A potter prepares earthen lamps for the coming Deepavali, the festival of lights, in Patna on Thursday. Photo:Ranjeet Kumar
Yehuda, a 6-week-old male Somali wild ass runs in the enclosure at the Ramat Gan safari park near Tel Aviv, Israel, Thursday, Oct. 24, 2013. According to Safari's spokeswoman, the Somali wild ass is a critically endangered species, facing a high risk of extinction in the wild. Photo: AP