Week in wildlife in pictures: jaguar cuddles, a supermarket cockatoo and a seal in Canary Wharf

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  • An endangered lemur has been born at Cotswold Wildlife Park, Burford, UK. The baby greater bamboo lemur, as yet unnamed and unsexed, was born to dad Raphael and mum Bijou. Births of the greater bamboo lemur in captivity are extremely rare, and the park is the only zoological collection in the UK and one of two worldwide to have bred the species this year

    An endangered lemur Cotswold Wildlife Park, UK, has successfully bred. The as-yet-unsexed and unnamed youngster was born to breeding male Raphael and female Bijou at Cotswold Wildlife Park. Births of the greater bamboo lemur in captivity are extremely rare, and the park is the only zoological collection in the UK and one of two worldwide to have bred the species this year
  • Freedom at last for Mickey, a sulphur-crested cockatoo who had been “living on brioche” inside a Sydney supermarket for four weeks. Mickey had been repeatedly spooked by the shop’s crowded exit doors, but was finally lured down to a trap, in time-honoured cartoon fashion, with the help of an attractive lady cockatoo brought in for the purpose …

    A sulphur-crested cockatoo called Mickey has been “living on brioche” inside a Sydney supermarket for four weeks has now been captured by wildlife services. The cockatoo had been stuck inside the Australian supermarket and had evaded more than 20 attempts at capture
  • … Feathered Friends bird rescue director Ravi Wasan outside the supermarket with Mickey and Old Lady Doris, the honeytrap cockatoo. Wasan noted that Doris “did most of the work” when it came to capturing the fugitive. Mickey has since been released back into the wild: “He was so happy, he was squawking,” Wasan said

    Feathered Friends bird rescue director Ravi Wasan with Mickey the cockatoo and Old Doris, a bird brought in to comfort him during his rescue. Wasan added that Doris “did most of the work” when it came to getting Mickey. The cockatoo has since been released back into the wild
  • A honey bee gathers pollen and nectar on an orange Mexican sunflower in Placentia, California, US

    A honey bee gathers pollen and nectar on an orange Mexican sunflower. On a cloudy morning, in Placentia, California, a home garden bustled with new blooms, bees, birds, and the first signs of autumn
  • A seal relaxes on the Thames foreshore in central London, opposite Canary Wharf. Seals and porpoises regularly visit the Thames but are rarely spotted sitting on the sandbanks at low tide

    A seal seen sitting on a beach on the bank of the River Thames in central London, opposite Canary Wharf. Seals and porpoises regularly visit the Thames but are rarely spotted sitting on the sandbanks at low tide
  • A 60lb (27kg) loggerhead turtle is released into the Pacific off the shore of Long Beach, California, US. The turtle was rescued in June and has spent the summer being cared for in an aquarium

    A 60-pound loggerhead turtle, rescued in June, bobs in and out of the water after being released by Aquarium of the Pacific staff from a boat about 12 miles off shore from Long Beach, California, US
  • A whale jumps out of the water as a container ship sails behind off Sydney’s Bondi Beach, Australia

    A whale jumps out of the water as a container ship sails behind off Sydney’s Bondi Beach, Australia
  • A giant bull moose in Anchorage, Alaska, US. Anchorage is the most populous city in the state, but it supports a surprising amount of widlife – such as this moose, which was seen near the centre of town

    A giant bull moose is pictured in Alaska, United States. A bull moose with its impressive antlers was spotted near the center of Anchorage, a moment that once again highlighted the city’s unique wildlife richness. The moose slowly made its way down the road covered in fall foliage, creating an unforgettable moment for residents. Anchorage’s nature is one of the rare places where wild animals and city life exist side by side
  • A convolvulus hawk-moth larva feeds in a cotton field on the slopes of Mount Karaca in Diyarbakır, Turkey

    A convolvulus hawk-moth feeds in a cotton field on the slopes of Karaca Dag in Diyarbakir, Turkey
  • A female jaguar named Patricia with her cub, Makala, take a dip at Encontro das Águas State Park, Mato Grosso, Brazil. The tropical wetland there, called the pantanal, is home to one of the world’s largest jaguar populations, although it is threatened by wildfires

    A female jaguar named Patricia with her cub Makala are seen at Encontro das Aguas State Park, in the Pantanal, the largest wetland in the world, in Pocone, Mato Grosso, Brazil. The caiman-eating jaguars survive fires in Brazil’s Pantanal wetlands
  • Deer lock antlers during rutting season in Bushy Park, London, UK

    Deer rut in the early morning fog in Bushy Park, south west London, UK
  • A squirrel in Kyiv, Ukraine

    A squirrel is on the tree trunk in Saint Volodymyr Hill in autumn, Kyiv, Ukraine
  • A pair of chestnut-fronted macaws keep an eye on the goings-on at the Cop16 summit in Cali, Colombia

    Chestnut-fronted macaw are pictured previous to the COP16 Summit in Cali, Valle del Cauca Department, Colombia
  • Dragonflies rest on a twig at Gardens by the Bay in Singapore

    Dragon flies rest on a twig in a lake at Gardens by the Bay in Singapore
  • A cormorant at sunrise in Northeast Harbor, Maine, US

    A cormorant gets a running start to take off from the calm waters of Northeast Harbor, Maine, US, at sunrise
  • A herd of wild elk paddle in Yancheng Tiaozini Wetland Park, on China’s east coast

    Wild elk run and forage in Dongtaitiaozini Wetland in Yancheng City, Jiangsu Province, China
  • A seagull flies in front of a rainbow over Niagara Falls, Ontario, Canada

    A seagull flies in front of a rainbow over Niagara Falls in Ontario, Canada
  • Hello, world! A Siamese crocodile hatchling pokes its head out of its shell at Phnom Tamao, Cambodia. This little one could eventually grow to be four metres long

    Siamese crocodile hatchling pokes its head out of its shell at Phnom Tamao in Cambodia’s Takeo Province
  • A pelican at St James’s Park, London, UK – one of 40 that live there

    A pelican at St James’s Park in London, UK. The pelicans of St. James’s Park date back hundreds of years and are a popular sight with visitors. First introduced to the park in 1664 as a gift from the Russian Ambassador, some forty pelicans have since made the park their home
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