Wild Things: Stars Meet Exotic Animals!

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KATHARINE MCPHEE

Do Today hosts Kathie Lee and Hoda Kotb give the best parting gifts? “Taking a little souvenir home from @klgandhoda … I wish!” the star Tweeted after visiting the show.

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ADELE

The rang in the New Year in the cutest way possible. “Just met a baby white tiger!! Happy new year y’all,” she Tweeted.

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BETHENNY FRANKEL

Monkey see, baby do! During a visit to Miami’s Jungle Island animal park, the and her daughter Bryn got up close and personal with a capuchin monkey named Smokey.

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ROSE MCGOWAN

The actress got a big surprise during a visit to the Global Wildlife Center in Folsom, La., when a dominant male cape eland took a nosedive into a cup of feed she held in her hands. “I was not expecting my ‘safari’ to be so interactive,” she Tweeted.

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JOHN CLEESE

Hey, that’s not bamboo! The British comedian offered a snack to an adorable panda at Australia’s Adelaide Zoo in February.

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KATY PERRY

The singer kisses a kangaroo – and liked it! – during a visit to Sydney’s Taronga Zoo.

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RUSSELL BRAND

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While his then-wife, , was giving kisses to kangas down under, the actor-comedian tended to some monkey business in Miami Beach.

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HILARY DUFF

The actress and her hockey player hubby, Mike Comrie, take time out of their busy schedules to hang with a towering elephant at the Pittsburgh Zoo.

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RYAN GOSLING

Who’s going to win this staring contest? We’re betting on the actor. Gosling locks eyes with an okapi at the Cincinatti Zoo.

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JACK BLACK

The Kung Fu Panda star attends Po the panda cub’s 100-day naming ceremony at the Atlanta Zoo. We hope there was cake involved!

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JANUARY JONES

An advocate for sharks since 2009, the brave Mad Men star takes a dip with the finned creature. “I wasn’t intimidated so much as in complete and utter awe,” Jones said.

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SALMA HAYEK

That’s just Valentina’s speed! While on vacation in Miami, and her daughter took turns riding a giant tortoise.

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TORI SPELLING

The reality star got acquainted with a camel while filming an episode of her reality show, Tori & Dean: sTORIbook Weddings.

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GILLES MARINI

The actor retreated to the background during a visit with an attention-hungry tamandua named Luna at the San Diego Zoo Safari Park.

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KRISTIN DAVIS

Ditching her Jimmy Choos for sneakers, the Sex and the City star bravely walks with orphaned elephants at the David Sheldrick Wildlife Trust in Kenya.

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LADY GAGA

No poker faces here! Gaga can’t help but smile while cozying up to an uber-cute koala at the Taronga Zoo in Sydney, Australia.

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VIENNA GIRARDI

The former Bachelor winner is happy to hang with Forest, a 2,800-lb. endangered black rhinoceros, at Busch Gardens in Tampa Bay, Fla.

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JUSTIN BIEBER

The object of the “Baby” singer’s affection? A dolphin! Bieber locks lips with a big swimmer during a visit to the Atlantis Paradise Island resort.

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ANNA PAQUIN

The True Blood couple shared some love with a penguin chick at SeaWorld San Diego’s Penguin Encounter. Don’t worry, little guy – they don’t bite!

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HOLLY MADISON

She likes you! Princess the tiger cub, star of Untamed Illusions, lends Madison a paw as they bond at the Planet Hollywood Resort & Casino in Las Vegas.

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KIM KARDASHIAN

Sure, this monkey looks innocent, but is he? The simian peed on the in L.A. in 2009, leaving her a bit, well, peeved.

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MARISSA JARET WINOKUR

One real baby plus one furbaby equals cuteness overload! The actress and son Zev snuck in some quality time with a penguin at SeaWorld in San Diego, Calif.

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KENDRA WILKINSON

Hello, hippo! Wilkinson stops to snap a picture near a bathing hippo at the Los Angeles Zoo. “U never get too old for activities like this,” she Tweeted after her visit.

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