Canadian circus group Cirque Du Soleil performs part of their new show for media at the Venetian Macao Resort-Hotel in Macau, China, Thursday, May 29, 2008. The new show titled Zaia will become the first permanent production set in Asia. The show will open to the public on Aug. 28, 2008, to coincide with the 1st anniversary of the hotel-resort.
Belated Birthday Wish
One of three female Amur tiger cubs plays with a decorated box, marking their first birthdays at the Philadelphia Zoo, in Philadelphia, Thursday, May 29, 2008. The cubs, Terney, Changbai and Koosaka were born May 24, 2007, at the Philadelphia Zoo.
Getting Stoned
Policemen protect themselves with shields as Nepalese demonstrators start pelting them with stones while urging King Gyanendra to leave his palace and move to a private residence as a common citizen, near the Narainhiti Palace in Katmandu, Nepal, Thursday May 29, 2008. The King has been given 15 days to leave the palace by the newly elected government which abolished monarchy, making Nepal a republic on May 28.
Camera Shy
An image from undated video provided May 29, 2008, by the World Wildlife Fund (WWF), shows a female Javan Rhino, right, and her calf walking into a camera trap in Ujung Kulon Wildlife Park, Java island, Indonesia. The world's rarest rhino does not like the limelight. The mother attacked a camera set up in the jungle to study the habits of the animal, apparently because she sensed the lens was a threat to her calf.
Rough Landing
Smoke rises following a helicopter crash on top of Spectrum Health Butterworth Hospital in Grand Rapids, Mich., Thursday, May 29, 2008. The helicopter, whose pilot was practicing approaches, crashed on the roof, catching fire moments after the two people on board escaped unharmed, a fire official said.
Hoopoe Hoopla
A hoopoe is shown feeding its young Thursday, May 29, 2008. After a nationwide vote, the hoopoe has been named Israel's ornithological symbol. President Shimon Peres announced the winner in Jerusalem on Thursday.
Helping Hands
A U.S. soldier stands guard in front of the Hands of Victory arch in Baghdad's Green Zone, Thursday, May 29, 2008.
Ready To Soar
A Bald Eagle is prepared to be released back into the wild after it was nursed back to health Thursday, May 29, 2008, in St. Louis. The two-year-old female was found on the grounds of the World Bird Sanctuary in Eureka, Mo., suffering from an unknown toxin.