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 pair of grey crowned cranes are seen at the zoo in Fuengirola, near Malaga, Spain. EPA

Colonies of flamingos crowd the muddy area in Navi Mumbai, India. Migratory birds arrive in the winter season from different parts of India and neighboring countries and usually leave the region again in the Spring. EPA

European bee-eaters are seen near Nagykanizsa, Hungary, Monday. AP

A tiger cares for its cubs, which are less than 100 days old, after their births at the amusement park Everland in Yongin, South Korea. EPA

Asian elephants stand next to each other in their enclosure in the Wilhelma, the botanical-zoological garden in Stuttgart, southern Germany, as visitors are admitted again for the first time since lockdown measures. AFP

A Syrian brown bear cool himself in the water on a hot day at the Jerusalem Biblical Zoo, Israel. EPA

Two Sumatran tigers lounge in their grassy enclosure at the Zoological Garden in Wroclaw, Poland. EPA

A conspiracy (or troop) of Malagasy ring-tailed lemurs are perched on tree stumps in their enclosure at the Zoological Garden in Wroclaw, Poland. EPA

A pelican cleans its plumage in the Wilhelma, the botanical-zoological garden in Stuttgart, southern Germany. AFP

A helper holds a small fawn found in the grass of a meadow near the small Bavarian village of Ueberacker near Muenchen, southern Germany. AFP

A California sea lion swims in his enclosure at the zoo in Karlsruhe, Germany. EPA

A peacock shows its plumage at the zoo in Karlsruhe, Germany. EPA

Two hippopotamus in their enclosure at the zoo in Karlsruhe, Germany. EPA

A goose stretches its wings in the early morning light at Zoo Lake in Johannesburg, South Africa. EPA

Storks are wandering through a freshly cut field looking for food near Avenches, Switzerland. AFP

A spectacled bear is seen at a bear sanctuary in the municipality of Guasca, some 50km from Bogota, Colombia. AFP

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