Week in wildlife

Lampang province, Thailand: The eye of an elephant at Friends of the Asian Elephant hospital. In the 1950s, Thailand was home to more than 13,000 elephants, according to official records, but the number has shrunk to about 3,500 domesticated animals, while an estimated 800 to 1,000 elephants live in the wild Photograph: Rungro Yongrit/EPA

Guwahati, India: Adjutant storks searching for food in a rubbish dump near Deepor Beel bird sanctuary. Every day more than 50 trucks of rubbish are dumped on this site which is polluting the water of the bird sanctuary despite continuous protests from environmentalists Photograph: STR/EPA

Elmont, New York, USA: Horses hooves are seen in the muddy track of Belmont Park during morning workouts Photograph: Shannon Stapleton/Reuters

Kolkata, India: A fisherman works in a traditional fishbreeding pond. The state of west Bengal has 37% of the country's pond resources of which 70% are used to produce up to 3m tonnes of freshwater fin fish per year Photograph: Piyal Adhikary/EPA

Marathon, Florida, USA: Governor Charlie Crist (right) helps release a rehabilitated loggerhead sea turtle near the Seven Mile bridge in the Florida Keys. The 50lb reptile, named "Peter," was rescued by volunteers in late January and looked after at the hospital for five months Photograph: Bob Care/AFP/Getty

Braila, Romania: A lion cub is seen through a breathe hole in its cage in Braila city zoo (220km east of Bucharest) awaiting transport to the Lionsrock big cat sanctuary in South Africa. the zoo failed to meet EC requirements for keeping the animal Photograph: Radu Vioreanu/EPA

Vienna, Austria: Two Lipizzaner horses playing in the barn of the historical Hofburg imperial palace Photograph: Herbert Neubauer/Reuters

Staffordshire, England: A great tit (Parus major), one of a pair that have made their nest in a cigarette ashtray at the entrance to a restaurant in the village of Yoxall Photograph: Steve Woods/EPA

Jammu, India: A female monkey cradles a pup on a tree. The monkey is said by locals to have lost her child and has adopted the pup to compensate Photograph: Channi Anand/AP

Mardorf, Germany: A dog plays in the waters of Steinhude Lake, 30km northwest of Hanover Photograph: Peter Steffen/EPA

Manjimup, Western Australia: Truffle hunters Damon and Sue Boorman with Errol the truffle dog at the Wine and Truffle Co which is expected to challenge traditional producers by harvesting up to 800kg of truffles Photograph: Tony McDonough/EPA

Hanover, Germany: A newborn gorilla holds on to its mother at the zoo in the Bavarian capital Photograph: Nigel Treblin/AFP/Getty

Jeddah, Saudi Arabia: A fish swims among coral reefs on the Obhor coast, 30km north of the Red Sea city Photograph: Hassan Ammar/AFP/Getty

Sutherland, Scotland: Highland cattle stand in the grounds of the Alladale Wilderness Reserve in the Scottish Highlands Photograph: Russell Cheyne/Reuters

Beijing, China: The city's first rescue dog squad, used for disaster relief, is also being trained for security operations in readiness for this year's Olympics Photograph: Claro Cortes/Reuters

Srinagar, India: Geese swim in a polluted lake in the summer capital of the disputed state of Jammu and Kashmir Photograph: Farooq Khan/EPA

New Delhi, India: A peacock, the national bird of India, is seen among the trees Photograph: Moneys Sharma/EPA