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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Environment

The week in wildlife

Week in Wildlife: Man of War
Man-of-war jellyfish off the coast of Spain. Potentially lethal Portuguese men-of-war have been seen off Mediterranean beaches, making an unusual incursion into waters normally considered too warm for them Photograph: Enrique Talledo
Week in Wildlife: Young Olive baboons holding hands
Young olive baboons Photograph: Theo Allofs/Corbis
Week in Wildlife: A raccoon peers out from a hole Moreland Hills, Ohio
A raccoon peers out from a tree Photograph: Amy Sancetta/AP
Week in Wildlife: A robin feeds young chicks
Feeding time for young robins Photograph: Ron Edmonds/AP
Week in Wildlife: Wild boar piglets in the Forest of Dean
Wild boar piglets in the Forest of Dean Photograph: Les Gibbon /Hull News
Week in Wildlife: An emu chick
An emu chick follows the legs of its father in Berlin zoo Photograph: Maya Hitij/AP
Week in Wildlife: Cockchafer
A cockchafer beetle, colloquially known as the may bug. Once a serious pest for agriculture and forestry, the beetle was nearly wiped out during the 20th century. Their presence is a sign of low-pollution levels as they do not tolerate pollution well Photograph: Wolfgang Kumm/guardian.co.uk
Week in Wildlife: Crackdown on the illegal trafficking of wild animals Nanning Guangxi China
Giant soft-shelled turtles are a delicacy in some parts of China but authorities are cracking down on illegal trafficking of wild animals Photograph: Rex Features
Week in Wildlife: Dolphins play on the sea in the Wakatobi district, Indonesia
A spectacular display of dolphins in the sea off Indonesia Photograph: Adek Berry/AFP/Getty Images
Week in Wildlife: LA Zoo Celebrates New Births, Including Rare Peninsular Pronghorns
Two rare peninsular pronghorns, the second fastest animal on Earth, go on show at Los Angeles zoo. Only 250 of the pronghorns are believed to live in the wild in western and central North America Photograph: David McNew/Getty Images
Week in Wildlife: Dandelion flower
A dandelion blooms in South Korea. The common plant is perfect for a green salad Photograph: Jeon Heon-kyun/EPA
Week in Wildlife: Newborn ducklings swim alongside their mother in a park in Madrid
Newborn ducklings are coaxed into the water by their parents Photograph: Paul Hanna/REUTERS
Week in Wildlife: Mother bear and new born
Brown bears in an Athens zoo Photograph: Orestis Panagiotou/EPA
Week in Wildlife: The Natural History Museum Launch Their New Butterfly Jungle
A newly hatched butterfly lands next to a chrysalis in the new Butterfly Jungle at the Natural History Museum in London, which opens today Photograph: Oli Scarff/Getty Images
Week in Wildlife: Little Cheyne Court Wind Farm, Camber, Kent, Britain
Camber windfarm in Kent forms the backdrop for gazing cows Photograph: Haydn West/Rex Features
Week in Wildlife: Aquarium in Gdynia
Convict cichlid fish. Native to South America, the species has been introduced to Mexico, USA, Japan and Australia Photograph: Barbara Ostrowska/EPA
Week in wildlife: African penguins  from rehabilitation in Cape Town, South Africa
African penguins wait to be hand fed as part of their rehabilitation process at the Southern African Foundation for the Conservation of Coast Birds (SANCCOB) in Cape Town, South Africa. After an unidentified oil spill, 129 oiled African penguins were rescued from the islands along the southern Namibian coastline Photograph: Nic Bothma/EPA
Week in wildlife: blossom, flowers on an apple tree Hoxne, Suffolk
Apple blossom flowers on an apple tree in Hoxne, Suffolk Photograph: Graham Turner
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