Egyptian football player Mohammed Salah posted a selfie of himself with his two Siamese cats on Facebook with the caption: ‘Dogs and cats will not be exported anywhere. This will not happen and cannot happen’ [Facebook]

A 2 month old lion cub is seen at the Lion Park of Tuzla Viaport Marina in Istanbul, Turkey on 6 November 2018 [Serhat Çağdaş/Anadolu Agency]

These two cheerful cats are all dressed up and ready to be judged. Turkey, 14 October 2018 [Aytaç Ünal/Anadolu Agency]

Capturing these beautiful birds on film is usually very rare and tricky! So we’re all very lucky that this little chappie came out to play! Ankara, 9 November 2018 [Mustafa Kamacı/Anadolu Agency]

BURSA, TURKEY: A pit stop. Migrating from Africa, birds stop in the ‘Stork Village’ in the Karacabey district.

A stork flies after catching a fish from the Kizilirmak Delta Bird Sanctuary, which is in the tentative list of UNESCO in Samsun, Turkey on 26 July, 2018 [Mehmet Kumcağız/Anadolu Agency]