Haidmühle, Germany

A sled dog runs on the final straight of the international dog sled race. Some 120 sleds took part in the German mid-distance championships close to the Austrian and Czech border.

Photograph: Lukas Barth/AP

Los Angeles

A goose named Maria flies alongside Dominic Ehrler, 65, as he rides his motor scooter on Park Avenue at Echo Park .The goose resides at Echo Park Lake and has taken a liking to Ehrler, who visits it every morning. (Mel Melcon/Los Angeles Times/MCT)