The week in wildlife - in pictures

A Richardson's ground squirrel takes in the action from second tee during the Telus Skins Game golf tournament in Banff, Alberta Photograph: Jeff McIntosh/AP

A swan census takes places at the Fleet nature reserve in Dorset. A breeding colony has reportedly existed at Abbotsbury since 1993, with cygnets hatching over May-June Photograph: Geoff Moore/Rex Features

A damselfly on a leaf in Shivapuri Nagarjun national park, Kathmandu Photograph: Navesh Chitrakar/Reuters

A heron at a flooded ecology park in Seoul. Heavy rain has triggered landslides in the capital, Seoul Photograph: Lee Jin-man/AP

A squirrel monkey carries her baby in their enclosure at the zoo in Prague. These monkeys are threatened in their natural habitat of central American by increased deforestation and forest fragmentation Photograph: Michal Cizek/AFP/Getty Images

A reed warbler feeds a baby cuckoo. Cuckoos lay their eggs in other birds' nests, fooling them into believing the chick is one of their young. The baby cuckoo, which has a seemingly insatiable appetite, hatches first and then quickly disposes of any competition by kicking any other eggs out of the nest Photograph: James Lees/PA

An alligator creates a swirl in the algae film on the surface of the Suwannee canal in Georgia Photograph: Terry Dickson/AP

Turtles released as a penance by Buddhist believers enjoy their liberation beside a pool at the Wenshu monastery in Chengdu, China Photograph: Adrian Bradshaw/EPA

Spectators gather near the Congress Street bridge in downtown Austin, Texas, to watch the bats make their nightly flight for food Photograph: Reuters

A praying mantis is seen on a railing as a light glows in the background during a baseball game in St Louis Photograph: Jeff Roberson/AP

A spider in its web at Shivapuri Nagarjun national park, Kathmandu Photograph: Navesh Chitrakar/Reuters

Starlings cool off in a fountain in Washington DC Photograph: Jewel Samad/AFP/Getty Images

A dead fish decays on the dry bed of O.C. Fisher reservoir in San Angelo, Texas. The state is suffering one of its worst droughts, with parts of Texas 15 inches short of their average rainfall for this time of year Photograph: Scott Olson/Getty Images