Northumberland, UK: A black grouse showing off its plumage. A restoration drive in their stronghold in the north Pennines is being widened to include remote parts of north-west Northumberland and the Yorkshire DalesPhotograph: Andy Rouse/freelanceBiggs, US: A biplane drops rice seeds on a field Photograph: Justin Sullivan/GettyMinsk, Belarus: A bee hovers towards a flowerPhotograph: Sergei Grits/AP
Madison, US: A pair of geese forage in falling snow and rising mistPhotograph: Craig Schreiner/APValle del Cauca, Colombia: Gilthead frogs (Phyllobates terribilis), considered the most poisonous in the world, at Cali zooPhotograph: Carlos Julio Martinez/AFPCarlsbad, US: Workers harvest flowersPhotograph: Gabriel Bouys/AFPKolkata, India: A white peacock in its enclosure at Alipore zooPhotograph: Piyal Adhikary/EPAHamburg, Germany: A young giant otter eats fish in the outdoor enclosure at Hagenbeck zooPhotograph: Jens Ressing/EPAStuttgart, Germany: The Academy for Nature Preservation and Environment Protection Baden-Wuerttemberg has organised an action to raise awareness for the possible extinction of old species like these Schwaebische-Hallische pigsPhotograph: Norbert Foersterling/EPAWellington, New Zealand: Dr Eric Warant from the University of Lund in Sweden displays the eyes of a giant squid at the Te Papa MuseumPhotograph: Marty Melville/GettyBanda Aceh, Indonesia: Traditional shark hunters display their catch in the Lam Pulo fish market. Sharks are under threat for their lucrative fins which feed the high demand of Asian food industryPhotograph: Hotli Simanjuntak/EPALondon, UK: Conchita, a three-week-old white-naped mangabey with its constant teddy bear companion. The monkey is currently being hand reared while its mother recuperates from a caesarian Photograph: Fiona Hanson/PASan Diego, US: A male greater flamingo cares for a day-old chick at the San Diego zoo's wild animal parkPhotograph: Ken Bohn/APMumbai, India: Shiva, a male rhinoceros ambles inside his enclosure at the Veermata Jijabai Bhosale Udyan city zoo. Shiva has been single for over two decades, but there is now hope that a mate might be found in West Bengal Photograph: Indranil Mukherjee/AFP
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