• The full moon rises behind two white storks during their courtship in a stork's nest on top of a chimney in Rust am See, some 74 kilometres southeast of Vienna, Austria. EPA
    The full moon rises behind two white storks during their courtship in a stork's nest on top of a chimney in Rust am See, some 74 kilometres southeast of Vienna, Austria. EPA
  • The newborn elephant calf 'Gus' stands under his mother 'Sabie' in the zoo of Wuppertal, western Germany. AFP
    The newborn elephant calf 'Gus' stands under his mother 'Sabie' in the zoo of Wuppertal, western Germany. AFP
  • Two storks are seen in their nest at an old pylon in the small village of Radensdorf near Luebben, Germany, during warm spring weather. AFP
    Two storks are seen in their nest at an old pylon in the small village of Radensdorf near Luebben, Germany, during warm spring weather. AFP
  • A close-up of the eye of a rhinoceros in an enclosure at the Paris zoological park. AFP
    A close-up of the eye of a rhinoceros in an enclosure at the Paris zoological park. AFP
  • A Whiskered Tern swoops down at a swamp in Santo Tomas, Pampanga, Philippines. EPA
    A Whiskered Tern swoops down at a swamp in Santo Tomas, Pampanga, Philippines. EPA
  • A close-up of zebras in an enclosure at the Paris zoological park. AFP
    A close-up of zebras in an enclosure at the Paris zoological park. AFP
  • A close-up of a rhinoceros in an enclosure at the Paris zoological park. AFP
    A close-up of a rhinoceros in an enclosure at the Paris zoological park. AFP
  • A close-up of a giraffe in an enclosure at the Paris zoological park. AFP
    A close-up of a giraffe in an enclosure at the Paris zoological park. AFP
  • A close-up of a rhinoceros in an enclosure at the Paris zoological park. AFP
    A close-up of a rhinoceros in an enclosure at the Paris zoological park. AFP
  • A close-up of a zebra in an enclosure at the Paris zoological park. AFP
    A close-up of a zebra in an enclosure at the Paris zoological park. AFP
  • A close-up of a greater kudu in an enclosure at the Paris zoological park. AFP
    A close-up of a greater kudu in an enclosure at the Paris zoological park. AFP
  • A close-up of a vulture in an enclosure at the Paris zoological park. AFP
    A close-up of a vulture in an enclosure at the Paris zoological park. AFP
  • A butterfly on dry earth at Los Laureles reservoir during Earth Day in Tegucigalpa. Los Laureles, which supplies over 50 per cent of the 1,000,000-inhabitant Honduran capital of water, is suffering a drought. AFP
    A butterfly on dry earth at Los Laureles reservoir during Earth Day in Tegucigalpa. Los Laureles, which supplies over 50 per cent of the 1,000,000-inhabitant Honduran capital of water, is suffering a drought. AFP
  • A Bulgarian Griffon vulture, called Nelson, is seen in the Yemeni capital Sanaa. Nelson, approximately two years old, embarked on his journey in September 2018 from Bulgaria, where he was wing tagged and equipped with a satellite transmitter by the Fund for Wild Fauna and Flora (FWFF). AFP
    A Bulgarian Griffon vulture, called Nelson, is seen in the Yemeni capital Sanaa. Nelson, approximately two years old, embarked on his journey in September 2018 from Bulgaria, where he was wing tagged and equipped with a satellite transmitter by the Fund for Wild Fauna and Flora (FWFF). AFP
  • A white tiger with one of her three cubs - born in captivity three weeks ago - at the zoo La Pastora, in Monterrey, Nuevo Leon. AFP
    A white tiger with one of her three cubs - born in captivity three weeks ago - at the zoo La Pastora, in Monterrey, Nuevo Leon. AFP

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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 26, 2019

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