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

Roe deer stand on a field near Algermissen in Germany. AFP

A two-year old male wolverine named Vadim explores its new enclosure at Pecs Zoo in Hungary. EPA

A lion rescued from the Gaza is released into its new temporary enclosure at Lionsrock sanctuary in Warden, South Africa. EPA

The panda Mao Sun at the new enclosure in Copenhagen Zoo. AP Photo

Larry the Cat sits outside Downing Street in London, Britain. Reuters

A hare sits on a field in Algermissen near Hanover, northwestern Germany. AFP

An elephant has paint applied ahead of celebrations for the water festival of Songkran in Ayutthaya, Thailand. Reuters

A hoopoe bird is seen in a field in the village of Damour in Lebanon. AFP

A zookeeper watches rhinoceroses after cleaning their feet at the Vincennes zoological gardens in Paris, France. AFP

A manatee feeds on cabbage in the aquarium at the Vincennes zoological gardens. AFP

A bird at the Vincennes zoological gardens. AFP

A zookeeper interacts with a sea lion during its training at the Vincennes zoological gardens. AFP

A black-and-white colobus monkey holds its 11-day-old infant at its enclosure in Schoenbrunn Zoo in Vienna, Austria. Reuters

A Nepali's Army decorated horse looks on during a Ghode Jatra (horse race) festival in Kathmandu. AFP

A dog wearing the colours of Newcastle United outside the stadium before the match. Action Images via Reuters

A cat sits at a coffee shop in Istanbul's fashionable Cihangir neighbourhood. AP Photo

A Sri Lankan egret walks in a field in Dambulla. AFP

A view of a giraffe born in the Chapultepec Zoo, in Mexico City, Mexico. EPA

A carp makes bubbles in a pond in a park in Frankfurt, Germany. AP Photo

An ostrich is pictured in an enclosure in Montmachoux, France. AFP

Male giant panda Jiao Qing nibbles a bamboo twig at the Zoologischer Garten zoo in Berlin. AFP

Puppies Apple, left, and Curry tussle with a chew toy as they romp at ASPCA headquarters in New York, USA. AP Photo

A dog sits on the tarmac during a demonstration tour in Rostov-on-Don, Russia. Reuters

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