A white Rhino crosses a dirt road as members of the all-female anti-poaching unit (APU) Black Mambas patrol an area of the vast park on August 1, 2025 in Olifants West Nature Reserve, in Limpopo Province, South Africa. Dehorning of Rhinos has cut about 80% of rhino poaching, and the horns are usually cut every 18-24 months. The Black Mambas Anti-Poaching Unit was founded in 2013 by Transfrontier Africa and now consists of 36 members who patrol the park along fences, by foot and vehicle. Their daily work consists of foot patrols, snare sweeps, night vehicle patrols and education in the surrounding communities, which has resulted in greater awareness and significant cuts in poaching. The unarmed women often grew up in nearby communities and are now helping to educate their communities about wildlife. (Photo by Per-Anders Pettersson/Getty Images)





A bear cools down in a pond during the ongoing heatwave at the zoo in Berlin, Germany, on August 14, 2025. (Photo by Liesa Johannssen/Reuters)





Dolphins in the North Sea near Whitley Bay, north Tyneside on Monday, August 11, 2025. Temperatures will soar above 30°C in parts of the UK in the coming days, with another heatwave possible in some areas. (Photo by Owen Humphreys/PA Images via Getty Images)





A baby Lar gibbon, also known as the white-handed gibbon, born 3-weeks-ago at the Spaycific'Zoo, is held by its mother in Spay, near Le Mans, western France on August 15, 2025. Fidji and Pepito, its parents, have been living together since the summer of 2022. This birth is important for the protection of this species, classified as "Endangered" on the IUCN (International Union for Conservation of Nature) Red List, mainly due to deforestation in Southeast Asia. The s*x and name of the baby, will be announced soon. (Photo by Jean-François Monier/AFP Photo)





Two squirrels frollick in St James's Park during a heatwave, in London, Britain, on August 12, 2025. (Photo by Jack Taylor/Reuters)





A crested caracaras battles with a juvenile, right, for a roosting spot at Laguna Seca Ranch in the Rio Grande Valley, Texas in the second decade of August 2025. Classed as a falcon, it scavenges like a vulture rather than hunting. (Photo by Wayne Williams/Solent News & Photo Agency)





An oriental garden lizard rests in a garden in Nagaon district, Assam, India, on August 6, 2025. (Photo by Anuwar Hazarika/NurPhoto/Rex Features/Shutterstock)





Zebras tussle as they graze in the plains of the Maasai Mara game reserve, in Narok county, Kenya on August 7, 2025. (Photo by Thomas Mukoya/Reuters)





Banned African catfish are buried after Assam police seize a vehicle in Nagaon District, Assam, India, on August 7, 2025. The National Green Tribunal (NGT) bans the cultivation of the Thai Magur in the year 2000, as it poses a threat to other fish in an ecosystem. (Photo by Anuwar Hazarika/NurPhoto/Rex Features/Shutterstock)





A dove bathes in a water fountain in the City Center in Frankfurt am Main, Germany, 13 August 2025. (Photo by Ronald Wittek/EPA)





A migratory bird perches on a dead tree in a deforested patch in Mida Creek, near Watamu, on August 4, 2025. Along the shores of Marereni and Mida Creek in Kenya, local communities are bringing once-declining mangrove forests back to life with their own hands, supported by COBEC and the nonprofit Seatrees. Through a biodiversity credit program, global contributions help fund the effort, while on the ground, women's groups and local youth grow, plant, and protect the trees. Together, their work has already restored millions of mangroves, reviving fish stocks and biodiversity, shielding the coastline, and turning care for the environment into a source of pride and income. (Photo by Luis Tato/AFP Photo)





A kit or young beaver swims in a lake at Little Sea in Studland, Dorset in the second decade of August 2025. In March, two pairs of beavers were the first in England to be released in the wild under government licence at Studland. (Photo by Clive Hill/Bournemouth News)





Three zebras in Sabi Sands Game Reserve, South Africa in the second decade of August 2025, maintain a 360-degree watch on their surroundings. (Photo by Mark Strom/Solent News & Photo Agency)





Stunning image capture the moment a tiny harvest mouse uses wheat stems as stilts as he munches on a kernel in UK in August 2025. The minute-mouse, who weighs as much as a 2p coin and is only two-inches-long, uses his prehensile tail to keep himself perfectly level. (Photo by Tony Nellis/South West News Service)





Elephants cross a road at Tsavo-East National Park, Voi town in Taita-Taveta County, Kenya, on August 7, 2025. (Photo by Brian Inganga/AP Photo)





A highland cow cools off in the New Forest, UK in the second decade of August 2025. The cows regulate their body temperature in the summer months by taking to water. (Photo by Will Evans/Bournemouth News)





A mother duck gives her baby a ride across Bushy Park, London on August 13, 2025. (Phoot by Surrey Hills Photography/Bav Media)





Little owl siblings play while their parents are away hunting in the Negev region of Israel in the second decade of August 2025. (Phoot by David Manusevich/Solent News & Photo Agency)