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

A male Barbary lion rests in an enclosure along with two female lions, at the Bioparque Estrella in Chapa de Mota, Mexico State, Mexico. AP

A curious giraffe peers up at a drone, in Bioparque Estrella in Chapa de Mota, Mexico State, Mexico. AP

Eagles sit on goal posts in Kathmandu, Nepal. EPA

A girl reaches out to touch a giraffe after feeding them carrots and alfalfa, at Bioparque Estrella in Chapa de Mota, Mexico State, Mexico. AP

A spider monkey swings on ropes atop its island enclosure, at Bioparque Estrella in Chapa de Mota, Mexico State, Mexico. After having had to close its doors last month due to the coronavirus pandemic, the theme and safari park has begun selling half-price advance tickets online to raise money to feed its more than 2000 animals. AP

A squirrel is seen at the Schoenbrunn Palace Park in Vienna, Austria. AFP

A male grey-chinned minivet flies past its chicks in Wulai District, New Taipei City. AFP

A sea lion is seen on a sidewalk of Mar del Plata harbour, 400km south of Buenos Aires, Argentina. AFP

A biologist wearing a face mask and gloves cleans the enclosure of humboldt penguins at the closed Aquarium in Barcelona. AFP

A Tapir waks around National Zoo in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. EPA

Egrets fight to get fish at National Zoo in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. EPA

A White Bengal Tiger looks on as a Malaysian Fire and Rescue Department officer disinfects the area at National Zoo in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. EPA

A fruit bat climbs on a rope during a behind the scenes interactive live stream from the Oakland Zoo, California. Getty Images

The National

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Think you're hearing more birdsong during the coronavirus crisis? Yes, you probably are

UAE animal shelters see rise in pet abandonment amid Covid-19 fears

Blacktip reef sharks spotted swimming close to shore in RAK marina

UAE study reveals how humans are killing some of the world's most threatened turtles

Video: school of Oman cownose rays spotted in Dubai Marina

Great Barrier Reef suffers third major bleaching in five years

More than 100 endangered animals rescued in Sharjah

Updated: April 21, 2020, 11:11 AM