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The week in wildlife – in pictures

September 10, 2021
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  • Franz Josef Land, Russia

    A polar bear is seen on ice floes in the British Channel of the archipelago

    Photograph: Ekaterina Anisimova/AFP/Getty Images

    Franz Josef Land, Russia A polar bear is seen on ice floes in the British Channel of the archipelago

  • Dunsden, UK

    Bee collects pollen from flowers in Oxfordshire, UK

    Photograph: Geoffrey Swaine/Rex/Shutterstock

    Dunsden, UK. Bee collects pollen from flowers in Oxfordshire, UK

  • Naliboksky, Belarus

    Deer are seen at the 86,892-hectare nature reserve

    Photograph: Mikhail Vasilyev/TASS

    Naliboksky, Belarus. Deer are seen at the 86,892-hectare nature reserve

  • Aba, China

    Giant pandas relax at the Shenshuping base at China Conservation and Research Centre for Giant Panda in the Wolong national nature reserve in Tibetan and Qiang autonomous prefecture

    Photograph: China News Service/Getty Images

    Aba, China. Giant pandas relax at the Shenshuping base at China Conservation and Research Centre for Giant Panda in the Wolong national nature reserve in Tibetan and Qiang autonomous prefecture

  • Liverpool, UK

    A lady feeds a wild robin from her had at Sefton Park

    Photograph: Peter Byrne/PA

    Liverpool, UK. A lady feeds a wild robin from her had at Sefton Park

  • Melbourne, Australia

    A screengrab from the National Film and Sound Archive of Australia shows a colourised picture of the last-known surviving Tasmanian tiger from footage taken in 1933. The footage has been brought to life by colourisation in a collaboration between a French firm and the National Film and Sound Archive of Australia

    Photograph: The National Film and Sound Arch/AFP/Getty Images

    Melbourne, Australia. A screengrab from the National Film and Sound Archive of Australia shows a colourised picture of the last-known surviving Tasmanian tiger from footage taken in 1933

  • Johannesburg, South Africa

    Volunteer Anre Bouguenon cares for parrots at the Brainy Birds Parrot rescue and rehabilitation centre. The non-profit animal welfare organisation provides a safe, loving environment for the recovery, conservation and life-long care of more than 300 companion parrots. Parrots who arrive at the centre are often neglected by their owner or abused and need serious rehabilitation to get them closer to a natural state

    Photograph: Kim Ludbrook/EPA

    Johannesburg, South Africa. Volunteer Anre Bouguenon cares for some of the 300 parrots at the Brainy Birds Parrot rescue and rehabilitation centre.

  • Marshall Islands

    A fish swims above a reef at Rongelap atoll. Researchers have completed a comprehensive online map of the world’s coral reefs by using more than 2m satellite images from across the globe. The Allen Coral Atlas was named after the late Microsoft co-founder Paul Allen and will act as a reference for reef conservation, marine planning and coral science as researchers try to save these fragile ecosystems, which are being lost to climate change

    Photograph: Greg Asner/AP

    Marshal Islands. A fish swims above a reef at Rongelap atoll. Researchers have completed a comprehensive online map of the world's coral reefs by using more than 2m satellite images from across the globe. The Allen Coral Atlas was named after the late Microsoft co-founder Paul Allen and will act as a reference for reef conservation, marine planning and coral science as researchers try to save these fragile ecosystems that are being lost to climate change

  • Valencia, Venezuela

    A black-chinned male hummingbird (Archilochus alexandri) hovers in the sky while feeding on the nectar of flowers in Carabobo state

    Photograph: Juan Carlos Hernandez/ZUMA Press Wire/Rex/Shutterstock

    Valencia, Venezuela. A black-chinned male hummingbird (Archilochus alexandri) hovers in the sky while feeding on the nectar of flowers, in Carabobo state

  • Huai’an, China

    The spider web on plants is covered with crystals

    Photograph: Sipa Asia/Rex/Shutterstock

    Huai'an, China. The spider web on plants is covered with crystals

  • Tongass National Forest, US

    Close-up shots of the mouths of humpback whales (Megaptera novaeangliae) feeding near the village of Angoon in Alaska

    Photograph: Paul Souders/Getty Images

    Tongass national forest, US. Close-up shots of the mouths of humpback whales (Megaptera novaeangliae) feeding near village of Angoon in Alaska

  • Bali, Indonesia

    Monkeys eats bananas at Sangeh Monkey Forest, which has about 600 long-tailed macaque (Macaca fascicularis)

    Photograph: Dicky Bisinglasi/ZUMA Press Wire/Rex/Shutterstock

    Bali, Indonesia. Monkeys eats bananas at Sangeh Monkey Forest, which has about 600 long-tailed macaque (Macaca fascicularis)

  • Deepor Beel, India

    A wild elephant from the nearby Rani Forest reserve eats water hyacinths in the wetlands on the outskirts of Guwahati

    Photograph: Anuwar Hazarika/NurPhoto/Rex/Shutterstock

    Deepor Beel, India. A wild elephant from the nearby Rani Forest reserve eats water hyacinths in the wetlands on the outskirts of Guwahati

  • Osmaniye, Turkey

    Plants begin to grow again after forest fire

    Photograph: Anadolu Agency/Getty Images

    Osmaniye, Turkey. Plants begin to grow again after forest fire

  • Karpas, Cyprus

    A donkey approaches a passenger in a vehicle along a road in the northern part of the peninsula

    Photograph: Amir Makar/AFP/Getty Images

    Karpas, Cyprus. A donkey approaches a passenger in a vehicle along a road in the northern part of the peninsula

  • Henley-on-Thames, UK

    Flea beetles eat their way through leaves near the riverbank in Oxfordshire

    Photograph: Geoffrey Swaine/Rex/Shutterstock

    Henley-on-Thames, UK. Flea beetles eat their way through the leaves by the riverbank in Oxfordshire

  • Sitka, US

    Pink and chum salmon fill the Sheldon Jackson Hatchery fish ladder at the Sitka Sound Science Center in Alaska. As many as 80,000 chum and 200,000 pinks may return to the hatchery this fall

    Photograph: Reber Stein/AP

    Sitka, US. Pink and chum salmon fill the Sheldon Jackson Hatchery fish ladder at the Sitka Sound Science Center in Alaska. As many as 80,000 chum and 200,000 pinks may return to the hatchery this fall

  • Horsey Gap, UK

    A common seal pup on the beach in Norfolk, as hundreds of pregnant grey seals come ashore ready for the start of the pupping season

    Photograph: Joe Giddens/PA

    Horsey Gap, UK. A common seal pup on the beach in Norfolk, as hundreds of pregnant grey seals come ashore ready for the start of the pupping season

  • Tecuamburro, Guatemala

    A coffee plant flower (Coffea) blooms in the middle of coffee crops on the slopes of the volcano. Coffea are the flowers that appear on the coffee plantation plant and are odorous, white or pinkish. The appearance of the flower indicates that the plant is in a reproductive process for the formation of the fruits. The intervention of insects is necessary to their pollination

    Photograph: Daniel Hernandez-Salazar/Eyepix Group/Rex/Shutterstock

    Tecuamburro, Guatemala. A coffee plant flower (Coffea) blooms in the middle of coffee crops on the slopes of the volcano. Coffea are the flowers that appear on the coffee plantation plant and are odorous, white or pinkish, the appearance of the flower indicates that the plant is in a reproductive process for the formation of the fruits, the intervention of insects is necessary to their pollination

  • Balule, South Africa

    A lion at a nature reserve in northern Limpopo. Lions are classed as a vulnerable species and with an ever-shrinking habitat. The lion population at the Balule nature reserve, where an annual census is under way, is flourishing

    Photograph: Luca Sola/AFP/Getty Images

    Balule, South Africa. A lion is seen at a nature reserve in northern Limpopo. Lions are classed as a vulnerable species and with an ever-shrinking habitat. The lion population at the Balule nature reserve is flourishing where an annual census is underway

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