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

Giant Galapagos tortoise Hugo at the Australian Reptile Park in Somersby, New South Wales, Australia. EPA

A pair of baby elephants with their mother at the Minneriya National Park, north-east of Colombo in Sri Lanka. AFP

Orphaned grizzly bear cubs play at the Greater Vancouver Zoo, in Aldergrove, BC, Canada. The Canadian Press via AP

A moose crosses the road on Muddy Pass near Vail, Colorado, USA. Vail Daily via AP

A Parma wallaby is seen in its enclosure in the Budapest Zoo, Hungary. EPA

A macaque rests after a splash in a rainwater puddle formed on the tarpaulin of a roadside stall in Dharmsala, India. AP Photo

A polar bear rests in the entrance of its enclosure in the Zoo in Berlin, Germany. AP Photo

A sea lion yawns as it rest in its enclosure in the Zoo in Berlin, Germany. AP Photo

A baby panda sleeps in an enclosure at the Zoo Berlin, Germany. EPA

A deer feeds next to a bikeway in the Yosemite National Park, California, USA. AFP

A European Hamster, a species now listed as Critically Endangered on the IUCN Red List, looks out of a hole. IUCN via AP

A Humboldt penguin at the The Maritime Museum in Klaipeda, Lithuania. EPA

An Andean bear cools off in a pool at the Philadelphia Zoo in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA. The Philadelphia Inquirer via AP

A group of Temminck's Red Colobus sits on a tree. IUCN via AP

A Przewalski's horse drives flies off the face of another horse with its tail in an enclosure in K'nigsbrunn, Germany. dpa via AP

Male koala Alfie eats leaves at Wild Life Sydney Zoo, Australia. EPA

A loggerhead sea turtle swims in the Oceonografic aquarium in Valencia, Spain. EPA

Flamingos gather at Dubai Creek in Dubai. AFP

Flamingos stand together in their enclosure at the Hellabrunn zoo in Munich, southern Germany. AFP

Gulls interact on the pond near the village of Vyazyn, in Belarus. AP Photo

White rhino Tanda and its two-month-old female calf Ushindi are seen at the Lewa Savanne enclosure at Zoo Zurich in Switzerland. Reuters

An insect collects pollen from the flower of a thistle in Unna, western Germany. AFP

A young goldfinch sits on a thistle in Leinfelden-Echterdingen, Germany. dpa via AP

A herd of American bison grazes near Wright, Wyoming, USA. EPA

Zebras graze under the bridge of the Standard Gauge Railway line, inside the Nairobi National Park in Nairobi, Kenya. Reuters

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