• A 22-day-old giraffe calf named Zafira is seen next to her mother Ileana at the La Ponderosa Adventure Park in Guanacaste, Costa Rica. AFP
    A 22-day-old giraffe calf named Zafira is seen next to her mother Ileana at the La Ponderosa Adventure Park in Guanacaste, Costa Rica. AFP
  • A Meerkat sits on rocks at the Los Angeles Zoo. AFP
    A Meerkat sits on rocks at the Los Angeles Zoo. AFP
  • A pair of Grevy's zebras are seen at the Los Angeles Zoo. AFP
    A pair of Grevy's zebras are seen at the Los Angeles Zoo. AFP
  • One month-old baby sea lion Naya is seen with its mother Nora at Paris' zoological gardens also known as the "Zoo de Vincennes". AFP
    One month-old baby sea lion Naya is seen with its mother Nora at Paris' zoological gardens also known as the "Zoo de Vincennes". AFP
  • A newly born puma is seen with its mother Maeli at Paris' zoological gardens. AFP
    A newly born puma is seen with its mother Maeli at Paris' zoological gardens. AFP
  • Zoo workers feed hippopotamus Lili with watermelons in the central Zoo in Kiev, Ukraine. EPA
    Zoo workers feed hippopotamus Lili with watermelons in the central Zoo in Kiev, Ukraine. EPA
  • Zoo workers feed bears with watermelons during so-called Watermelons Week in the central Zoo in Kiev, Ukraine. EPA
    Zoo workers feed bears with watermelons during so-called Watermelons Week in the central Zoo in Kiev, Ukraine. EPA
  • Monkeys at the Municipal Zoo of Santa Cruz, Bolivia. EPA
    Monkeys at the Municipal Zoo of Santa Cruz, Bolivia. EPA
  • A spider monkey at the Municipal Zoo of Santa Cruz, Bolivia. EPA
    A spider monkey at the Municipal Zoo of Santa Cruz, Bolivia. EPA
  • A jaguar at the Municipal Zoo of Santa Cruz, Bolivia. EPA
    A jaguar at the Municipal Zoo of Santa Cruz, Bolivia. EPA
  • A Painted stork searches for food on a polluted reservoir in Colombo, Sri Lanka. EPA
    A Painted stork searches for food on a polluted reservoir in Colombo, Sri Lanka. EPA
  • The panda twins Pit and Paule play in their enclosure at the Berlin Zoo. AP
    The panda twins Pit and Paule play in their enclosure at the Berlin Zoo. AP
  • A monkey and its infant are seen on a tree at the La Ponderosa Adventure Park in Guanacaste, Costa Rica. AFP
    A monkey and its infant are seen on a tree at the La Ponderosa Adventure Park in Guanacaste, Costa Rica. AFP
  • A polar bear shakes off water on a hot summer day at the zoo in Gelsenkirchen, Germany. AP Photo
    A polar bear shakes off water on a hot summer day at the zoo in Gelsenkirchen, Germany. AP Photo

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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

The National

August 27, 2020

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Director: Alfonso Cuaron 

Stars: Cate Blanchett, Kevin Kline, Lesley Manville 

Rating: 4/5

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