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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Environment

The week in wildlife

Week in wildlife: Bangkok, Thailand: A black-shouldered kite
Bangkok, Thailand: A black-shouldered kite that was seized by environmental crime police along with other rare species. These birds of prey are found in Australia and southern Africa and are listed as a threatened species
Photograph: Sakchai Lalit/AP
Week in wildlife: Amritsar, India; Fish swim in the water tank of The Golden Temple
Amritsar, India; Fish swim in waters outside the Golden Temple. The city's name means 'the pool of the nectar of immortality' in Punjabi
Photograph: Narinder Nanu/AFP/Getty Images
Week in wildlife: Melbourne, Australia: Elephants at the zoo
Melbourne, Australia: A two-day-old elephant shelters below the body of mother Dokkoon at Melbourne zoo
Photograph: Melbourne Zoo/EPA
Week in wildlife: Cape Town, South Africa: An Acraea butterfly
Cape Town, South Africa: An Acraea butterfly sucks nectar from a wild mint flower
Photograph: Nic Bothma/EPA
Week in wildlife: Lima, Peru: A tiger that belongs to the zoo inside its cage
Lima, Peru: A tiger that belongs to the zoo inside its cage. Six lions in very poor condition were confiscated from a circus in a northern city in Peru and were put under the safekeeping of the zoo in Lima
Photograph: Pilar Olivares/Reuters
Week in wildlife: Bucharest, Romania: A duck cleans its feathers on a pond
Bucharest, Romania: A mallard duck cleans its feathers on a pond
Photograph: Daniel Mihailescu/AFP/Getty
Week in wildlife: Shanghai, China: A panda chews on a bamboo shoot
Shanghai, China: A panda chews on a bamboo shoot in an enclosure at the Shanghai zoo. Ten giant pandas went on show at the zoo for the first time this week. The six females and four males were born in the Sichuan province shortly after the area was hit by an earthquake in 2008 and were moved to their new home last month. The pandas will spend a year in Shanghai as part of the city's 2010 World Expo, which runs for six months from May
Photograph: Aly Song/Reuters
Week in wildlife: Gurgaon, India: A drongo bird
Gurgaon, India: A drongo bird on a wire against a background of fog-enveloped trees. Severe cold conditions continue in most parts of northern India
Photograph: Gurinder Osan/AP
Week in wildlife: Nanyuki, Kenya: A family of elephants walk
Nanyuki, Kenya: A family of elephants on the move in search of water
Photograph: Noor Khamis/Reuters
Week in wildlife: SIngapore: A 32-day-old barn owl
Singapore: A 32-day-old barn owl in the Jurong bird park. The barn owl is the most widely distributed species of owl, and one of the most widespread of all birds. There are over 30 subspecies of barn owl, and with a few exceptions, they are distributed worldwide
Photograph: How Hwee Young/EPA
Week in wildlife: Sapporo, Japan: Japanese macaques
Sapporo, Japan: Japanese macaques gather on a tyre for warmth at Sapporo Maruyama zoo
Photograph: Issei Kato/Reuters
Week in wildlife: New Delhi, India: A troop of monkeys cross a road on a foggy morning
New Delhi, India: A troop of monkeys crosses a road on a foggy morning
Photograph: Manan VatsyayanA/AFP/Getty Images
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