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 black swan is pictured at the Retiro Park in Madrid. AFP

A seal swims in the river Thames, in London. AP Photo

A ring-tailed lemur sits on a table, eating fruits at Bali Zoo on the occasion of "World Lemur Day" in Bali, Indonesia on October 29, 2020. AP Photo

A ring-tailed lemur carries its baby at Bali Zoo, on the occasion of "World Lemur Day" in Bali, Indonesia. AP Photo

An elephant with a pumpkin in the central Zoo in Kiev. EPA

Domestic Yak reacts as Zoo workers try to feed it pumpkin in the central Zoo in Kiev, Ukraine. Zoo administration organized the surprise meal for animals as a part of Halloween celebrations. EPA

Prairie dogs in Amersfoort Zoo are playing with a pumpkin, in Amersfoort, The Netherlands. EPA

A tiger in Amersfoort Zoo playing with a pumpkin, in Amersfoort, The Netherlands. EPA

In this image provided by Walt Disney World, white rhinoceros Kendi, left, shows off a baby male rhino she gave birth to Sunday, Oct. 25, 2020, at Disney's Animal Kingdom at Walt Disney World Resort in Lake Buena Vista, Florida. AP Photo

Deers stand between tombstones at the Vienna central cemetery (Zentralfriedhof) a week ahead. Austria AFP

A young mountain monkey (Allochrocebus lhoesti) with its mother at their enclosure in the zoo in Wroclaw, western Poland. EPA

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Updated: October 30, 2020, 8:18 AM