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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  Humboldt penguins frolick at the newly opened outdoor enclosure in the Zoo of Frankfurt Main, Germany. EPA

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  A flamingo eyes a guest at SeaWorld Orlando. The flamingo flock at the theme park parades each morning from a backstage habitat to their onstage pond at the front of the park. AP

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  In this photo released by China's Xinhua News Agency, a spotted seal splashes into the water after being released by officials near Dalian in northeastern China's Liaoning province. AP Photo

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  Chimpanzee mother Hannah holds baby Hope at the Monarto Zoo near Adelaide, Australia. EPA

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  An Alpine Ibex is pictured close to the village of Pontresina, canton of Grisons, Switzerland. EPA

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  A baby wild elephant crosses the water to return to the forest after being rescued at Deepor Beel wildlife sanctuary in Gauhati, India. AP Photo

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  An Indian blue-throated barbet bird looks for food among leaves in Siligur. AFP

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  A fox is seen in a field in Hanover, northern Germany. AFP

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  A Florida White Ibis flies over the trees at Everglades Holiday Park in Fort Lauderdale Florida. AFP

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  This photo shows Eld's deer roaming in the Shwe Settaw nature reserve in Magway region. A herd of endangered deer wait in the shade of one of the sparse trees punctuating the parched landscape in Myanmar. AFP

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  A Bull Frog at the Advanced Pet Care Clinic on Al Wasl road in Dubai. Pawan Singh / The National

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  Two hares are seen in a field in Hanover, northern Germany. AFP

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  Polar bear Tonja and her cub Hertha play during Mother's Day in the outdoor enclosure of the Tierpark in Berlin, Germany. EPA

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  This photo shows Eld's deer roaming in the Shwe Settaw nature reserve in Magway region. A herd of endangered deer wait in the shade of one of the sparse trees punctuating the parched landscape in Myanmar. AFP

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  An Indian one-horned rhinocero and its baby walk at the Pobitora Wildlife Sanctuary in the Morigaon district of the northeastern state of Assam. Pobitora Wildlife Sanctuary has the highest concentration of Indian rhinos in the world. AFP

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  A newborn western lowland gorilla baby is cradled by his mother at the Regenstein Center for African Apes in Lincoln Park Zoo in Chicago. AP

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