The week in wildlife

A South American fur seal rests on a rock on the Isla de Lobos near Punta del Este, Uruguay Photograph: Andres Stapff/Reuters

A foal and its mother at the Karacabey Pension stud farm in western Turkey Photograph: Osman Orsal/Reuters

A newborn loggerhead turtle makes its way towards the sea in the Gulf of Kyparissia, Greece. An endangered species, some 50,000 turtles are born in the area every year but only one in 1,000 reaches adulthood Photograph: Orestis Panagiotou/EPA

Macaque monkeys in Lopburi, north of Bangkok. Thailand started a birth control programme to sterilise male monkeys in the famous monkey town Photograph: Chaiwat Subprasom/Reuters

Pigs in a mud pool in Kleringen, eastern Netherlands Photograph: Vincent Jannink/EPA

Seagulls scavenge for food on the beaches of Hastings. Increasing numbers of gulls have adapted to the urban environment and are posing an increasing threat to people and property across Britain. More than a third of the population stay in Britain all year round Photograph: Andy Rain/EPA

A lotus pond in West Lake, Ha Noi, Vietnam. The lotus is the national symbol Photograph: Luong Thai Linh/EPA

The endangered Duke of Burgundy butterfly has made some unexpected gains this summer with a second reproduction season Photograph: Peter Eeles/National Trust/AP

One of a pair of newborn twin panda cubs at a wildlife preservation and breeding center in Louguantai county, Shaanxi province, China. Watch the birth here Photograph: China Daily/Reuters

Earthwatch scientists have discovered 18 new species of invertebrate in South Africa. One of the recent finds, this cicada, is still in the process of being named and described. The findings could help protect an area threatened by development Photograph: Earthwatch Institute

Trachycystis. One of 18 new species discovered by Earthwatch scientists in South Africa Photograph: Earthwatch Institute