Meet the prettiest cows in Germany
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Hundreds of grey seals give birth to pups on German beach
Hundreds of grey seals use a beach on the North Sea island of Heligoland, Germany to give birth to their pups, usually between the months of November and January. The pups, after three weeks of nursing, are then left to fend for themselves. This year has seen a record number of new pups, with 320 births recorded up to December 14.
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- A male grey seal faces a competitor near a photographer on a beach on the North Sea island of Heligoland on December 14, 2016. Hundreds of grey seals use the island to give birth to their pups, usually between the months of November and January. The pups, after 3 weeks of nursing, are then left to fend for themselves. This year has seen a record number of new pups, with 320 births recorded up to December 14. (John Macdougall/AFP/Getty Images)
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- Grey seals lie on the beach on the North Sea island of Heligoland, Germany, on December 14, 2016. As the mating season starts after female grey seals give birth, males usually compete by shows of strength against other males. Hundreds of grey seals use the island to give birth to their pups, usually between the months of November and January. The pups, after 3 weeks of nursing, are then left to fend for themselves. This year has seen a record number of new pups, with 320 births recorded up to December 14. (John Macdougall/AFP/Getty Images)
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- Grey seals swim together off the coast of the North Sea island of Heligoland, Germany, on December 14, 2016. As the mating season starts after female grey seals give birth, males usually compete by shows of strength against other males. Hundreds of grey seals use the island to give birth to their pups, usually between the months of November and January. The pups, after 3 weeks of nursing, are then left to fend for themselves. This year has seen a record number of new pups, with 320 births recorded up to December 14. (John Macdougall/AFP/Getty Images)
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- A grey seal looks at a black bird on the beach on the North Sea island of Heligoland, Germany, on December 14, 2016. As the mating season starts after female grey seals give birth, males usually compete by shows of strength against other males. Hundreds of grey seals use the island to give birth to their pups, usually between the months of November and January. The pups, after 3 weeks of nursing, are then left to fend for themselves. This year has seen a record number of new pups, with 320 births recorded up to December 14. (John Macdougall/AFP/Getty Images)
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- A female grey seal wriggles after her pup on the beach on the North Sea island of Heligoland, Germany, on December 14, 2016. As the mating season starts after female grey seals give birth, males usually compete by shows of strength against other males. Hundreds of grey seals use the island to give birth to their pups, usually between the months of November and January. The pups, after 3 weeks of nursing, are then left to fend for themselves. This year has seen a record number of new pups, with 320 births recorded up to December 14. (John Macdougall/AFP/Getty Images)
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- A grey seal pup rolls over to get close to his mother (L) on the beach on the North Sea island of Heligoland, Germany, on December 14, 2016. As the mating season starts after female grey seals give birth, males usually compete by shows of strength against other males. Hundreds of grey seals use the island to give birth to their pups, usually between the months of November and January. The pups, after 3 weeks of nursing, are then left to fend for themselves. This year has seen a record number of new pups, with 320 births recorded up to December 14. (John Macdougall/AFP/Getty Images)
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- A male grey seal shows his teeth as he lies on the beach on the North Sea island of Heligoland, Germany, on December 14, 2016. As the mating season starts after female grey seals give birth, males usually compete by shows of strength against other males. Hundreds of grey seals use the island to give birth to their pups, usually between the months of November and January. The pups, after 3 weeks of nursing, are then left to fend for themselves. This year has seen a record number of new pups, with 320 births recorded up to December 14. (John Macdougall/AFP/Getty Images)
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- A female grey seal who strayed from the beach, lies next to a sign reading: “No throughway” on the North Sea island of Heligoland, Germany, on December 14, 2016. As the mating season starts after female grey seals give birth, males usually compete by shows of strength against other males. Hundreds of grey seals use the island to give birth to their pups, usually between the months of November and January. The pups, after 3 weeks of nursing, are then left to fend for themselves. This year has seen a record number of new pups, with 320 births recorded up to December 14. (John Macdougall/AFP/Getty Images)
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- A newly born grey seal pup lies on a beach on the North Sea island of Heligoland, Germany, on December 14, 2016. As the mating season starts after female grey seals give birth, males usually compete by shows of strength against other males. Hundreds of grey seals use the island to give birth to their pups, usually between the months of November and January. The pups, after 3 weeks of nursing, are then left to fend for themselves. This year has seen a record number of new pups, with 320 births recorded up to December 14. (John Macdougall/AFP/Getty Images)
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- A grey seal swims to shore on the North Sea island of Heligoland, Germany, on December 14, 2016. As the mating season starts after female grey seals give birth, males usually compete by shows of strength against other males. Hundreds of grey seals use the island to give birth to their pups, usually between the months of November and January. The pups, after 3 weeks of nursing, are then left to fend for themselves. This year has seen a record number of new pups, with 320 births recorded up to December 14. (John Macdougall/AFP/Getty Images)
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- A newly born grey seal pup rests on a beach on the North Sea island of Heligoland, Germany, on December 14, 2016. As the mating season starts after female grey seals give birth, males usually compete by shows of strength against other males. Hundreds of grey seals use the island to give birth to their pups, usually between the months of November and January. The pups, after 3 weeks of nursing, are then left to fend for themselves. This year has seen a record number of new pups, with 320 births recorded up to December 14. (John Macdougall/AFP/Getty Images)
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- A grey seal watches over her pup lying on a beach on the North Sea island of Heligoland, Germany, on December 14, 2016. As the mating season starts after female grey seals give birth, males usually compete by shows of strength against other males. Hundreds of grey seals use the island to give birth to their pups, usually between the months of November and January. The pups, after 3 weeks of nursing, are then left to fend for themselves. This year has seen a record number of new pups, with 320 births recorded up to December 14. (John Macdougall/AFP/Getty Images)
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- A female grey seal gets close to her pup on a beach on the North Sea island of Heligoland, Germany, on December 14, 2016. As the mating season starts after female grey seals give birth, males usually compete by shows of strength against other males. Hundreds of grey seals use the island to give birth to their pups, usually between the months of November and January. The pups, after 3 weeks of nursing, are then left to fend for themselves. This year has seen a record number of new pups, with 320 births recorded up to December 14. (John Macdougall/AFP/Getty Images)
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- Two male grey seals fight on the North Sea island of Heligoland, Germany, on December 14, 2016. As the mating season starts after female grey seals give birth, males usually compete by shows of strength against other males. Hundreds of grey seals use the island to give birth to their pups, usually between the months of November and January. The pups, after 3 weeks of nursing, are then left to fend for themselves. This year has seen a record number of new pups, with 320 births recorded up to December 14. (John Macdougall/AFP/Getty Images)
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- A grey seal pup yawns as it lies next to female grey seals on the beach on the North Sea island of Heligoland, Germany, on December 14, 2016. As the mating season starts after female grey seals give birth, males usually compete by shows of strength against other males. Hundreds of grey seals use the island to give birth to their pups, usually between the months of November and January. The pups, after 3 weeks of nursing, are then left to fend for themselves. This year has seen a record number of new pups, with 320 births recorded up to December 14. (John Macdougall/AFP/Getty Images)
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- A grey seal pup scratches itself on a beach on the north Sea island of Heligoland, Germany, on December 14, 2016. As the mating season starts after female grey seals give birth, males usually compete by shows of strength against other males. Hundreds of grey seals use the island to give birth to their pups, usually between the months of November and January. The pups, after 3 weeks of nursing, are then left to fend for themselves. This year has seen a record number of new pups, with 320 births recorded up to December 14. (John Macdougall/AFP/Getty Images)
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- A newly born grey seal pup lies on a beach on the North Sea island of Heligoland, Germany, on December 14, 2016. As the mating season starts after female Grey Seals give birth, males usually compete by shows of strength against other males. Hundreds of Grey Seals use the island to give birth to their pups, usually between the months of November and January. The pups, after 3 weeks of nursing, are then left to fend for themselves. This year has seen a record number of new pups, with 320 births recorded up to December 14. (John Macdougall/AFP/Getty Images)
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- A female grey seal nurses her pup on a beach on the North Sea island of Heligoland, Germany, on December 14, 2016. As the mating season starts after female grey seals give birth, males usually compete by shows of strength against other males. Hundreds of grey seals use the island to give birth to their pups, usually between the months of November and January. The pups, after 3 weeks of nursing, are then left to fend for themselves. This year has seen a record number of new pups, with 320 births recorded up to December 14. (John Macdougall/AFP/Getty Images)
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- Two male grey seals fight on the North Sea island of Heligoland, Germany, on December 14, 2016. As the mating season starts after female grey seals give birth, males usually compete by shows of strength against other males. Hundreds of grey seals use the island to give birth to their pups, usually between the months of November and January. The pups, after 3 weeks of nursing, are then left to fend for themselves. This year has seen a record number of new pups, with 320 births recorded up to December 14. (John Macdougall/AFP/Getty Images)
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- A female grey seal scratches herself on a beach on the North Sea island of Heligoland on December 14, 2016. Hundreds of grey seals use the island to give birth to their pups, usually between the months of November and January. The pups, after 3 weeks of nursing, are then left to fend for themselves. This year has seen a record number of new pups, with 320 births recorded up to December 14. (John Macdougall/AFP/Getty Images)
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- A grey seal pup plays with a blade of dried grass on a beach on the North Sea island of Heligoland, Germany, on December 14, 2016. As the mating season starts after female grey seals give birth, males usually compete by shows of strength against other males. Hundreds of grey seals use the island to give birth to their pups, usually between the months of November and January. The pups, after 3 weeks of nursing, are then left to fend for themselves. This year has seen a record number of new pups, with 320 births recorded up to December 14. (John Macdougall/AFP/Getty Images)
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- A grey seal pup lies on its back on a beach on the North Sea island of Heligoland on December 14, 2016. Hundreds of grey seals use the island to give birth to their pups, usually between the months of November and January. The pups, after 3 weeks of nursing, are then left to fend for themselves. This year has seen a record number of new pups, with 320 births recorded up to December 14. (John Macdougall/AFP/Getty Images)
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- Two male grey seals fight on the North Sea island of Heligoland, Germany, on December 14, 2016. As the mating season starts after female grey seals give birth, males usually compete by shows of strength against other males. Hundreds of grey seals use the island to give birth to their pups, usually between the months of November and January. The pups, after 3 weeks of nursing, are then left to fend for themselves. This year has seen a record number of new pups, with 320 births recorded up to December 14. (John Macdougall/AFP/Getty Images)
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- A female grey seal gets close to her pup on a beach on the North Sea island of Heligoland, Germany, on December 14, 2016. As the mating season starts after female Grey Seals give birth, males usually compete by shows of strength against other males. Hundreds of grey seals use the island to give birth to their pups, usually between the months of November and January. The pups, after 3 weeks of nursing, are then left to fend for themselves. This year has seen a record number of new pups, with 320 births recorded up to December 14. (John Macdougall/AFP/Getty Images)
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- A female Grey Seal scratches herself on a beach on the North Sea island of Heligoland on December 14, 2016. Hundreds of grey seals use the island to give birth to their pups, usually between the months of November and January. The pups, after 3 weeks of nursing, are then left to fend for themselves. This year has seen a record number of new pups, with 320 births recorded up to December 14. (John Macdougall/AFP/Getty Images)
Mating season for grey seals on German island
As the mating season starts after female Grey Seals give birth, males usually compete by shows of strength against other males. Hundreds of Grey Seals use the island to give birth to their pups, usually between the months of November and January. The pups, after 3 weeks of nursing, are then left to fend for themselves. This year has seen a record number of new pups, with 320 births recorded up to December 14.
Christmas markets in Germany
Christmas markets are opening across Germany this week in a tradition that dates back centuries, Getty reports. For the next four weeks the Christmas markets, which are usually located on the main square of the hosting town or village, will provide holiday cheer with mulled wine, sausages, Christmas ornaments and other delights.
Fall in Germany
Oktoberfest isn’t the only highlight of autumn in Germany. Just take a swig of this scenery.
Oktoberfest beer festival in Munich, Germany
The world’s largest beer festival, Oktoberfest, takes place in Munich, Germany and will run until October 3, 2016.
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Berlin museum displays Europe’s first complete skeleton of Tyrannosaurus Rex
The 66-million-year-old skeleton, named Tristan, is among the best-preserved large dinosaur remains ever found. It will be on exhibition at the Berlin natural history museum for the next three years.
“Santa Runs” across the globe
From Micendendorf, Germany to Sydney, Australia, and a few places in between, thousands dressed up like the jolly old elf to participate in annual “Santa Runs.”