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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  Iceland horses play on a meadow of a stud farm in Obernhain near Frankfurt, Germany. AP Photo

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  Noble deer run in a nursery forest near the village of Bolochanka, in Belarus. AP Photo

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  A lesser spotted eagle is seen on its nest in a forest near the village of Krasivoye, Belarus. Reuters

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  A tiger walks in its enclosure during the reopening to the public of the Guadalajara Zoo, in the state of Jalisco, Mexico. EPA

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  Red Ruffed lemur twins, born in February, are seen at the Singapore Zoo, in Singapore. Reuters

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  Water buffalos cool off in a cannel in Nam Dinh province, Vietnam. EPA

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  A male lion rests in the grass at the Maasai Mara National Reserve. AFP

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  A female osprey sits on a tree branch in a marsh at the Republican reserve "Koziansky" near the remote village of Kaziany, Belarus. Reuters

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  A deer crosses a dirt road in New Albion, New York, USA. Reuters

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  Common Zebra stand in a cluster on a plain at the Masai Mara National Reserve as they arrive into Kenya from Tanzania during the start of the spectacular annual migration. AFP

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  A hare runs in a harvested wheat field near Chinon, central France. AFP

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  The seven-year-old female panda Ai Bao and its cub are pictured at an amusement park in Yongin, South Korea. Reuters

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  A deer hunts a fox in a harvested wheat field near Chinon, central France. AFP

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  A sunbird sucks nectar from flowers during monsoon season in Dhaka, Bangladesh. EPA

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  One-horned Rhinos stand on above the flood waters inside the Kaziranga National Park in Assam, India. EPA

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  Elephant 'Kaavan' is seen in his enclosure at the Marghazar Zoo in Islamabad, Pakistan. AP Photo

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  A Cicada Killer Wasp sits atop a plant in Water Works Park in Des Moines, Iowa, USA. AP Photo

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  Wildebeests run across a sandy riverbed of the Sand River as they arrive into Kenya's Maasai Mara National Reserve from Tanzania's Serengeti National Park during the start of the annual migration. AFP

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  A newborn meerkat (Suricata suricatta) is seen in its enclosure in the Cologne Zoo, in Cologne, Germany. EPA

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  Grey Reef sharks are captured by a baited remote underwater video system in French Polynesia. AFP

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  A common pigeon also known as blue rock pigeon flies on a cloudy day in New Delhi, India. EPA

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