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

A flamingo is pictured in its enclosure at the Zoo in Berlin, Germany. Reuters

A North Atlantic right whale swims in the waters of Cape Cod Bay near Provincetown, Massachusetts. AFP

A bobcat takes cover under brush after being released in Laguna Coast Wilderness Park. The Orange County Register via AP

Western lowland gorilla Fatou eats a hard-boiled Easter egg at the Berlin Zoo, Germany. Reuters

A painted lady butterfly sits on a flower in a field at the village of Mrouj, Lebanon. Reuters

Male panda Yuan Yuan sits in its enclosure at the zoo in Vienna, Austria. Vienna Zoo via AP

Kenzo, a male white tiger, is held by his keeper at the park of Sainte-Victoire in Trets, France. AFP

A hornbill flies at Leuser National Park in Bakongan, Southern Aceh province, Indonesia. AFP

A newly-born white lion cub, named Simba, is seen in Paphos zoo, Cyprus. Reuters

Gulls gather on the shore of Race Point Beach near Provincetown, Massachusetts. AFP

A white lion lies on the grass at the park of Sainte-Victoire in Trets, France. AFP

A black-headed gull flies with nesting material at the nature reserve of Wagbachniederung in Waghaeusel, Germany. EPA

Dusky pademelon Styx eats with her joey in her pouch, at Chester Zoo in Chester, England. Chester Zoo via AP

White storks stand in their nest in outskirts of Pristina, Kosovo. EPA

A baboon at Dierenpark Amersfoort zoo receives a meal with colored eggs in Amersfoort, The Netherlands. EPA

Swans swim at the Finnish Gulf outside St.Petersburg, Russia. AP Photo

A swan glides over the small Nidda river in Frankfurt, Germany. AP Photo

An elephant eats fruit ice cream in the heat of summer at the La Aurora Zoo in Guatemala City, Guatemala. EPA

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