An Orinoco crocodile is seen at the Masaguaral Ranch, a captive breeding center near Tamarindito, Guarico State, Venezuela, on April 22, 2025”. (Photo by Gby Oraa/Reuters)





The eye of an Orinoco crocodile hatchling raised in captivity is seen prior to its release into the wild at the Capanaparo River, at the Leslie Pantin Zoo in Turmero, Aragua State, Venezuela, on April 21, 2025”. (Photo by Gby Oraa/Reuters)





A group of Orinoco crocodile hatchlings are released into the wild at the Capanaparo River, in a remote corner of Venezuela on April 24, 2025. For decades, the Crocodile Specialist Group have been raising younglings of the critically endangered species in captivity in a race against time to avoid its extinction, as fewer than 100 Orinoco crocodiles remain in the wild. Decades of poaching for leather has pushed the species to the brink, and now struggling Venezuelans who hunt the animals for meat and take their eggs for food threaten to deal the final blow. (Photo by Gaby Oráa/Reuters)





Video footage shows a baby howler monkey clinging onto a young adult male capuchin monkey on Jicarón Island, Panama on March 20, 2023. Scientists have spotted surprising evidence of what they describe as monkey kidnappings while reviewing video footage from the small island. Capuchin monkeys were seen carrying at least 11 howler babies between 2022 and 2023 – but no one is sure why they do it. (Photo by Brendan Barrett/AP Photo)





Geese stained blue swim in the Tulipas stream after a truck accidentally spilled chemical dye into the water in Jundiai, Brazil, Friday, May 16, 2025. (Photo by Andre Penner/AP Photo)





A matured Loggerhead sea turtle released by staff from Local conservation makes its way back into the ocean, in Watamu on May 23, 2025. Local Ocean Conservation protects 50-100 turtle nests along the beaches in Watamu each year and works closely with fishermen to rescue turtles accidentally caught in fishing gear. Since 1998, over 24,000 turtles have been rescued, assessed, tagged, and released back into the ocean. At the turtle rehabilitation centre, sick and injured turtles often suffering from wounds, exhaustion, or diseases like Fibropapillomatosis, receive care before being returned to the wild, the centre not only help turtles but is also open to visitors and schools, as well as researchers and volunteers. (Photo by Fredrik Lerneryd/AFP Photo)





A dolphin was spotted in New Quay Bay on the west coast of Wales, UK feeding on a salmon on Saturday afternoon, May 24, 2025. Marine zoologist Sarah Michelle Wyer took the photo while working as a wildlife guide for Dolphin Spotting Boat Trips. (Photo by Sarah Michelle Wyer/Picture Exclusive)





A wildlife photographer has captured a dramatic picture – of a bird pooping on another. Tuan Vo captured the action this month, in May 2025 as a pelican let its feeling known about being pursued by a peregrine falcon. Shooting at Torrey Pines State Beach, La Jolla in California, Tuan says: “During the breeding season, the peregrine falcons are so protective of their young ones. Any bird flying close to the nest will be looking for trouble from the female peregrine falcon. In this photo, the pelican was being chased by the female peregrine falcon. As it was so scared, it pooped while getting away”. (Photo by Tuan Vo/South West News Service)





The young female Malay bear cub and her mother Tally are seen in their enclosure at the Saint-Martin la plaine zoological park, on May 27, 2025 . After being kept indoors since her birth on February 3, the young cub is beginning to discover her surroundings outside. This is the first birth of this type of bear in France for 25 years. (Photo by Jeff Pachoud/AFP Photo)





A fox cub plays in a garden in Clapham, London in the second decade of May 2025, closely watched by a parent. As they play, the cubs are also learning how to chase and pounce. (Photo by Anna Watson/Alamy Live News)





A peacock displays its feathers at a park in Singapore on May 15, 2025. (Photo by Roslan Rahman/AFP Photo)





Asia Minor ground squirrels, also known as “Anatolian souslik” are seen feeding in meadow areas in Karaman, Turkiye on May 15, 2025. The ground squirrels, which are among the most common rodent species in the Anatolian steppes, prefer pastures as their habitat because they cannot nest in plowed soil and cannot survive in wooded areas. (Photo by Omer Tarsuslu/Anadolu via Getty Images)





Cheetah cubs Kendi and Tafari celebrate their first birthday at the Yorkshire Wildlife Park near Doncaster, UK on May 23, 2025. They enjoyed chicken for dinner to mark the big day. (Photo by James Glossop/ The Times & Sunday Times)





A juvenile “fluff ball” dunnock in the New Forest, UK on May 28, 2025. Quiet and shy, adult dunnocks are often seen on their own, creeping along the edge of a flower bed or near a bush, moving in a nervous, shuffling way, flicking their wings. (Photo by Gary OwenGary Owen/Bournemouth News)





A black-naped monarch feeds its young in Nadia, easternmost India in the second decade of May 2025. (Photo by Kingshuk Parui/Solent News & Photo Agency)





Cape fox cubs play fight in the last decade of May 2025 in the Kalahari Desert, South Africa, their silver and yellow fur camouflaging them in the desert. (Photo by John Mullineux/Solent News & Photo Agency)





An aerial view of Akgol Reeds, one of Turkiye's most important wetlands, is home to Anatolia's 'crane in blush' flamingos, rice paddy and different bird species in Eregli district of Konya, Turkiye on May 25, 2025. Akgol Reeds, known as Konya's bird paradise, is among the places frequented by photography enthusiasts and nature lovers. (Photo by Engin Ayyildiz/Anadolu via Getty Images)





A colony of sand martins are seen at Yumurtalik Lagoon, one of Turkey's most important wetlands, in Adana, Turkiye on April 17, 2025. The region is not only a transit point for migratory birds; it also stands out as an important feeding and sheltering area. (Photo by Alper Tuydes/Anadolu via Getty Images)





An osprey carries a large fish back to its nest, where three hungry chicks eagerly await, at Fort De Soto Park in Tierra Verde, Florida, on May 21, 2025. Known for their exceptional hunting skills, ospreys can dive with precision to snatch fish from the water using their powerful talons and reversible outer toes. (Photo by Ronen Tivony/ZUMA Press Wire/Rex Features/Shutterstock)





Seagulls, the winged residents of Lisbon, are seen along the banks of the Tejo River and in various parts of the city in Portugal on May 9, 2025. (Photo by Didem Mente/Anadolu via Getty Images)