Images Dated 2014 December

Australia-Animal-Giraffe

Giraffes wait patiently for their Christmas-themed gift-wrapped food treats and other tasty decorations in their exhibit at Taronga Zoo, in Sydney on December 9, 2014. The Chimps were quick to pounce on the festive-themed enrichment items prepared by keepers, showing off their natural foraging skills to uncover the food inside while some seemed just as happy playing with the cardboard box packaging. AFP PHOTO/William WEST / AFP PHOTO / WILLIAM WEST

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Belarus-Weather-Feature

A tractor drives past the halo of a winter rainbow on a very cold day in the field outside Minsk on December 2, 2014. The halo is an optical phenomenon produced by ice crystals creating colored or white arcs and spots in the sky, formed in very cold weather when ice crystals called diamond dust are floating in the nearby air. AFP PHOTO / MAXIM MALINOVSKY / AFP PHOTO / MAXIM MALINOVSKY

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Italy-Rome-Diver-Training

Italian diver Marco Fois, 52, trains at the gym at Foro Italico in Rome on December 20, 2014. His figure-hugging black speedos at the ready, fast-food vendor Marco Fois is preparing to uphold a New Year's tradition and take the plunge into the murky waters of Rome's fabled Tiber river. Fois, 52, is one of four Italians who strip off and dive in from the Cavour bridge in the capital on January 1 each year to wild cheers from crowds gathered along the banks. AFP PHOTO / ALBERTO PIZZOLI / AFP PHOTO / ALBERTO PIZZOLI

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