Swans interact on Melbourne's Albert Park Lake on September 29, 2025. The swans are part of a research study by The University of Melbourne to monitor the birds' movements, behaviour, and health using numbered neck collars. (Photo by William West/AFP Photo)





A deer roars as the annual rutting season begins, during a foggy autumn morning in Richmond Park, London, Britain, on September 30, 2025. (Photo by Toby Melville/Reuters)





An aerial view of a flock of pelicans in Lake Manyas, where water is decreasing due to drought, in Manyas district of Balikesir, Turkiye on September 21, 2025. The decreasing water level in Lake Manyas due to the increasingly severe drought threatens the habitats of migratory birds and causes local people to have difficulty irrigating their agricultural lands. (Photo by Ekrem Sahin/Anadolu via Getty Images)





Aerial view of Fin whale (Balaenoptera physalus) feeding at water surface with Short-beaked common dolphins (Delphinus delphis) swimming alongside, Cornwall, UK, Atlantic Ocean on October 3, 2025. (Photo by Henley Spiers)





Storm Amy was blowing a gale last night but this polecat braved the elements to visit a small pond in Ceredigion, Wales, UK on October 5, 2025. The polecat was heavily persecuted but is now a protected species under the wildlife act of 1981. (Photo by Phil Jones/Alamy Live News)





Among migratory bird species, sanderlings stop to rest in the Kocaçay Delta, Turkey at the beginning of the autumn season, in September 2025. The birds compete with each other to perch on dry tree branches. (Photo by Anadolu via Getty Images)





Muscovy ducklings swim in a pond at Lake Eola Park in Orlando, US on October 2, 2025. (Photo by Ronen Tivony/NurPhoto/Rex Features/Shutterstock)





Squirrel monkeys enjoy leisure at the Leheledu Animal Theme Park on October 5, 2025 in Chongqing, China. (Photo by Wang Chengjie/VCG via Getty Images)





White ibises engage in a brief territorial dispute as they settle at their roosting spots for the evening at sunset in Lake Eola Park, Orlando, Florida on September 24, 2025. (Photo by Ronen Tivony/NurPhoto/Rex Features/Shutterstock)





A woodpecker perches for a drink at a pool in the village of Vledder, the Netherlands in the last decade of September 2025. (Photo by Marielle Tunderman/Solent News & Photo Agency)





African wild dogs imported from South Africa, as part of efforts to reintroduce the endangered mammal, roam at the Conservation Through Commercialization conservation park, a privately managed wildlife facility founded in 2015 combining wildlife breeding and commercial purposes with educational initiatives to fund conservation efforts, in Mpigi district, Uganda on September 19, 2025. (Photo by Abubaker Lubowa/Reuters)





Two black-tailed godwits forage in the Mangalajodi Wetlands of Odisha, eastern India early October 2025. The species of shorebird is listed as near-threatened on the IUCN Red List. (Photo by Kingshuk Parui/Solent News & Photo Agency)





Hungry purple sunbird chicks prepare to take delivery of their next meal in Palta, West Bengal, India in the last decade of September 2025. (Photo by Prasenjit Dutta/Solent News & Photo Agency)





A view of the black-winged stilt, a bird species inhabiting wetlands, during migration to its wintering areas with the arrival of autumn in Bursa, Turkiye on August 22, 2025. Known for its long legs, the species easily moves in shallow waters, gaining a significant advantage while feeding. These elegant birds can be seen around water edges, ponds, and marshes, where their pink legs, red eyes, and graceful posture make them stand out. The migration marks an important seasonal movement in the wetland ecosystem, highlighting the ongoing cycle of bird migration and biodiversity. (Photo by Alper Tuydes/Anadolu via Getty Images)





The small rodent covers its face with its feet while standing on a rose tree. The images show a pair of 12-month-old mice enjoying exploring and improving their climbing skills. The pictures were taken by photographer Alan Benson during a wildlife hides workshop in Wimborne, Dorset, UK in the last decade of September 2025. (Photo by Alan Benson/Solent News & Photo Agency)





A white ibis takes a shower at Lake Eola in Orlando, Florida, US on September 29, 2025. (Photo byRonen Tivony/NurPhoto/Rex Features/Shutterstock)





A brown bear catches a salmon attempting to swim upstream to spawn past Brooks Falls in Katmai National Park, Alaska in the last decade of September 2025. The park’s bears have been fattening up in preparation to hibernate for the winter. (Photo by Christopher Ang/Caters News Agency)





A deer moves through undergrowth as the annual rutting season begins on a foggy autumn morning in Richmond Park, London, Britain, on September 29, 2025. (Photo by Toby Melville/Reuters)