Week in wildlife: a fish dinner and Galápagos wonders

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  • And relax … a sea lion joins in on a beach siesta on San Cristóbal island, Galápagos, Ecuador

    A sea lion joins in on a siesta on a beach in San Cristobal island.
  • One of five a day … a giant tortoise snacks at Galápagos national park

    Giant tortoise  snacking
  • Sooty terns fill the skies as they return to Johnston Island, a tiny outcropping in the Pacific west of Hawaii. The atoll is a wildlife refuge and an important breeding ground for many birds, but it was used extensively by the US air force in the 20th century – as an airbase and a test site for nuclear and biological weapons, and storage for chemical weapons

    Sooty terns fill the skies
  • A one-horned rhino and calf in Chitwan national park, Nepal

    A one-horned rhino and calf
  • A school of fish in Kicker Rock Islet near San Cristóbal island, Galápagos, Ecuador

    A school of fish
  • Ready for takeoff … an osprey makes a nest near the vehicle assembly building at the Kennedy Space Center in Cape Canaveral, Florida, US

    An osprey in a a nest with a Nasa sign in the background
  • A sea urchin collects food at Asi bay on the Turkish coast, near Rhodes

    A sea urchin
  • Two great hammerhead sharks swim in Kicker Rock Islet near San Cristóbal island, Galápagos, Ecuador

    Two great hammerhead sharks swimming with other fish
  • Fluff at first sight … great egret chicks snuggle up in their nest at Wakodahatchee wetlands in Delray Beach, Florida, US

    Great egret chicks
  • A starfish clings to a rock on San Cristóbal island, Galápagos, Ecuador

    A starfish clinging to a rock
  • A rescued macaw is released back into the wild after rehabilitation at an ecological reserve in Brasilia, Brazil, while its fellows wait their turn

    A macaw raises its wings
  • Black-bellied whistling ducks – also known as Mexican squealers – strike a pose at Green Cay wetlands in Delray Beach, Florida, US

    Black-bellied whistling ducks perching on branches of a tree
  • A school of atherina cut out daylight underwater at Asi bay, Turkey. Fossil-hunters have found evidence that there were atherina swimming in our oceans more than 11m years ago

    A school of atherina block out the daylight in a photo taken from underwater
  • An ancient parasitic wasp preserved in amber, found in Myanmar. Its back end resembles a Venus flytrap plant

    An ancient parasitic wasp preserved in amber
  • A thornback ray glides in Los Túneles, Galápagos, Ecuador

    A thornback ray
  • Migrating frogs anticipate the breeding season as they make their way to a reservoir in eastern Slovakia

    Frogs mating
  • A dead humpback whale washed up at Følle Strand, Denmark

    A dead humpback whale washed up
  • A shy brown booby chick peeks out from between its parent’s legs on Sand Island, in the Johnston atoll national wildlife refuge

    A brown booby chick peeks out from under its parent’s legs
  • A sally lightfoot crab on the rocks at Galápagos national park, Ecuador

    A sally lightfoot crab
  • A whitetip reef shark near Santa Cruz island, Galápagos

    A whitetip reef shark
  • Bottoms up … a red-crested pochard dives in Mogan Lake, Turkey.

    A red-crested pochard with its head underwater
  • A curious Galápagos lava lizard

    A Galápagos lava lizard.
  • Fish dinner … an osprey takes its catch home at the Sebastian inlet state park in Melbourne Beach, Florida, US

    An osprey in flight with a fish in its claws
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