Sarawak, Malaysia: Aman, a 20-year-old orang-utan whose eyesight was restored after 10 years of blindnessPhotograph: Barbara Walton/EPAValencia, Spain: a pair of suricatos sunbathe during the inauguration of Bioparc, the new city zooPhotograph: Juan Carlos Cardenas/EPAYokohama, Japan: a nine-month-old female golden snub-nosed monkey called Mei Mei relaxes at the zoological gardensPhotograph: Itsuo Inouye/AP
Barron river, Australia: an amethystine python swallows a full-grown wallaby and her joeyPhotograph: Newspix/Rex FeaturesCordova, Alaska: sea otters sit on a float in the harbourPhotograph: Al Grillo/APYumbo, Colombia: workers evacuate a pig from a flooded farm after heavy rains caused the Fraile river to floodPhotograph: Christian Escobar Mora/APSouth Padre island, US: Allison, a three-year-old Atlantic green sea turtle swims in a holding tank at Sea Turtle, Inc. The turtle was missing three flippers when tourists found her two years ago. The centre hopes to fit her with a prosthetic flipperPhotograph: Eric Gay/APNew York, US: Tundra, a male polar bear, breaks the ice prior to going for a swim in the Bronx zoo's outdoor poolPhotograph: Julie Larsen Maher/WCS/APLondon, UK: Tory MP Charles Walker with a roccoco toad at the Houses of Parliament. Walker has tabled an early day motion in Parliament voicing concern over the decline of amphibians and calling for the government to take action on preserving their habitatsPhotograph: Nils Jorgensen/Rex FeaturesEmmen, The Netherlands: a newborn Asian elephant next to his motherPhotograph: Harm Meter/EPAParis, France: A man presents a Boulonnais, a French draft horse, and canine rider during the 45th International Agriculture FairPhotograph: Mehdi Fedouach/AFPSan Salvador, El Salvador: hippos Marinita and Bartolito at the Roncali International CircusPhotograph: Jose Cabezas/AFPLampang province, Thailand: a vet attaches a temporary artificial leg to Mocha, a female elephant at Friends of the Asian Elephant hospital. Mocha lost her right foot after stepping on a landmine near the Thai-Myanmar borderPhotograph: EPAAmsterdam, Netherlands: Baby giraffe Niek makes its first public appearance at the Artis animal parkPhotograph: Koen Van Weel/EPA
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