Week in wildlife: a bumpy snailfish, a slow loris and a whistle pig

Brodi, the slow loris, who had to have an amputation after he was electrocuted on an uninsulated power line but is recovering well at International Animal Rescue in Indonesia. Unfortunately, uninsulated power lines are a new threat to the lives of slow loris

A dolphin breaches the sea off the Devon coast, UK

A badly wounded jaguar rests after being rescued from the Negro River near Manaus, Brazil. The feline was found swimming, disoriented and weak, by a task force of the Environmental Police Battalion. Examinations revealed the animal had oedema in its eyes and ears and had been shot with a hunting rifle, with more than 30 pellets hitting its face and skull, causing it to lose several teeth

A butterfly known as the blue-topped satyr. It was found in a Brazilian eucalyptus plantation, where scientists observed butterflies were less colourful than in native forests. The insects’ brilliant hues evolved in lush ecosystems to help them survive; now they are becoming more muted to adapt to degraded landscapes

Fluffy muscovy ducklings swim together in a pond at Lake Eola Park in Orlando, Florida, US

This tiny poison dart frog is a new discovery: it has been given the name Ranitomeya hwata by researchers who identified it as a distinct species in the Amazon region of western Brazil. Just 15mm long, the frogs live exclusively on a single type of plant: “The most noteworthy thing about this species is how much it really loves living in Guadua bamboo,” said one of the scientists involved

A veiled chameleon crawls on leaves in Sanaa, Yemen. The reptile, which gets its name from the casque on its head, is native to the Arabian Peninsula in Yemen and Saudi Arabia

One of 19 pine martens that have been released in Exmoor national park, UK, in secret locations. The slinky mustelid has not lived in the area for more than a century – at least, not officially, though there have been sightings. This release, seven years in the planning, follows a successful release of 15 pine martens on Dartmoor last year

An American bison at Yellowstone national park, Wyoming, US

A hoary marmot – sometimes called a whistle pig, on account of its high-pitched alarm call – pokes its head out in Mount Rainier national park, Washington, US

A stag bellows beside does in Richmond Park, London, UK. During deer rutting season, the males use their roar and antlers to scare rivals away from the females

Rescued cheetah cubs in cages in Berbera, Somaliland. The government has rescued 11 young cheetahs from wildlife traffickers in what conservationists are calling “one of the largest confiscations of the species to date”. The badly malnourished cubs were found stuffed inside bags being transported in a small dhow off the Berbera coast, and were later transferred to a rescue facility run by the Cheetah Conservation Fund

Hitting the mall … a bull elk joins other elk in wandering through the parking lot of a shopping centre in Estes Park, near the Rocky Mountain national park, Colorado, US

A stunning red goshawk in flight at Newhaven wildlife sanctuary, NT, Australia. The mysterious bird, which exists nowhere else on Earth, is disappearing from Australia’s landscape as a result of climate change and habitat loss

Making a splash … a male Sumatran elephant runs near palm oil plantations in Peunaron, east Aceh, Indonesia

A mute swan floats in the wetlands of Helix park, Falkirk, Scotland, surrounded by green algae

A red squirrel roams in Sarikamis, Kars, Turkey. As temperatures have risen above seasonal norms, wild animals have left their burrows and spent more time searching for food

A one-horned rhinoceros grazes at Kaziranga national park, Assam, India

Say hello to the bumpy snailfish – a newly discovered species of deep-sea creature, photographed by a remotely operated vehicle more than 3km underwater off the coast of California. With its big blue eyes and winning smile, the little snailfish was an instant online hit. Asked to comment, the lead researcher told the New York Times that the newcomer was “pretty adorable”