• Leon, an elephant, is seen amidst soap bubbles during a ceremony to celebrate its 19th birthday at a zoo in Warsaw, Poland. euters
    Leon, an elephant, is seen amidst soap bubbles during a ceremony to celebrate its 19th birthday at a zoo in Warsaw, Poland. euters
  • A Sime Darby Plantation worker holds a barn owl, used as a biological pest control agent, at a plantation in Pulau Carey, Malaysia. Reuters
    A Sime Darby Plantation worker holds a barn owl, used as a biological pest control agent, at a plantation in Pulau Carey, Malaysia. Reuters
  • A Konik horse is pictured in De Slufter nature reserve on the northern Dutch island of Texel. AFP
    A Konik horse is pictured in De Slufter nature reserve on the northern Dutch island of Texel. AFP
  • Two newborn meerkat pups walk around their habitat at the zoo in Miami. AP
    Two newborn meerkat pups walk around their habitat at the zoo in Miami. AP
  • A male baboon carries a lion cub in a tree in the Kruger National Park, South Africa. The baboon took the little cub into the tree and preened it as if it were his own, said safari ranger Kurt Schultz who said in 20-years he had never seen such behaviour. The fate of the lion cub is unknown. AP
    A male baboon carries a lion cub in a tree in the Kruger National Park, South Africa. The baboon took the little cub into the tree and preened it as if it were his own, said safari ranger Kurt Schultz who said in 20-years he had never seen such behaviour. The fate of the lion cub is unknown. AP
  • A reef manta ray is spotted feeding close to D'Arros Island in the Seychelles. AP
    A reef manta ray is spotted feeding close to D'Arros Island in the Seychelles. AP
  • A rescued fox stands in a recovery centre for foxes and dingos near Bungendore, Australia. Getty Images
    A rescued fox stands in a recovery centre for foxes and dingos near Bungendore, Australia. Getty Images
  • His ears bandaged from burns, koala Jeremy sits inside enclosure at the Australian Wildlife Health Center in Bomaderry, Australia. Getty Images
    His ears bandaged from burns, koala Jeremy sits inside enclosure at the Australian Wildlife Health Center in Bomaderry, Australia. Getty Images
  • An Eurasian blue tit eats seeds from a bird feeder in Szczecin, Poland. EPA
    An Eurasian blue tit eats seeds from a bird feeder in Szczecin, Poland. EPA
  • A one-horned rhinoceros stands inside the Kaziranga National Park in Nowagaon district of Assam, India. EPA
    A one-horned rhinoceros stands inside the Kaziranga National Park in Nowagaon district of Assam, India. EPA
  • An Indonesian official displays a seized baby wreathed hornbill during a press conference in Surabaya, East Java. AFP
    An Indonesian official displays a seized baby wreathed hornbill during a press conference in Surabaya, East Java. AFP
  • A wildlife caregiver holds an orphaned wombat at the Native Wildlife Rescue centre in Robertson, Australia. Getty Images
    A wildlife caregiver holds an orphaned wombat at the Native Wildlife Rescue centre in Robertson, Australia. Getty Images

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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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February 07, 2020

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