SFGate: Day in Pictures

Friday, Jun. 08, 2012

Of all of the creatures of the earth, baby cheetahs look the most like Eddie Munster. The Smithonian National Zoo in Washington just released this photo taken about a month ago when the cubs were 17 days old.

Bottoms up, claws out! One of the Smithonian National Zoo's cheetah cubs makes fast work of a bottle of milk.

Nobody subscribes to living statues anymore: Due to declining circulation, the newspaper man of Puerta del Sol Square in Madrid will soon become digital-only with a paywall.

The otter limits: One of the Detroit Zoo's three new North American river otter pups explores the boundaries of its pool.

Frozen Franck: Franck Ribery of France's national soccer team undergoes cryotherapy at a training center in Kircha, Poland. The team expects him to thaw out in time for its opening match June 11 against England.

I'll Have to retire: Triple Crown hopeful I'll Have Another looks to be galloping just fine during a morning workout Friday at Belmont Park in New York. But his left front leg swelled up, and a veterinarian confirmed a tendonitis diagnosis. So instead of racing, it's off to the stud farm.

The evolution of the mannequin in Shanghai: From right, skeleton to wooden artist's model to party animal.

Don't throw out the baby with the bath! One-year-old Harper Marquez squeals with delight as dad Roberto swings her into the water spray at the Jane K. Lowe Children's Fountain in Huntsville, Ala.

German otter picks Germany to win to no one's surprise in Germany: In Aue, a prognosticating otter named Ferret - not to be confused with the prognosticating Ukrainian ferret named Fred - eats from the "Germany" dish, thus predicting a Teutonic victory over Portugal at Euro 2012.

Balinese boys pummel each other with thorny pandanus leaves and rattan shields during the Perang Pandan on Karangasem-Bali island. Although the "war' leaves their bodies scratched and blood splattered, the youths are proud to have made a sacrifice to the gods to balance the human body and the universe.

I'll eat your hat if I win the Belmont: After his morning workout, Belmont Stakes long shot Guyana Star Dweej (30-1) is always in the mood for a snack.

Just for safekeeping, of course: Moody hopes Sunny Kim puts her unfinished pizza in the doggy bag. (Mint Plaza in San Francisco.)

Filling station: A hummingbird makes nectar run at Stewart Park in Roseburg, Ore.

Thai schoolgirls gather in a ceremony to accept various items donated by the king of Thailand in the restive southern province of Narathiwat.

Orbiting over Dixie: The International Space Station streaks over Birmingham, Ala., in this six-minute exposure.