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Photos of the Day: An Elephant Munches On a Christmas Tree

Shenyang, China

Is this a bit how we all feel today? A panda snoozes at the Shenyang forest zoological garden
Photograph: AFP/Getty Images

Liwa, United Arab Emirates

Camels walk across the Liwa desert in Abu Dhabi during the 2018 Moreeb dune festival, featuring falcons, camels and horses
Photograph: Karim Sahib/AFP/Getty Images

Nazare, Portugal

Brazilian surfer Lucas ‘Chumbo’ Chianca rides a wave during the first surf session of 2018 at Praia do Norte
Photograph: Patricia de Melo Moreira/AFP/Getty Images

Glastonbury, UK

A January ‘wolf’ moon, the first supermoon of the year, rises behind Glastonbury Tor in Somerset
Photograph: Stephen Spraggon/Alamy Live News

Valencia, Spain

A supermoon, which happens when a full or new moon coincides with the moon’s closest approach to Earth, over Castle of Cullera
Photograph: Manuel Bruque/EPA

Berlin, Germany

Meanwhile, also at the zoo, elephant Anchali munches on a Christmas tree, given to the animals each new year as a snack
Photograph: Michael Sohn/AP

Allahabad, India

A Hindu devotee carries his son on his shoulders after taking a ritualistic dip at the meeting point of the holy rivers the Ganges and the Yamuna
Photograph: Rajesh Kumar Singh/AP

York, UK

Conservators replace the final stained glass panel in York minster’s 600 year-old great east window after a 10-year refurbishment
Photograph: Oli Scarff/AFP/Getty Images

Kayseri, Turkey

Skiers dot the hillside at Erciyes ski resort
Photograph: Anadolu Agency/Getty Images

Frankfurt, Germany

A nutria walks away from a swan at a small lake in Moerfelden near Frankfurt
Photograph: Michael Probst/AP

Moscow, Russia

Passengers sit inside a New Year decorated metro train
Photograph: Yuri Kadobnov/AFP/Getty Images

Shifnal, UK

The annual high-level aircraft cleaning and maintenance takes place at the RAF Cosford Museum. The work is focused on the suspended aircraft displayed within the Museum’s National Cold War Exhibition
Photograph: Aaron Chown/PA

Portmarnock, Ireland

A man taking photographs gets caught by crashing waves at High Rock. Storm Eleanor, the fifth named storm of the season will bring a very windy spell to the UK and Ireland on Tuesday night and Wednesday
Photograph: Brian Lawless/PA

Berlin, Germany

A young visitor interacts with a baby hippopotamus swimming in its enclosure at Berlin Zoo
Photograph: AFP/Getty Images

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