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Celebrities on the red carpet at the 2017 Emmy Awards. Picture: Getty

Emmy Awards 2017 Red Carpet

CHECK out all the glitz and glamour on the star-studded red carpet at the 2017 Emmy Awards in Los Angeles.

This US Navy photo released on September 1, 2017 shows Naval Aircrewman (Helicopter) 2nd Class Jansen Schamp, a native of Denver, Colorado and assigned to the Dragon Whales of Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron (HSC) 28, rescuing two dogs at Pine Forrest Elementary School, a shelter that required evacuation after flood waters from Hurricane Harvey reached its grounds on August 31, 2017 in Vidor, Texas. The mission resulted in the rescue of seven adults, seven children and four dogs. US Fleet Forces Command sent personnel and assets to bolster Northern Command's support of FEMA's assistance to federal, state and local authorities ongoing relief efforts in the aftermath of Hurricane Harvey. / AFP PHOTO / US NAVY / Christopher LINDAHL / RESTRICTED TO EDITORIAL USE - MANDATORY CREDIT "AFP PHOTO / US NAVY/CHRISTOPHER LINDHAL/HANDOUT" - NO MARKETING NO ADVERTISING CAMPAIGNS - DISTRIBUTED AS A SERVICE TO CLIENTS

Amazing animal rescues of Harvey and Irma

FROM dripping dogs and bedraggled cats to frightened flamingos and washed up manatees, we look at the pets and wild animals who survived the great American storms.

Bold eagle Klaus Nigge, Germany Finalist 2017, Animal Portraits After several days of constant rain, the bald eagle was soaked to the skin. Named after its conspicuous but fully-feathered white head (bald derives from an old word for white), it is an opportunist, eating various prey – captured, scavenged or stolen – with a preference for fish. At Dutch Harbor on Amaknak Island in Alaska, USA, bald eagles gather to take advantage of the fishing industry’s leftovers. Used to people, the birds are bold. ‘I lay on my belly on the beach surrounded by eagles,’ says Klaus. ‘I got to know individuals, and they got to trust me.’ page 3 of 5 The species was declining dramatically until the 1960s, but reduced persecution, habitat protection and a ban on the pesticide DDT has led to its recovery. Some threats persist, including lead poisoning – US prohibition on lead ammunition (which ends up in animals the birds eat) has recently been overturned. ‘As the eagle edged nearer, picking up scraps, I lowered my head,’ says Klaus, ‘looking through the camera to avoid direct eye contact.’ It came so close that it towered over him. His low perspective and simple composition, allowing full concentration on the eagle’s expression, created an intimate portrait, enhanced by the overcast light of the rainy day.

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2017 Wildlife Photographer of the Year

PLAYFUL seals, nuzzling bears, a valiant bald eagle and one very determined seahorse are featured in phenomenal images from the finalists of 2017 Wildlife Photographer of the Year.