A bee-eater (Merops Apiaster), perched on a tree branch, is eating a grasshopper in Eregli district of Konya, Turkiye on June 28, 2025. These birds are living near wetlands to find food more easily; their primary food source is insects, especially bees. (Photo by Yavuz Gorur/Anadolu via Getty Images)





An adult fox sunbathes in the early morning sunshine in a Worcestershire garden, UK on July 4, 2025. (Photo by Lee Hudson/Alamy Live News)





An elephant cools off in a pond at Pairi Daiza zoo in Brugelette on July 2, 2025, as a heatwave hits Europe. Withering conditions that have baked southern Europe for days crept northward, shutting some schools and daycare centres in France and the Netherlands, and sparking health warnings. (Photo by Nicolas Tucat/AFP Photo)





A leopard cub and its mother seek shade at Mala Mala private game reserve in South Africa early July 2025. (Photo by Ann & Steve Toon/Solent News & Photo Agency)





Standalone picture dated July 1, 2025 shows a Chinese water deer peeping out from the barley in Grimston, Norfolk, UK. Chinese water deer were first kept at London Zoo in 1873 but escaped from Whipsnade Zoo in 1929. Numbers have increased over the years due to escapes and releases and the British population now accounts for 10 per cent of the world's total. They are mainly found in Bedfordshire, Cambridgeshire and Norfolk. (Photo by Julie Smart/Bav Media)





A swallow swoops on a fly in Fowlmere, Cambridgeshire, UK in the first decade of July 2025. Swallows beat their wings up to nine times a second, and flies make up about 70 per cent of their diet. (Photo by Martin Abbess/Animal News Agency)





Stags cool off in Richmond Park, southwest London on July 1, 2025. (Photo by Alex Lentati/London News Pictures)





Undated handout photo issued by The National Trust of a female beaver and kit on the National Trust Holnicote Estate, in Exmoor, Somerset. It is part of the National Trust's “riverlands” project, which started on the estate in 2020, releasing beavers into two enclosures and working to restore the River Aller to a “stage zero” state with multiple channels, pools and shallow riffles as it would have had before human interference. Conservationists have said restoring rivers to a natural state and introducing beavers can help make landscapes resilient to the increasing risk of drought. Issue date: Saturday, July 5, 2025. (Photo by Barry Edwards/The National Trust/PA Wire)





A Burrowing Owl perches alertly near the sands of Ipanema Beach in Rio de Janeiro on July 3, 2025, an uncommon but not unheard-of sight along the city's coast. Known for their bright yellow eyes, long legs, and ground-dwelling habits, these small owls typically nest in burrows, often dug by other animals and are more commonly found in open fields or grasslands. Their presence on a bustling urban beach highlights the surprising adaptability of wildlife even in human-dominated environments. (Photo by Bob Karp/ZUMA Press Wire/Rex Features/Shutterstock)





Wild yılkı horses graze around the grass-covered crater of Mount Karadağ, southern Turkey on June 19, 2025. (Photo by Serhat Cetinkaya/Anadolu via Getty Images)





Eurasian hoopoe, one of the bird species migrating to Turkiye in the spring months, is seen flapping its wings in Bursa, Turkiye on May 26, 2025. Hoopoes, which can be observed throughout the summer in forest clearings and rural areas, are easily recognized by their black-and-white wings and orange-brown body. (Photo by Alper Tuydes/Anadolu via Getty Images)





Two hippos spar at the water’s edge in Chobe national park in Botswana in the first decade of July 2025. After attempting to grab one another with their teeth, one of the animals retreated into the river. (Photo by Annette Marino/Solent News & Photo Agency)





A Puffin (Fratercula arctica) flies over another, Farne Islands, Northumberland, UK on June 24, 2025. (Photo by Jane Hobson/Rex Features/Shutterstock)





A puffin on the Farne Islands off Northumberland, UK on June 30, 2025. (Photo by John Fatkin/Cover Images)





Birds are seen perching on the antlers of a deer in Bushy Park, London, United Kingdom, on June 13, 2025. The rare and peaceful interaction between species highlights the harmony of wildlife in the early morning light. (Photo by Rasid Necati Aslim/Anadolu via Getty Images)





A rarely captured image of cheetah siblings mounting each other to determine their rank within the group. Cheetahs, unlike other big cats, remain highly social throughout their lives. The photographer Charlotte Keast followed the animals for five hours in Kenya’s Amboseli national park in July 2025. (Photo by Charlotte Keast/Two Point O Media/Cover Images)





Egrets rest in Dianchi Haihong wetland park in Kunming, capital of southwest China's Yunnan Province, July 7, 2025. The abundant fish and shrimp in Dianchi Haihong wetland park attract a large number of egrets, herons and other birds during summer. (Photo by Xinhua News Agency/Rex Features/Shutterstock)





Two Sri Lankan leopards (Panthera pardus kotiya) play together in Yala National Park, the most visited and second-largest national park in Sri Lanka, on July 3, 2025. It is located about 274 kilometers (170 miles) from Colombo. (Photo by Krishan Kariyawasam/NurPhoto/Rex Features/Shutterstock)





Hippo Moo Deng, which turned one year old, yawns at the Khao Kheow Open Zoo in Chonburi province, Thailand, Thursday, July 10, 2025. (Phopto by Sakchai Lalit/AP Photo)





A blue-tailed bee-eater chases down its prey along the banks of the Kaveri River on the outskirts of the city of Mysore, India in the last decade of June 2025. (Photo by Nitin Jain/Solent News)