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 Baya Weaver (Ploceus philippinus) build his nest as other bird looks out from the nest in a betelnut tree in Yangon, Myanmar. It is the males of the species which build nests, stripping long grass and paddy, and weaving them into place between numerous trips. Baya Weavers are known for their elaborately woven nests. The Baya Weaver is a gregarious bird and breeds in colonies. The nest is a long graceful retort-shaped made of woven grass, with the mouth pointing downwards, suspended from the outer boughs of trees or bushes. EPA

In this photo provided by the Tierpark Zoo in Berlin, shows a red panda cub. The little cub was first discovered on June 6 in its mother's cave only a few months after its parents were brought to the German capital from the Padmaja Naidu Himalayan Zoological Park in India. AP

The 15-month-old African male lion named Makuti stands at his enclosure after arriving from the city of Erfurt in Germany, at the Servion Zoo, Servion, Switzerland. EPA

The 15-month-old African male lion named Makuti reacts inside his transport box as he arrives at his enclosure from the city of Erfurt in Germany, at the Servion Zoo, in Servion, Switzerland. EPA

Sean, a seven-year-old female Sumatran tiger, is seen inside its enclosure at the Bali Zoo in Bali, Indonesia. The Sumatran tiger is the world's most critically endangered tiger subspecies with fewer than 400 remain in the wild and may become extinct in the next decade due to poaching and habitat loss. AP Photo

A keeper inspects the pouch of Nupela, a female Goodfellow's tree kangaroo, as she feeds inside an enclosure at the Singapore Zoo in Singapore. EPA

A white tiger rests on a tree trunk inside an enclosure at the Singapore Zoo in Singapore. EPA

A Goodfellow's tree kangaroo joey peeks out of its mother pouch while perched on a branch in an enclosure at the Singapore Zoo in Singapore. The joey was born on 04 February at the Singapore Zoo, and along with its parents are one of 58 tree kangaroos under human care in the world. EPA

One-month-old female white lion cubs (Panthera leo krugeri) triplets rest in their outdoor enclosure in Nyiregyhaza Animal Park in Nyiregyhaza, Hungary. EPA

A handout photo made available by the Taipei Zoo shows the panda cub born at Taipei Zoo, on 25 July 2020 (issued 27 July 2020). On 27 July, Taipei Zoo invited the public to come up with a name for the panda cub, whose nickname is 'Rou Rou’ (Softie). The cub was born on 28 June from a pair of giant pandas, Tuan Tuan (Male) and Yuan Yuan (Female), donated by China to the Taipei Zoo in 2008. Yuan Yuan delivered a female cub Yuan Tzai in 2013 and gave birth to her second baby 'Rou Rou' on 28 June 2020. EPA

Fulvous whistling ducks or Dendrocygna bicolor seen in a wetland of outskirts in New Delhi, India. Fulvous whistling duck, mainly habitat at fresh marshes and irrigated land, is a species of whistling duck found across the world. EPA

Lemurs inside its enclosure at the Tbilisi Zoo, Tbilisi, Georgia. EPA

Two elephants inside their enclosure at the Tbilisi Zoo, Tbilisi, Georgia. EPA

A peacock displays its tail inside its enclosure at the Tbilisi Zoo, Tbilisi, Georgia. EPA

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Updated: July 31, 2020, 9:55 AM