• Gazelles spotted during the eight-day aerial survey conducted in the UAE capital by the Environment Agency - Abu Dhabi. Courtesy EAD
    Gazelles spotted during the eight-day aerial survey conducted in the UAE capital by the Environment Agency - Abu Dhabi. Courtesy EAD
  • A flock of migrating pelicans flies over mountains surrounding the village of Joun south of Beirut. AFP
    A flock of migrating pelicans flies over mountains surrounding the village of Joun south of Beirut. AFP
  • A flock of migrating demoiselle cranes flies in the sky in Almaty Region, Kazakhstan. Reuters
    A flock of migrating demoiselle cranes flies in the sky in Almaty Region, Kazakhstan. Reuters
  • People watch as one of three young elephant is rescued out of the deep mud on the shores of the seasonal Lake Kapnarok, situated at the base of the Kerio valley in Kenya. AFP
    People watch as one of three young elephant is rescued out of the deep mud on the shores of the seasonal Lake Kapnarok, situated at the base of the Kerio valley in Kenya. AFP
  • Sheep graze at the Casa de Campo park in Madrid. Madrid city hall has since February 2019 employed 500 sheep to munch undergrowth at the Casa de Campo, a former royal hunting grounds with pines and scrubland stretching over 1,722 hectares. AFP
    Sheep graze at the Casa de Campo park in Madrid. Madrid city hall has since February 2019 employed 500 sheep to munch undergrowth at the Casa de Campo, a former royal hunting grounds with pines and scrubland stretching over 1,722 hectares. AFP
  • A bee lands on a yellow daisy along the Eaton Canyon Trail in Pasadena, California. Following a winter of much rain, wildflowers are blooming all over California. AFP
    A bee lands on a yellow daisy along the Eaton Canyon Trail in Pasadena, California. Following a winter of much rain, wildflowers are blooming all over California. AFP
  • Lion cubs Zuna and Kimani sit in their enclosure next to their mother Tia at the Wildlands zoo in Emmen, the Netherlands, as they are allowed outside for the first time after two months in the nursery. AFP
    Lion cubs Zuna and Kimani sit in their enclosure next to their mother Tia at the Wildlands zoo in Emmen, the Netherlands, as they are allowed outside for the first time after two months in the nursery. AFP
  • Alexei Vlasov, a 28-year-old falconer of the Kremlin ornithological service feeds Alpha, a 20-year-old female goshawk, while patrolling the Kremlin in Moscow. Alpha soars between the golden domes of the Kremlin, spreading panic among crows perched in nearby trees. The goshawk is one of a dozen birds of prey whose job is to protect President Vladimir Putin's seat of power in Moscow. AFP
    Alexei Vlasov, a 28-year-old falconer of the Kremlin ornithological service feeds Alpha, a 20-year-old female goshawk, while patrolling the Kremlin in Moscow. Alpha soars between the golden domes of the Kremlin, spreading panic among crows perched in nearby trees. The goshawk is one of a dozen birds of prey whose job is to protect President Vladimir Putin's seat of power in Moscow. AFP
  • Two reindeers and their jockeys chase along an animal that runs loose as they approach the finish line on the 1km ice track of the final in the BRP Poro cup reindeer race on a lake in Inari, northern Finland. AFP
    Two reindeers and their jockeys chase along an animal that runs loose as they approach the finish line on the 1km ice track of the final in the BRP Poro cup reindeer race on a lake in Inari, northern Finland. AFP
  • Phoenix Zoo shows their newest addition, a nearly 6-foot tall giraffe, as yet unnamed, that was born at the zoo to a pair of Masai giraffes on March 22. AP
    Phoenix Zoo shows their newest addition, a nearly 6-foot tall giraffe, as yet unnamed, that was born at the zoo to a pair of Masai giraffes on March 22. AP
  • The Tierpark Berlin zoo names its female polar bear cub 'Hertha' during a ceremony in Berlin, Germany. Reuters
    The Tierpark Berlin zoo names its female polar bear cub 'Hertha' during a ceremony in Berlin, Germany. Reuters
  • A swan swims on lake Starnberger See near Seeshaupt, southern Germany, as sun sets. AFP
    A swan swims on lake Starnberger See near Seeshaupt, southern Germany, as sun sets. AFP
  • A Lemoga class at Armathwaite Hall hotel in Keswick, north west England, with lemurs from the Lake District Wild Life Park, creating a personal yoga experience which aims to heighten the sense of wellbeing for both lemur and human. AP
    A Lemoga class at Armathwaite Hall hotel in Keswick, north west England, with lemurs from the Lake District Wild Life Park, creating a personal yoga experience which aims to heighten the sense of wellbeing for both lemur and human. AP
  • Sea lion 'Leo' poses after writing the characters for the new era name "Reiwa" during a performance for assembled journalists and park visitors, at Hakkeijima Sea Paradise in Yokohama, suburban Tokyo. AFP
    Sea lion 'Leo' poses after writing the characters for the new era name "Reiwa" during a performance for assembled journalists and park visitors, at Hakkeijima Sea Paradise in Yokohama, suburban Tokyo. AFP
  • Pigeons drink water in Ana Sagar lake in Ajmer in the Indian state of Rajasthan. AFP
    Pigeons drink water in Ana Sagar lake in Ajmer in the Indian state of Rajasthan. AFP
  • A Cambodian man holds a pet snake at reptile cafe in Phnom Penh, Cambodia. EPA
    A Cambodian man holds a pet snake at reptile cafe in Phnom Penh, Cambodia. EPA

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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 around the world this week

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April 05, 2019

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