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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Environment

The week in wildlife – in pictures

Week in wildlife: A Golfina turtle hatchling crawls into ocean, El Salvador
A golfina turtle hatchling crawls into ocean after being released on San Diego Beach in El Salvador Photograph: Reuters
Week in wildlife: A flock of pelicans on the bank of a lake near northern Israeli town
A flock of pelicans on the bank of a lake near Afula, Israel. Scores of different species of birds pass through the Jordan Valley to Africa then go back to Europe during their migration Photograph: Menahem Kahana/AFP/Getty Images
Week in wildlife: A crowned crane at Dehiwala Zoo, Sri Lanka
A crowned crane at Dehiwala zoo, Sri Lanka Photograph: Harish Tyagi/EPA
Week in wildlife: A dragonfly rests on ripe paddy plants during harvesting season
A dragonfly rests on ripe paddy plants during harvesting season in a field in Wusan, Afghanistan Photograph: Fayaz Kabli/Reuters
Week in wildlife: A hooded seal is treated at the Center for Endangered Species Recovery
A hooded seal is treated at the Centre for Endangered Marine Species Recovery in Malaga, Spain Photograph: Jorge Zapata/EPA
Week in wildlife: A spider is highlighted by the sun in Belgrade, Serbia
A spider is highlighted by the sun in Belgrade, Serbia Photograph: Darko Vojinovic/AP
Week in wildlife: A parrot awaits consultation at the University Clinic of Pet Animals
A parrot awaits consultation in Utrecht, the Netherlands Photograph: Ilvy Njiokiktjien/EPA
Week in wildlife: A squirrel climbs a tree at the Peterhof Palace near St. Petersburg, Russia
A red squirrel climbs a tree at the Peterhof Palace near St Petersburg, Russia Photograph: Lu Jinbo/Xinhua Press/Corbis
Week in wildlife: Silhouetted starlings sit on a pylon near Uettingen, Germany
Silhouetted starlings sit on a pylon near Uettingen, Germany Photograph: Karl Josef Hildenbrand/EPA
Week in wildlife: Giraffes Keisha and Harriet make their way into their enclosure
Giraffes Keisha and Harriet make their way into their enclosure after arriving at Blair Drummond safari park near Stirling Photograph: Andrew Milligan/PA
Week in wildlife: Two lion cubs from the marsh pride play fighting, Masai Mara, Kenya
Two lion cubs from the marsh pride play fighting, Masai Mara, Kenya Photograph: Ed Brown/Rex Features
Week in wildlife: A praying mantis on Yunfeng mountain near Beijing, China
A praying mantis on Yunfeng mountain near Beijing, China Photograph: Adrian Bradshaw/EPA
Week in wildlife: A rain drop is visible on the tip of a sunflower petal in Aldekerk, Germany
A rain drop is visible on the tip of a sunflower petal in Aldekerk, Germany Photograph: Roland Weihrauch/EPA
Week in wildlife: A wild macaque monkey hangs from a tyre in the suburbs of Kuala Lumpur
A wild macaque monkey hangs from a tyre in the suburbs of Kuala Lumpur Photograph: Mohd Rasfan/AFP/Getty Images
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