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Agencies Published April 10, 2012
A donkey is prepared before the procession of the "Virgem da Atalaia" during Holy Week in Alcochete, near Lisbon April 8, 2012. The procession has been held annually for about 400 years. In the past, only single women rode the donkeys to ask help from the Virgin to find a husband. ? Reuters Photo
A donkey is prepared before the procession of the "Virgem da Atalaia" during Holy Week in Alcochete, near Lisbon April 8, 2012. The procession has been held annually for about 400 years. In the past, only single women rode the donkeys to ask help from the Virgin to find a husband. ? Reuters Photo
Goat Hennes VIII, the mascot of FC Cologne waits for the start of the German first division Bundesliga soccer match against Werder Bremen in Cologne, April 7, 2012. ? Reuters Photo
Goat Hennes VIII, the mascot of FC Cologne waits for the start of the German first division Bundesliga soccer match against Werder Bremen in Cologne, April 7, 2012. ? Reuters Photo
Cyrus Fakroddin feeds his pet goat Cocoa in Columbus Circle, New York April 7, 2012. Cocoa is a 3-year-old Alpine-Pygmy mixed goat who lives with Cyrus in Summit, New Jersey. They take frequent trips into Manhattan to enjoy the city. ? Reuters Photo
Cyrus Fakroddin feeds his pet goat Cocoa in Columbus Circle, New York April 7, 2012. Cocoa is a 3-year-old Alpine-Pygmy mixed goat who lives with Cyrus in Summit, New Jersey. They take frequent trips into Manhattan to enjoy the city. ? Reuters Photo
A gaucho rides an unbroken horse during the celebration of "Criolla" (Creole) Week in Montevideo April 3, 2012. Gauchos from all over the country and neighbouring Argentina and Brazil come to Montevideo during Creole Week to compete for the best rider award. ? Reuters Photo
A gaucho rides an unbroken horse during the celebration of "Criolla" (Creole) Week in Montevideo April 3, 2012. Gauchos from all over the country and neighbouring Argentina and Brazil come to Montevideo during Creole Week to compete for the best rider award. ? Reuters Photo
In a photograph taken on March 28, 2012, orangutans MJ (L) and her adoptive son Mahal (R) watch a video on an iPad held up to the glass of their enclosure at the Milwaukee County Zoo. Zoo keepers have been using iPads as enrichment tools for nearly a year now and is retro-fiting their building with wi-fi so the playful primates can soon have 'playdates' with orangutans at other zoos using live-streaming video applications like FaceTime. ? AFP Photo
In a photograph taken on March 28, 2012, orangutans MJ (L) and her adoptive son Mahal (R) watch a video on an iPad held up to the glass of their enclosure at the Milwaukee County Zoo. Zoo keepers have been using iPads as enrichment tools for nearly a year now and is retro-fiting their building with wi-fi so the playful primates can soon have 'playdates' with orangutans at other zoos using live-streaming video applications like FaceTime. ? AFP Photo
Children look at Altai, a six-month-old lion cub, as they visit a zoo in the city of Barnaul, the capital of the Altai region April 8, 2012. Altai was used by a previous owner in Moscow for street photoshoots before being transported to a private apartment in Krasnoyarsk, and has now settled in the zoo of Barnaul, according to zoo employees. ? Reuters Photo
Children look at Altai, a six-month-old lion cub, as they visit a zoo in the city of Barnaul, the capital of the Altai region April 8, 2012. Altai was used by a previous owner in Moscow for street photoshoots before being transported to a private apartment in Krasnoyarsk, and has now settled in the zoo of Barnaul, according to zoo employees. ? Reuters Photo
A vendor displays colourfully dyed chicks for sale on Easter Sunday in the Christian neighbourhood of old Damascus April 8, 2012. ? Reuters Photo
A vendor displays colourfully dyed chicks for sale on Easter Sunday in the Christian neighbourhood of old Damascus April 8, 2012. ? Reuters Photo
A woman buys dyed chicks to celebrate Easter Sunday after attending mass in the Christian neighborhood of old Damascus April 8, 2012. ? Reuters Photo
A woman buys dyed chicks to celebrate Easter Sunday after attending mass in the Christian neighborhood of old Damascus April 8, 2012. ? Reuters Photo
Spanish matador Morante de la Puebla performs a pass on a bull during a bullfight at the Maestranza bullring in Seville April 8, 2012. ? Reuters Photo
Spanish matador Morante de la Puebla performs a pass on a bull during a bullfight at the Maestranza bullring in Seville April 8, 2012. ? Reuters Photo

Domesticated animals have long cease to be just a source of sustenance, but also important elements in human entertainment and culture, with some controversy in the mix. – Photos by Agencies

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