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

A baby echidna, known as a puggle, at the Taronga Zoo's Wildlife Hospital in Sydney, Australia. EPA

An Asiatic wild buffalo walks in a wetland in Pobitora wildlife sanctuary on the outskirts in Gauhati, India. AP Photo

A joey named Thirty, who is under the care of Wytaliba residents and wildlife carers Julie Willis and Gary Wilson in Wytaliba, Australia. Getty Images

The newborn white rhino named Willi walks in its enclosure in the zoo in Dortmund, Germany. EPA

A koala licks rainwater off a road near Moree, New South Wales, Australia. Reuters

A goat wandering around an abandoned village near Al Khitaym, Oman. Charlotte Mayhew/ The National

Bees in a hive in Esteli, Nicaragua. AFP

A newborn chimpanzee baby holds its mother's toe with the mouth at the Sao Paulo Zoo. Reuters

Wildlife in Busbys Pond in Centennial Park, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. EPA

A wallaby eating a carrot dropped by the NSW National Parks and Wildlife services over the bushfire affected areas. AFP

Grey-headed swamphen flying at Moeyungyi wetlands in Bago Division, around 70 miles north of Yangon. AFP

Blue tail bee eater birds at Moeyungyi wetlands in Bago Division, around 70 miles north of Yangon. AFP

Jan 18, 2020

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New Abu Dhabi Climate Initiative to fast-track efforts to protect the planet

Australians in race to save vulnerable species from bushfires

Updated: January 18, 2020, 8:00 AM