up, the most immediate physical changes are on its streets, as new cars begin plying roads long dominated by rattletrap buses and rusting taxies. Barely changed since the British colonial era in the early 20th century, some of the decades-old buses and trains are starting to be retired. (Damir Sagolj/Reuters)

Duke’s Dr. Robert Lefkowitz, center, greets his colleagues as he enters a party held for him in his offices on the Duke campus in Durham, North Carolina. It was announced that Lefkowitz was the co-winner of the Nobel Prize in Chemistry. (Chris Seward/Raleigh News & Observer/MCT)

A Syrian man carries the body of his five-year-old son Mohammed Mustafa outside a hospital following shelling by Syrian government forces during battle with rebel fighters in the northern city of Aleppo. Syrian rebels took control of Maaret al-Numan, a strategic Idlib province town on the highway linking Damascus with second city Aleppo, said the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights. (Tsauseef Mustafa/GettyImages)

A man stands in front of the Cathedral of Berlin (Berliner Dome) while it is illuminated as the technicians test the the lights on the eve of the opening of the “Festival of light” in the German capital. The yearly festival see famous buildings and landmarks being used as canvas for light installations. (Odd Andersen/GettyImages)

Students perform during celebrations to mark the centenary of the revolution that set the stage for the Republic of China, island’s official name, in front of Taiwan’s Presidential Office in Taipei. Taiwan could play the role of a “peacemaker” in a dispute over islands where its own territorial claims rival those of China and Japan, Ma said. (Mandy Cheng/GettyImages)

A Green Shield Bug walks on flowers in a garden in Brixton on in London, England. Many UK insects are struggling after a particularly wet and cold summer according to the wildlife charity ‘The Buglife Conservation.’ (Dan Kitwood/Getty Images)

Oct. 10 Photo Brief: Nobel reaction, orphaned walrus, panda pretenders, sunrise gallop, Festival of Lights

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