China and many other parts of Asia will celebrate the start of the "Year of the Rabbit" at Lunar New Year

Zoo owner Manny Tangco (C) holds up a rabbit and a tiger cub at the Malabon Zoo in Malabon, in northern Metro Manila on December 28, 2010 to illustrate the shift from the "Year of the Tiger" to the "Year of the Rabbit". China and many other parts of Asia will celebrate the start of the "Year of the Rabbit" at Lunar New Year in early February 2011, in accordance with the Chinese calendar that works on a 12-year cycle.

Zoo owner Manny Tangco (C) is surrounded by rabbits at the Malabon Zoo in Malabon, in northern Metro Manila on December 28, 2010 to illustrate the upcoming "Year of the Rabbit". China and many other parts of Asia will celebrate the start of the "Year of the Rabbit" at Lunar New Year in early February 2011, in accordance with the Chinese calendar that works on a 12-year cycle


Zoo owner Manny Tangco (C) holds up a rabbit and a tiger cub while surrounded by local children at the Malabon Zoo in Malabon, in northern Metro Manila on December 28, 2010 to illustrate the shift from the "Year of the Tiger" to the "Year of the Rabbit". China and many other parts of Asia will celebrate the start of the "Year of the Rabbit" at Lunar New Year in early February 2011, in accordance with the Chinese calendar that works on a 12-year cycle