• A pied wagtail lands onto the green during day three of The Open Championship 2019 at Royal Portrush Golf Club. PA
    A pied wagtail lands onto the green during day three of The Open Championship 2019 at Royal Portrush Golf Club. PA
  • A newborn Persian leopard in its enclosure in the Cologne Zoo, in Cologne, Germany. EPA
    A newborn Persian leopard in its enclosure in the Cologne Zoo, in Cologne, Germany. EPA
  • Axhi, a grizzly bear at Brookfield Zoo, licks a 300-pound block of ice as zoo officials work to keep the animals cool, hydrated and fed. AP
    Axhi, a grizzly bear at Brookfield Zoo, licks a 300-pound block of ice as zoo officials work to keep the animals cool, hydrated and fed. AP
  • A frog is pictured in the drought Landes pond as the Creuse region experience extreme and exceptional drought conditions near Lussat, Creuse region, central France. AFP
    A frog is pictured in the drought Landes pond as the Creuse region experience extreme and exceptional drought conditions near Lussat, Creuse region, central France. AFP
  • Asiatic wild buffalos stand in floodwaters in Pobitora wildlife sanctuary, east of Gauhati, India. AP
    Asiatic wild buffalos stand in floodwaters in Pobitora wildlife sanctuary, east of Gauhati, India. AP
  • A Greater Flamingo (Phoenicopterus roseus) at the National Zoological Garden in Colombo, Sri Lanka. EPA
    A Greater Flamingo (Phoenicopterus roseus) at the National Zoological Garden in Colombo, Sri Lanka. EPA
  • A Hamadryas baboon (Papio hamadryas) with her offspring at the National Zoological Garden in Colombo, Sri Lanka. EPA
    A Hamadryas baboon (Papio hamadryas) with her offspring at the National Zoological Garden in Colombo, Sri Lanka. EPA
  • Spot-billed Pelicans (Pelecanus philippensis) cool off in an artificial lake at the National Zoological Garden in Colombo, Sri lanka. EPA
    Spot-billed Pelicans (Pelecanus philippensis) cool off in an artificial lake at the National Zoological Garden in Colombo, Sri lanka. EPA
  • An Orang Utan (Pongo pygmaeus) observes the humans visiting the National Zoological Garden in Colombo, Sri Lanka. EPA
    An Orang Utan (Pongo pygmaeus) observes the humans visiting the National Zoological Garden in Colombo, Sri Lanka. EPA
  • A Galapagos tortoise cools off in a shower of water from a zookeeper at the Oklahoma City Zoo. AP
    A Galapagos tortoise cools off in a shower of water from a zookeeper at the Oklahoma City Zoo. AP
  • An ostrich cools off in a shower of water at the Oklahoma City Zoo Oklahoma City. AP
    An ostrich cools off in a shower of water at the Oklahoma City Zoo Oklahoma City. AP
  • Rabits sit in the grass in a yard in the country near Commerce, Texas, USA. EPA
    Rabits sit in the grass in a yard in the country near Commerce, Texas, USA. EPA
  • In this photo, monkeys eat rotis, or flat bread, distributed by Saraswati Dangol in the forest near Pashupatinath temple in Kathmandu, Nepal. AP
    In this photo, monkeys eat rotis, or flat bread, distributed by Saraswati Dangol in the forest near Pashupatinath temple in Kathmandu, Nepal. AP
  • Baby elephant Ben Long cools off in his pool at the zoo in Leipzig, eastern Germany, where temperatures reached 35 degrees Celsius. AFP
    Baby elephant Ben Long cools off in his pool at the zoo in Leipzig, eastern Germany, where temperatures reached 35 degrees Celsius. AFP
  • Polar bear Nanook takes a bath during an extreme hot summer at the zoo in Gelsenkirchen, Germany. AP
    Polar bear Nanook takes a bath during an extreme hot summer at the zoo in Gelsenkirchen, Germany. AP
  • Tiger "Dasha" cools off in her pool at the zoo in Duisburg, western Germany. AFP
    Tiger "Dasha" cools off in her pool at the zoo in Duisburg, western Germany. AFP
  • One of the three brown bear cubs of Syria Newton, Jaiko and Laika, and the mother Martine, eat ice-covered fruits in their enclosure during a hot summer day at the zoo of Servion, in Servion, Switzerland. EPA
    One of the three brown bear cubs of Syria Newton, Jaiko and Laika, and the mother Martine, eat ice-covered fruits in their enclosure during a hot summer day at the zoo of Servion, in Servion, Switzerland. EPA
  • This picture shows a Formosan Pangolin at the Taipei zoo. AFP
    This picture shows a Formosan Pangolin at the Taipei zoo. AFP
  • This picture shows a group of Chapman's zebras at the Taipei zoo. AFP
    This picture shows a group of Chapman's zebras at the Taipei zoo. AFP
  • This picture taken shows a Malayan sun bear standing on a rock at the Taipei zoo. AFP
    This picture taken shows a Malayan sun bear standing on a rock at the Taipei zoo. AFP
  • The otters in Amersfoort Animal Park lick a refreshing frozen meal because of the persistent heat in Amersfoort, the Netherlands. EPA
    The otters in Amersfoort Animal Park lick a refreshing frozen meal because of the persistent heat in Amersfoort, the Netherlands. EPA
  • Siberian Tigers take a bath to cool down in Dassow, Germany. AP
    Siberian Tigers take a bath to cool down in Dassow, Germany. AP
  • Birds fly over a pond in the Dombes region in Villars-les-Dombes, central eastern France, in the French department of Ain. AFP
    Birds fly over a pond in the Dombes region in Villars-les-Dombes, central eastern France, in the French department of Ain. AFP
  • A red velvet mite walks on a pepper plant flower in a greenhouse in Dalias, near El Ejido. AFP
    A red velvet mite walks on a pepper plant flower in a greenhouse in Dalias, near El Ejido. AFP
  • This picture taken shows a "Nesidiocoris tenuis", a predator of the whitefly sucking instect, at Bioline Agro sciences Company in El Ejido. AFP
    This picture taken shows a "Nesidiocoris tenuis", a predator of the whitefly sucking instect, at Bioline Agro sciences Company in El Ejido. AFP
  • This photo shows a Yellowjacket on the ceiling of a hobby greenhouse near Langley, Wash. Yellowjackets typically live in underground burrows although some species build paper nests elsewhere, as shown here. AP
    This photo shows a Yellowjacket on the ceiling of a hobby greenhouse near Langley, Wash. Yellowjackets typically live in underground burrows although some species build paper nests elsewhere, as shown here. AP

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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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July 26, 2019

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