The week in wildlife

A pair of mute swans at the Wildfowl and Wetlands Trust at Slimbridge in Gloucestershire begin their elaborate courtship display by making the classic heart shape with their necks as a sign of their affection Photograph: Barry Batchelor/PA

Goats drink from a borehole in Wargadud, Kenya. Many areas in the arid north of the country, where people rely on goats, sheep and camels for their livelihood, are suffering severe drought which has killed a large number of livestock and is pushing residents to seek food aid Photograph: Stephen Morrison/EPA

A baby cao vit gibbon has been spooted in the wild learning to search for food. With only about 100 cao vit gibbons remaining in the world, the recent birth of this baby has extra significance. This species is only found in one location in the world, on the international border between Vietnam and China. Fauna & Flora International’s conservationists in Vietnam and China are working with local government and communities to reduce the threats to the population Photograph: Zhao Chao/FFI

A rescued moon bear peers out of a cage at the Animals Asia moon bear rescue centre on the outskirts of Chengdu in China. Thirteen moon bears were handed over to the animal charity group after years of abuse living at bile-harvesting farms Photograph: Peter Parks/AFP/Getty Images

A blue-feathered barn swallow, part of the thousands of migratory birds descend on Candaba marsh north of Manila. Thirty years ago the marshes covered some 32,000 hectares (79,000 acres) but with the spread of agriculture and urbanisation just 72 hectares remain Photograph: Romeo Gacad/AFP/Getty Images

A bee collects nectar from a flower at a public park in Amman, Jordan Photograph: Ali Jarekji/Reuters

A robin sits on a wall near to a field of Highland cows in Denny, in Scotland Photograph: Andrew Milligan/PA

Footprints of prehistoric animals, thought to be 120m-year-old dinosaurs, were discovered during the construction of a road at a mine in the Ancash region of Peru, some 400km north-east of Lima. Photograph: Antamina/EPA

A wallaby among the burnt bush at Crystal Creek, Victoria, after bushfires devastated the state in the deadliest fires in the country's history Photograph: Nicole Garmston/Newspix/ Rex Features

A peacock displays his feathers while roaming the grounds of the Honolulu zoo, Hawaii Photograph: Jim Collins/AP

A female alpine bush cricket enjoying a nuptial gift from her mate. Photograph: Derby University

The delicate pink flowers of the Corymbia 'summer beauty' flowering gum from the Myrtacae family are displayed in the Sydney Royal Botanic Gardens. The botanic gardens were founded on their current site by Governor Macquarie in 1816 and are the oldest scientific institution in Australia, playing a major role in the acclimatisation of plants from other regions Photograph: Greg Wood/AFP/Getty Images

A Sri Lankan elephant brought for a religious-cultural procession is bathed and cared for at the Viharamahadevi park in the city centre of Colombo, Sri Lanka. Buddhist religious and cultural pageants are never complete without the pachyderms. With the domesticated elephant population dwindling on the island, these animals are transported from far away locations to Colombo to take part in these processions Photograph: M.a.pushpa Kumara/EPA

Fishermen drive a pod of more than 200 melon-headed whale out to sea in Balanga in Bataan Province, north of Manila. Scores of fisherman and volunteers managed to guide more than 200 dolphins into deep water after they beached themselves in Manila Bay, officials in the Philippines said. Three of the dolphins were found dead and authorities feared others would die unless they could guide them into deeper water Photograph: HO/AFP/Getty Images

An albino turtle at the Chico Mendes Institute for Biodiversity Conservation (ICMBio) in Tapaua, Amazonia, Brazil. Around 300,000 turtles, including to albino, were born at the ICMBio in the last two months and will have to live in captivity for at least a year before their release in the Amazon basin Photograph: HO/AFP/Getty Images

A monkey looks on during the practice round of the 2009 Maybank Malaysian Open at Saujana Golf and Country Club in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia Photograph: Ian Walton/Getty Images