Managua, Nicaragua: Two pygmy owls (Glaucidium brasilianum) called Bruno (left) and Braulio (right) that were donated to the national zooPhotograph: Mario Lopez/EPAEl Nispero, Panama: A Panamanian golden frog (Atelopus zeteki) at the El Nispero zoo. Considered a national icon and good luck charm, the Panamanian golden frog is now likely extinct in the wild because of chytrid fungus, a deadly disease that scientists say may be exacerbated by climate change. Currently unstoppable and untreatable in the wild, the fungus affects the skin of amphibians through which many drink and breathe. It can kill 80% of native amphibians within monthsPhotograph: Alberto Lowe/ReutersKraitsy, Belarus: Black grouse court at a mating ground in the Berezinsky reserve. Each spring these rare birds perform a dramatic dance of love – called a lek – in the hope of securing a mate for the breeding season. But changing climate patterns are threatening the rare bird, with numbers believed to have fallen by 40% in two years in the UK's Pennines. Consecutive cold, wet summers, the worst conditions in almost two decades, have set back recovery, with the number of males dropping from 1,200 to 850Photograph: Vasily Fedosenko/Reuters
Okinawa, Japan: Visitors marvel at Asia's largest aquarium viewing window at the Okinawa Churaumi aquariumPhotograph: David Levene/David LeveneKalimantan, Borneo: A previously unknown population of rare orang-utans has been discovered in the forests of Indonesian BorneoPhotograph: Nardyono/AFP/Getty ImagesBeijing, China: A honey bee makes the most of blossoming fruit treesPhotograph: Adrian Bradshaw/EPASkopje, Macedonia: Storks mate at sunset in Petrovec villagePhotograph: Ognen Teofilovski/ReutersSardines are washed ashore in Queule, central Chile. Efforts are under way to clean up the beaches after about 500 tonnes of sardines mysteriously washed ashorePhotograph: Stringer/Chile/ReutersCraigleith Island, UK: A puffin at the Seabird Centre's SOS Puffin projectPhotograph: David Cheskin/PAJericho, Israel: A large herd of some 100 camels cross the desert near Jericho, which at 260m below sea level, the lowest town on earth Photograph: Jim Hollander/EPARabat, Morocco: A viper snake glides over the face of a snake-charmerPhotograph: Abdelhak Senna/AFP/Getty ImagesLangkawi, Malaysia: An archerfish looks to grab on to the finger of a young touristPhotograph: Mark Baker/APGloucestershire, UK: A hare sticking his tongue out at the Slimbridge Wetlands CentrePhotograph: J. S. Lees/PA
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