The week in wildlife

Caceres, Spain: Storks in their nests on prefabricated posts Photograph: Jorge Rey/EPA

Wolong, China: Pandas sleep at the giant panda protection and research centre Photograph: Colour China Photo/AP

Minsk, Belarus: Ducks float on a lake Photograph: Sergei Grits/AP

Frankfurt, Germany: Grevy's zebras at a zoo Photograph: Arne Dedert/EPA

Kfar Haroeh, Israel: Cows feed at a dairy farm Photograph: David Silverman/Getty

Berlin, Germany: A young giraffe camouflaged against its mother Photograph: Rainer Jensen/EPA

Kalispell, US: Amber Keeley opens the door for her pet duckling Rallie. The blue Swedish duckling goes everywhere with her Photograph: Garrett Cheen/Daily Inter Lake/AP

Bangkok, Thailand: A mahout waits in front of a shop for people to buy food for his elephant Photograph: Saeed Khan/AFP

Guwahati, India: Week-old leopard cats are fed by a doctor at the zoo. They were rescued by villagers from a forest. Due to lack of awareness, people often bring young wild animals and birds to the zoo Photograph: EPA

Washington, US: A cherry tree branch hangs over the water during the first day of the annual National Cherry Blossom festival Photograph: Melissa Golden/Getty

Sydney, Australia: Brooke, a leopard seal, watches a child in its new enclosure Taronga zoo Photograph: Anoek de Groot/AFP

Ramot Hashevim, Israel: Freshly laid eggs are collected for delivery Photograph: David Silverman/Getty

Khovsgol Aimag, Mongolia: A horse-drawn sled on the frozen Lake Khovsgol Photograph: Peter Oetzmann/EPA

Charlottetown, Canada: A harp seal pup on an ice floe. Many animal protection organisations have condemned the Canadian Department of Fisheries and Oceans following its announcement of the 2008 commercial seal hunt quota Photograph: Joe Raedle/Getty

Hodenhagen, Germany: White Diamond, an albino alligator in his pool at the Safari park. The rare albino alligator from the everglades in Louisiana is part of a reptile show Photograph: Kai-Uwe Knoth/AP