• A seal pup swim in a pool in the shelter for abandoned seals in Norddeich, northern Germany. The shelter houses pups that were found along North Sea beaches. EPA
    A seal pup swim in a pool in the shelter for abandoned seals in Norddeich, northern Germany. The shelter houses pups that were found along North Sea beaches. EPA
  • Sloth "Paula" hangs from a branch in her enclosure at the zoo in Halle an der Saale, eastern Germany. AFP
    Sloth "Paula" hangs from a branch in her enclosure at the zoo in Halle an der Saale, eastern Germany. AFP
  • A grasshopper rests on a red poppy flower in Ravenstein near Bad Mergentheim, western Germany. AFP
    A grasshopper rests on a red poppy flower in Ravenstein near Bad Mergentheim, western Germany. AFP
  • A picture taken shows birds on a tree in front of a Nyala gazelle at an enclosure at the Schoenbrunn zoo in Vienna Austria. AFP
    A picture taken shows birds on a tree in front of a Nyala gazelle at an enclosure at the Schoenbrunn zoo in Vienna Austria. AFP
  • A piping plover walks in the area sectioned off for the endangered species on Montrose Beach, in Chicago. AP
    A piping plover walks in the area sectioned off for the endangered species on Montrose Beach, in Chicago. AP
  • Konik horses stand in a meadow in the Oostvaardersplassen to medically examined, in Lelystad, the Netherlands. EPA
    Konik horses stand in a meadow in the Oostvaardersplassen to medically examined, in Lelystad, the Netherlands. EPA
  • A black woodpecker takes care of his newly hatched chicks on Unaksan Mountain in Gapyeong-gun, Gyeonggi province, South Korea. EPA
    A black woodpecker takes care of his newly hatched chicks on Unaksan Mountain in Gapyeong-gun, Gyeonggi province, South Korea. EPA
  • Amur tiger Alexa and her two young babies stand in the Zoo in Hannover, Germany. AP
    Amur tiger Alexa and her two young babies stand in the Zoo in Hannover, Germany. AP
  • Buyan, a male Siberian brown bear, cools down under a stream of water sprayed by an employee in an enclosure on a hot summer day, at the Royev Ruchey zoo in Krasnoyarsk, Russia. Reuters
    Buyan, a male Siberian brown bear, cools down under a stream of water sprayed by an employee in an enclosure on a hot summer day, at the Royev Ruchey zoo in Krasnoyarsk, Russia. Reuters
  • A cuckoo bird feeds its newly hatched chicks in Namyangju-city, Gyeonggi province, South Korea. EPA
    A cuckoo bird feeds its newly hatched chicks in Namyangju-city, Gyeonggi province, South Korea. EPA
  • A picture taken shows a family of Dama gazelle resting in the sun at the Schoenbrunn zoo in Vienna Austria. AFP
    A picture taken shows a family of Dama gazelle resting in the sun at the Schoenbrunn zoo in Vienna Austria. AFP
  • A picture taken shows penguins drying in the sun at an enclosure at the Schoenbrunn zoo in Vienna Austria. AFP
    A picture taken shows penguins drying in the sun at an enclosure at the Schoenbrunn zoo in Vienna Austria. AFP
  • A picture taken shows an African elephant at an enclosure at the Schoenbrunn zoo in Vienna Austria. AFP
    A picture taken shows an African elephant at an enclosure at the Schoenbrunn zoo in Vienna Austria. AFP
  • A picture taken shows a white-handed gibbon at an enclosure at the Schoenbrunn zoo in Vienna Austria. AFP
    A picture taken shows a white-handed gibbon at an enclosure at the Schoenbrunn zoo in Vienna Austria. AFP
  • Olmoti (L) and Jasiri (R), black rhinos, play in enclosure at Safari Park in Dvur Kralove nad Labem, Czech Republic. EPA
    Olmoti (L) and Jasiri (R), black rhinos, play in enclosure at Safari Park in Dvur Kralove nad Labem, Czech Republic. EPA
  • A picture taken shows a pink flamingo and a duck at an enclosure at the Schoenbrunn zoo in Vienna Austria. AFP
    A picture taken shows a pink flamingo and a duck at an enclosure at the Schoenbrunn zoo in Vienna Austria. AFP
  • A two-week-old baby red-handed tamarin, (Saguinus midas), sticks to its mother in their enclosure in Nyiregyhaza Animal Park in Nyiregyhaza, Hungary. EPA
    A two-week-old baby red-handed tamarin, (Saguinus midas), sticks to its mother in their enclosure in Nyiregyhaza Animal Park in Nyiregyhaza, Hungary. 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 the past week

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June 21, 2019

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