• A heron stands on the shore of Dal Lake in Srinagar, Kashmir. AFP
    A heron stands on the shore of Dal Lake in Srinagar, Kashmir. AFP
  • A Palestinian man takes out a quail from a net after catching it on a beach in the southern Gaza Strip. Reuters
    A Palestinian man takes out a quail from a net after catching it on a beach in the southern Gaza Strip. Reuters
  • A man holds a pangolin at a wild animal rescue center in Cuc Phuong, outside Hanoi, Vietnam. Reuters
    A man holds a pangolin at a wild animal rescue center in Cuc Phuong, outside Hanoi, Vietnam. Reuters
  • A kangaroo with a joey in her pouch stands in a drought-affected paddock as rain falls on the outskirts of Dubbo, Australia. Getty Images
    A kangaroo with a joey in her pouch stands in a drought-affected paddock as rain falls on the outskirts of Dubbo, Australia. Getty Images
  • A VanesSa braziliensis butterfly is pictured at the San Martin square in Buenos Aires. AFP
    A VanesSa braziliensis butterfly is pictured at the San Martin square in Buenos Aires. AFP
  • A Fiordland penguin is released back into the ocean on Phillip Island, south of Melbourne. AFP
    A Fiordland penguin is released back into the ocean on Phillip Island, south of Melbourne. AFP
  • A man takes a picture of a stranded Orca in Mar Chiquita, Buenos Aires province, Argentina. AFP
    A man takes a picture of a stranded Orca in Mar Chiquita, Buenos Aires province, Argentina. AFP
  • A kangaroo watches a Zebra eat hay in its enclosure at Taronga Western Plains Zoo in Dubbo, Australia. Getty Images
    A kangaroo watches a Zebra eat hay in its enclosure at Taronga Western Plains Zoo in Dubbo, Australia. Getty Images
  • A White Rhino calf runs next to its Mother in an enclosure at Taronga Western Plains Zoo in Dubbo, Australia. Getty Images
    A White Rhino calf runs next to its Mother in an enclosure at Taronga Western Plains Zoo in Dubbo, Australia. Getty Images
  • A 5-month-old Palawan Hornbill and his parents Avilon and Sofia stand on a tree branch next to his parents Avilon and Sofia in an indoor inclosure in Wroclaw Zoo, Poland. Getty Images
    A 5-month-old Palawan Hornbill and his parents Avilon and Sofia stand on a tree branch next to his parents Avilon and Sofia in an indoor inclosure in Wroclaw Zoo, Poland. Getty Images
  • One of the 147 confiscated tigers removed from the controversial Tiger Temple, reacts inside its enclosure at Khaozon Wildlife Breeding Center in Ratchaburi province, Thailand. EPA
    One of the 147 confiscated tigers removed from the controversial Tiger Temple, reacts inside its enclosure at Khaozon Wildlife Breeding Center in Ratchaburi province, Thailand. EPA
  • Ukrainian activists with their pets take part in a rally advocating for animal rights, in downtown Kiev, Ukraine. EPA
    Ukrainian activists with their pets take part in a rally advocating for animal rights, in downtown Kiev, Ukraine. EPA
  • Dogs hold in their mouths placards reading 'You need to respect their life rights!' and 'I'm not a fur coat!' during a rally advocating for animal rights, in downtown Kiev, Ukraine. EPA
    Dogs hold in their mouths placards reading 'You need to respect their life rights!' and 'I'm not a fur coat!' during a rally advocating for animal rights, in downtown Kiev, Ukraine. EPA
  • Animal protection group AVES France shows bear Mischa in Racquinghem, northern France. AP
    Animal protection group AVES France shows bear Mischa in Racquinghem, northern France. AP
  • Berlin Zoo shows one of two giant panda cubs born at the Zoologischer Garten zoo in Berlin on September 13. AFP
    Berlin Zoo shows one of two giant panda cubs born at the Zoologischer Garten zoo in Berlin on September 13. AFP
  • Giant panda mother Meng Meng with one of her two cubs at the Zoologischer Garten zoo in Berlin. AFP
    Giant panda mother Meng Meng with one of her two cubs at the Zoologischer Garten zoo in Berlin. AFP
  • Mallards rest during a cold day at a river bank in Minsk, Belarus September 19, 2019. REUTERS/Vasily Fedosenko
    Mallards rest during a cold day at a river bank in Minsk, Belarus September 19, 2019. REUTERS/Vasily Fedosenko

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This week in wildlife - the best pictures of animals around the world

Take a look at some of the best images of wildlife from the past week

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September 21, 2019

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