A rescued baby hedgehog affected by the heatwave is being cared for at the Instinct Animal SOS Faune Sauvage wildlife rescue centre in Saint-Cezaire-sur-Siagne, southern France. Since the beginning of the year, the centre has admitted more than 1,200 animals, with most recently suffering from heatwave effects.
Monkey found in laundry bag
A passenger checking a laundry bag left on a bus in London was surprised to find it contained a monkey. The female common marmoset, stressed and dehydrated, was passed to the RSPCA. Nicknamed Oyster after the London transport payment system, she is now healthy and living in a sanctuary with specialist primate facilities.
Bee covered in pollen
A bee gets covered in hibiscus pollen on a warm day in Hungerford, Berkshire, UK.
Gazelle in Turkish national park
A gazelle pauses while galloping through Kızılkuyu national park in Şanlıurfa, Turkey. The species is protected due to extinction risk, with conservation efforts supporting its population.
Wasp feeding on rattlesnake carcass
A yellowjacket wasp grooms itself while feeding on the carcass of a northern Pacific rattlesnake in Oregon, US. The snake was probably struck by a vehicle. Roadside carrion is rapidly recycled by insects and other scavengers.
Mugger crocodile in Sri Lanka
A mugger crocodile – named from the Hindi word for crocodile, magar – walks near a waterhole at Yala national park, Sri Lanka.
Sri Lankan leopard rests
A Sri Lankan leopard rests at Yala national park, Sri Lanka.
Jumping spider in Iraq
A jumping spider in Erbil, Iraq. Known for large eyes and exceptional vision, it catches prey with swift leaps rather than spinning webs. Harmless to humans, it feeds on flies and other small insects.
Great egret startled by deer
Startled by a white-tailed deer, a great egret takes off at Oxbow nature conservancy in Lawrenceburg, Indiana, US.
Rare puffling sighting in Dorset
A rare glimpse of a young puffin emerging from its nest at Dancing Ledge, Dorset, UK. For the first time in 30 years, volunteers monitoring the puffin colony in Purbeck have a confirmed sighting of a puffling. The youngster was peeping out from a deep crevice on the cliff, where the last breeding colony of puffins on mainland England’s south coast is clinging to survival.
European polecat at night
A European polecat makes its way across a river at night in Aberystwyth, UK. The polecat has been heavily persecuted, with the last refuge of pure polecats in mid-Wales. They are now more widespread across the UK and interbreeding with ferrets.
Cranes in Chinese reserve
Red-crowned cranes and white-naped cranes mingle as they roam the grasslands of Zhalong national nature reserve in Qiqihar, China.
Spotted owlets dozing
A pair of spotted owlets doze on their perch in a forest in Kathmandu, Nepal.
Hoverfly collects pollen
A common lagoon fly, a species of hoverfly, collects pollen from a flower in Stowe, Vermont, US. It can remain nearly motionless in flight.
Rattlesnake defensive posture
A northern Pacific rattlesnake curls into a defensive posture after being discovered near a home in Oregon, US. It was relocated to a remote area.
Dolphins in Pacific
Dolphins swim in the Pacific at Long Beach, California, US.
Geese near White House
A flock of Canada geese stand guard as a presidential support helicopter lands near the White House in Washington, US.
Whales in Argentina
Two whales swim near the shoreline in the San Jorge gulf, southern Argentina. The gulf’s nutrient-rich waters have attracted southern right whales, sei whales and blue whales. Researchers describe their return as a significant sign of ecological recovery after decades of commercial whaling.
Monarch butterfly in Toronto
A monarch butterfly flits between flowers in Toronto, Canada.
