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

Iceland horses play on a meadow of a stud farm in Obernhain near Frankfurt, Germany. AP Photo

Noble deer run in a nursery forest near the village of Bolochanka, in Belarus. AP Photo

A lesser spotted eagle is seen on its nest in a forest near the village of Krasivoye, Belarus. Reuters

A tiger walks in its enclosure during the reopening to the public of the Guadalajara Zoo, in the state of Jalisco, Mexico. EPA

Red Ruffed lemur twins, born in February, are seen at the Singapore Zoo, in Singapore. Reuters

Water buffalos cool off in a cannel in Nam Dinh province, Vietnam. EPA

A male lion rests in the grass at the Maasai Mara National Reserve. AFP

A female osprey sits on a tree branch in a marsh at the Republican reserve "Koziansky" near the remote village of Kaziany, Belarus. Reuters

A deer crosses a dirt road in New Albion, New York, USA. Reuters

Common Zebra stand in a cluster on a plain at the Masai Mara National Reserve as they arrive into Kenya from Tanzania during the start of the spectacular annual migration. AFP

A hare runs in a harvested wheat field near Chinon, central France. AFP

The seven-year-old female panda Ai Bao and its cub are pictured at an amusement park in Yongin, South Korea. Reuters

A deer hunts a fox in a harvested wheat field near Chinon, central France. AFP

A sunbird sucks nectar from flowers during monsoon season in Dhaka, Bangladesh. EPA

One-horned Rhinos stand on above the flood waters inside the Kaziranga National Park in Assam, India. EPA

Elephant 'Kaavan' is seen in his enclosure at the Marghazar Zoo in Islamabad, Pakistan. AP Photo

A Cicada Killer Wasp sits atop a plant in Water Works Park in Des Moines, Iowa, USA. AP Photo

Wildebeests run across a sandy riverbed of the Sand River as they arrive into Kenya's Maasai Mara National Reserve from Tanzania's Serengeti National Park during the start of the annual migration. AFP

A newborn meerkat (Suricata suricatta) is seen in its enclosure in the Cologne Zoo, in Cologne, Germany. EPA

Grey Reef sharks are captured by a baited remote underwater video system in French Polynesia. AFP

A common pigeon also known as blue rock pigeon flies on a cloudy day in New Delhi, India. EPA

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