A Devon wildlife charity is celebrating the birth of four critically endangered red-ruffed lemurs, a rare event occurring in fewer than 6% of births worldwide. The Shaldon Wildlife Trust welcomed the quadruplets, marking a significant milestone for a European breeding programme.
Wildlife Highlights from Around the World
This week's collection of wildlife photographs captures moments of beauty, rarity, and everyday life across the globe. From a lazy sea lion in Seattle to baby ospreys in the Scottish Highlands, each image tells a unique story.
Sea Lion Relaxes on Dock in Seattle
A male sea lion was spotted lounging on a dock at Shilshope Bay Marina in Seattle, Washington. These animals typically gather to feast on abundant fish during their migration to breeding grounds in California and Mexico.
Baby Ospreys Hatch in Scottish Highlands
A livestream from Loch Arkaig pine forest captured the arrival of a second chick to resident ospreys Louis and Dorcha. Louis has become a webcam favourite, returning annually to breed in the ancient Caledonian pine forest.
Rare Lemur Quadruplets Born in Devon
The Shaldon Wildlife Trust in Devon welcomed four critically endangered red-ruffed lemurs. While twins are common, quadruplets are an incredible rarity, representing a major boost for conservation efforts.
Other Notable Images
- Purple haze: A roe deer stands in a meadow of flowering consolida near Gyöngyöspata, northern Hungary.
- Monkey business: A wild rhesus macaque mother cradles her infant in Hunan province, China.
- All a flutter: A silver-washed fritillary butterfly lands on blooming lacy phacelia in Hungary.
- Make it snappy: Sacred crocodiles in Bazoulé, Burkina Faso, protected by local legend.
- A frog's life: A frog in Yayla Lake, Turkey, a biodiversity sanctuary at 1,150 metres altitude.
- Gone fishing: Gulls hunt pearl mullet during migration in Van, Turkey.
- Family travel: Elephants cross a road at Kruger National Park, home to 248 mammal species.
- Flower power: A bumblebee flies near poppy flowers in Frankfurt, Germany.
- Just hanging about: A baya weaver constructs a hanging nest from grass in Kathmandu, Nepal.
- In the mane: Wild horses in Dülmen, Germany, are rounded up annually to manage the herd.
- A Shropshire lad: Wren chicks scramble for food in a nest basket in Shropshire, England.
- A bug's life: A stinkbug climbs a leaf in Sangju, South Korea.
- Acting squirrely: An Anatolian ground squirrel forages in Niğde, Turkey.
- In full bloom: Swamp deer move through water hyacinths at Kaziranga National Park, India.
- Clowning around: A clownfish swims among anemones in the Red Sea, Egypt.
- In the pink: Flamingos in the Vjosë-Nartë protected area, Albania.
These images remind us of the diverse and fragile beauty of wildlife across continents, from the Americas to Asia, Europe to Africa.
