Swans swim by a restaurant in a flooded area near Billing Aquadrome, Northampton, UK, in the aftermath of Storm Bert
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![Swans swim by a restaurant in a flooded area near Billing Aquadrome, in the aftermath of Storm Bert, near Northampton, UK](https://i.guim.co.uk/img/media/a3149171d8b9846ae429c0b94f535e994473299b/0_0_5324_3194/master/5324.jpg?width=300&quality=85&auto=format&fit=max&s=9eb1bf1cd9ae3d31ad4403a482f86868)
Two Iberian pond turtles at the La Granja de el Saleranimal recovery centre, Valencia, Spain. More than 120 have been rescued following the floods in Valencia after they were carried away from their natural habitat by the current. Nearly a month later, they are still being found buried in mud by residents in towns several kilometres away
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![Two Iberian pond turtles at the La Granja del Saler animal recovery centre, Valencia, Spain. More than 120 have been rescued following the floods in Valencia after they were carried away from their natural habitat by the current. Nearly a month later they are still being found buried in mud by residents in towns several kilometres away](https://i.guim.co.uk/img/media/e317463105b0ef542b2d6119cdb54f2404070792/0_0_2639_1760/master/2639.jpg?width=300&quality=85&auto=format&fit=max&s=4a3126832c16ad23d879f852d0121ae9)
A hummingbird mimics 1970s wallpaper as it feeds on a flower in Tegucigalpa, Honduras
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![A hummingbird feeds on a flower in Tegucigalpa, Honduras](https://i.guim.co.uk/img/media/362e7ec2f05e950f9f137ed68a6f88a5ddda9320/0_0_5472_3459/master/5472.jpg?width=300&quality=85&auto=format&fit=max&s=cfb2263e9f358e76c3dbc5b6e05c56f1)
The first grey seal pup of the season has been born at Orford Ness, Suffolk, UK. The birth at a remote shingle spit that was once a cold war weapons testing site marks the fourth consecutive year of seals breeding there
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![The first grey seal pup of the season has been born at Orford Ness, Suffolk, UK. The birth at a remote shingle spit that was once a Cold War weapons testing site marks the fourth consecutive year of seals breeding there](https://i.guim.co.uk/img/media/7983b04764ba5bebd03ba9e28d043863155d639c/0_0_1600_1067/master/1600.jpg?width=300&quality=85&auto=format&fit=max&s=a944de63564dcc124e19e7c1861634a6)
A white stork with a prosthetic beak extension, created using 3D printing, at Sofia Zoo in Bulgaria. The stork was injured in an accident, and veterinarians created the prosthetic to help it feed normally
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![A white stork with a 3D-printed beak prosthesis is at the Sofia Zoo in Sofia, Bulgaria. The stork is injured in an accident, and veterinarians from NGO ‘‘Green Balkans’’ place the prosthesis so that the stork can eat normally](https://i.guim.co.uk/img/media/79829cf9ba827742cd26d5c25b4ff62a879cb0b4/0_0_5760_3840/master/5760.jpg?width=300&quality=85&auto=format&fit=max&s=7764ea220e614474f71165feab8ed126)
A coati prowls near Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
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![A Nasuella olivacea is seen as Rio de Janeiro, Brazil](https://i.guim.co.uk/img/media/b9ab4209a97d21f64992239933a304ef9bdb974d/0_0_4936_3309/master/4936.jpg?width=300&quality=85&auto=format&fit=max&s=89149e5d1477c959134a85035a7e96f3)
Two bear cubs are released back into the wild in Colorado, US. One cub had been found wandering in Longmont, a town near Boulder, earlier this year, while the other cub was found near Colorado Springs. After spending months in a rehab facility, they are now ready to make their own dens for hibernation
Photograph: Colorado Parks and Wildlife Department
![Two bear cubs are released a back into the wild in Boulder Colorado, US. One cub had been found wandering in Longmont earlier this year and the other cub was from Colorado Springs. They spent months at the Del Norte rehab facility and are now ready to make their own dens for hibernation](https://i.guim.co.uk/img/media/5f848effd24500b1a53f257156afc6988efd37ab/0_0_2500_1875/master/2500.jpg?width=300&quality=85&auto=format&fit=max&s=f3b188a955e51cccfebc210d300d0514)
A brown lemur that was seized in an anti-trafficking operation is registered by a wildlife official in the Thai province of Chonburi. Thailand is sending almost 1,000 highly endangered lemurs and tortoises back to their home in Madagascar, in what both countries called the biggest ever operation against wildlife trafficking
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![A brown lemur that was seized in an anti-trafficking operation being registered by a wildlife official at a facility in the Thai province of Chonburi. Thailand is sending almost 1,000 highly endangered lemurs and tortoises back to their home in Madagascar, in what both countries called the biggest ever operation against wildlife trafficking](https://i.guim.co.uk/img/media/beb2aa6760b698e473c91e9ccfc4c4c185553f52/0_0_3500_2625/master/3500.jpg?width=300&quality=85&auto=format&fit=max&s=4c0f55d788735eefc1411b2406d3dc19)
Ring-tailed lemurs enjoy a meal after being rescued by the anti-trafficking operation
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![Ring-tailed lemurs enjoy a meal after being rescued by the anti-trafficking operation](https://i.guim.co.uk/img/media/0672d3d162adb5b9d71077263b86b629dc8d1641/0_0_3500_2332/master/3500.jpg?width=300&quality=85&auto=format&fit=max&s=27a196118a27dd809e812f4309b46f2b)
A wild giant panda and her cub relax in trees in the Giant Panda National Park, Sichuan, China
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![A wild giant panda and her cub in trees in the Giant Panda National Park in southwest China’s Sichuan Provincecheck.](https://i.guim.co.uk/img/media/1debf4b4afbda1e7dca4f39a9f9af2c26f84862b/0_0_2246_1497/master/2246.jpg?width=300&quality=85&auto=format&fit=max&s=9552d7c1c4f860e889f3d8e8751a2f50)
This honey badger’s face says it all as it weighs up the prospect of continuing its attack on a retaliatory porcupine. Honey badgers are known to have a ferocious reputation and often take on animals many times their own size. This image, taken in Botswana, is one of 25 that are part of the Wildlife Photographer of the Year people’s choice award. Voting closes on 29 January
Photograph: David Northall/Wildlife Photographer of the Year
![Found throughout Botswana, Honey Badgers are known to have a ferocious reputation and often take on and chase animals many times their own size. This honey badger, got an unpleasant surprise when it found and attacked this Porcupine, normally a nocturnal. This image is one of 25 images that are part of the Wildlife Photographer of the Year People’s Choice award. Voting closes on 29 January](https://i.guim.co.uk/img/media/730077e276d6db3d66d63e1fc1b1c9ef9df7de72/0_0_1920_960/master/1920.jpg?width=300&quality=85&auto=format&fit=max&s=625bdba40b6872ea947daf4b86c8e5d3)
Spinner dolphins in the Rea Sea, Egypt. Faced with the danger of extinction due to climate change and human pollution, the sharks and dolphins living near coral reefs in the Red Sea are negatively affected by human pollutants, overfishing, bycatch and global climate change
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![Long-nosed spinner dolphins in the Rea Sea, Egypt. Faced with the danger of extinction due to climate change and human pollution, the white-sided reef sharks and long-nosed spinner dolphins living near coral reefs in the Red Sea in Egypt are negatively affected by human pollutants, overfishing, bycatch and global climate change](https://i.guim.co.uk/img/media/04ddf0e4e3ac991f643324408610265e2eadc580/0_0_6720_4480/master/6720.jpg?width=300&quality=85&auto=format&fit=max&s=cb7186849bc68fbf22acb75a8d4ad170)
A red fox on a snow-covered hill in Van, Turkey, where temperatures will drop to -7C this weekend
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![A red fox are feeds on a carcass of a sheep on a snow covered hill in Catak district of Van, Turkey. Wild animals that have difficulty finding food near settlements](https://i.guim.co.uk/img/media/2b04c58509a6d5e7a2a5a5107ce85c8280ea77ad/0_0_6192_4128/master/6192.jpg?width=300&quality=85&auto=format&fit=max&s=b0334f61382ed77bf2ab5d2d8b05e524)
Flamingos doze at Gediz delta as they spend the winter season on the Mediterranean in İzmir, Turkey
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![Flamingos doze at Gediz Delta as they spend the winter season in the on the Mediterranean-Black Sea migration route and is one of the largest deltas in the Eastern Mediterranean, in Izmir, Turkey](https://i.guim.co.uk/img/media/7452144f9f564fd8d437f3f5f9ed001b7b9bd7cc/0_0_2835_1795/master/2835.jpg?width=300&quality=85&auto=format&fit=max&s=fbc15d16de7d9f3b76d565ffe86ff45a)
A white deer in Richmond Park, London, UK
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![A white deer in Richmond Park Seasonal Weather, Richmond Park, London, UK](https://i.guim.co.uk/img/media/0b3278120ab91da4be5db5601243b05bfc6a74dd/0_0_8640_5760/master/8640.jpg?width=300&quality=85&auto=format&fit=max&s=d526e0465e5ccf8cfb053060211f2102)
A one-horned rhinoceros and its cub graze at Pobitora Wildlife Sanctuary in Assam, India
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![A one-horned rhinoceros and its cub graze at Pobitora Wildlife Sanctuary in Morigaon district of India’s northeastern state of Assam, India](https://i.guim.co.uk/img/media/64da3514e0b0e84aa755507ca8a204e8ecb5369f/0_0_5568_3712/master/5568.jpg?width=300&quality=85&auto=format&fit=max&s=6d7d880b3cb6bd05168e39c941078926)
A short-eared owl flies over grassland near Deal in Kent while hunting. These owls sometimes hunt during the daytime, flying low over moorland, grassland and salt marshes where they feed on field voles and small birds
Photograph: Gareth Fuller/PA
![A wild short-eared owl flies over grassland near Deal in Kent whilst hunting for food in the late afternoon sunshine. Short-eared owls mainly hunt during the daytime, flying low over moorland, grassland and saltmarshes where they feed on field voles and small birds](https://i.guim.co.uk/img/media/23951984ce448070f99bb9d2347401f2416ec2be/0_0_2684_1624/master/2684.jpg?width=300&quality=85&auto=format&fit=max&s=1553a03125f4ae678008d6ba651f1947)
A mother and baby chacma baboon move through a suburban neighbourhood near Simon’s Town, south of Cape Town, South Africa. About 500 of the baboons, among the largest monkey species and weighing up to 40kg, roam the surrounding peninsula. As human development encroaches, the animals are increasingly entering properties to forage in gardens and bins. Some manage to sneak into houses, where they can wreak havoc. Many locals are fond of the creatures, giving them pet names and following their daily adventures on social media. But others are increasingly frustrated
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![A mother and baby chacma baboon moves through a suburban neighbourhood of Da Game Park near Simon’s Town outside of Cape Town, South Africa. About 500 chacma baboons, among the largest monkey species and weighing up to 40kg, roam the peninsula south of Cape Town. As human development encroaches, the animals are increasingly entering properties to forage in gardens and bins. Some manage to sneak into houses, where they can wreak havoc. Many locals are fond of the creatures, giving them pet names and following their daily adventures on social media. But others are increasingly frustrated](https://i.guim.co.uk/img/media/c5373164222bc7d698743a7483bdf4abb024621b/0_0_4000_2666/master/4000.jpg?width=300&quality=85&auto=format&fit=max&s=4ef6fff1ba1f7f0e3d29ac77b3d11f5d)
A Patagonian mara in Dubai, UAE. As its name suggests, this south American rodent (similar to a jackrabbit) is far from its native habitat here. The UAE population is thought to have grown from escaped pets or captive animals
Photograph: Jon Gambrell/AP
![A Patagonia mara is seen at Al Qudra Lakes in Dubai, United Arab Emirates](https://i.guim.co.uk/img/media/59ae49ebacb13001f33893257b085278b93e79ae/0_0_5202_3478/master/5202.jpg?width=300&quality=85&auto=format&fit=max&s=7f1b8b668aacd65e4a961d180fb2d486)
A monkey drinks water from a plastic bottle stolen from a tourist during the annual monkey banquet at Lopburi Zoo, Thailand
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![A monkey drinks water from a plastic bottle stolen from a tourist during the annual Monkey Banquet held inside an enclosure at Lopburi Zoo in Lopburi, Thailand](https://i.guim.co.uk/img/media/68ae1f2c42ff76b94b4001746b1375aff8ca2f41/0_0_5245_3497/master/5245.jpg?width=300&quality=85&auto=format&fit=max&s=1bdb73d1ba3ed42ac6308ac370aa3673)