A pair of Egyptian geese with their goslings on the river bank in Henley-on-Thames, UK in the last decade of February 2025. (Photo by Anna Watson/Alamy Live News)





A leatherback sea turtle hatchling swims away after its release at Lhoknga beach, Indonesia's Aceh province on February 25, 2025. (Photo by Chaideer Mahyuddin/AFP Photo)





An Eastern screech-owl perches in tree hollow at High Park in Toronto, Canada on February 6, 2025. (Photo by Mert Alper Dervis/Anadolu via Getty Images)





Axolotls scurry around during a media presentation before their release into the canals of Xochimilco, a borough of Mexico City, Wednesday, February 16, 2022. (Photo by Marco Ugarte/AP Photo)





A squirrel stops for a snack on a tree in Siliguri, which is in the foothills of the Himalayas in West Bengal, India on March 7, 2025. (Photo by Diptendu Dutta/ZUMA Press Wire/Alamy Live News)





A baby hippo cuddles its mother at Cabárceno wildlife park in northern Spain early March 2025. (Photo by Marina Cano/Solent News)





A leatherback sea turtle hatchling heads towards the sea after its release at Lhoknga beach, Indonesia's Aceh province on February 25, 2025. (Photo by Chaideer Mahyuddin/AFP Photo)





A puffin, which is an endangered species, pokes its head into the turquoise waters off Skomer Island, Wales, UK early March 2025, to hunt for its fish supper. (Photo by David Miller/Solent News & Photo Agency)





A marmoset along the Forte Duque de Caxias hiking trail in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil on February 25, 2025. These small, curious primates are known for their playful nature and large, expressive eyes. (Photo by Bob Karp/Zuma Press Wire/Rex Features/Shutterstock)





A Lyle's flying fox (Pteropus lylei) hands upside down in an enclosure at the Biotropica Zoological Park in Val-de-Reuil, north-western France on February 19, 2025. (Photo by Lou Benoist/AFP Photo)





A nutria, also known as coypus or swamp rats, is seen in the bushes in Edirne, Turkiye on February 08, 2025. The nutrias from the rodent family that is native to South America and lives in wetlands, is among the invasive species that affects natural habitats by hunting the eggs of water birds as well as plants. Nutrias which were first seen in Thrace in 1984, continue to live around the Tundzha and Maritsa rivers. (Photo by Alper Tuydes/Anadolu via Getty Images)





Wildlife photographer Kathy Wade captured a stunning moment in the Skagit Valley, Washington, on March 1, 2025, as a lone short-eared owl took flight at dusk. (Photo by Kathy Wade/WENN)





The hare was actually yawning and stretching but, looking back at the photos, it does look like it was laughing — probably at my husband and I as we had been sat there in the freezing conditions for about five hours just waiting for this kind of behaviour in Cairngorms, Scotland in the last decade of February 2025. (Photo by Michelle Coyle/Solent News & Photo Agency)





A pair of greater flamingos is pictured at a zoo in Dehiwala on World Wildlife Day near Colombo on March 3, 2025. (Photo by Ishara S. Kodikara/AFP Photo)





A red fox cub playfully squares up to his father at the Amsterdamse Waterleidingduinen nature reserve, Netherlands in the last decade of February 2025. (Photo by Roeselien Raimond/Solent News & Photo Agency)





A close up view of a hyena at the Lion Safari Park, which has been hosting its visitors for about 50 years, in Johannesburg, South Africa on February 22, 2025. Johannesburg, the capital and largest city of the Republic of South Africa, attracts the attention of local and foreign tourists with its natural life parks and safari sites. The Lion Safari Park is home to many wild animals and species at risk of extinction. (Photo by Arda Kucukkaya/Anadolu via Getty Images)





A lemur is seen at Lemurs Park, located 32 km southwest of Antananarivo, Madagascar on February 26, 2025. Madagascar, situated off the eastern coast of Africa and west of the Indian Ocean, is home to 112 distinct lemur species. The 'Park of Lemurs' is among the largest natural habitats for these unique primates. Spanning 5 hectares along the Katsaoka River, the park hosts nine species, including Eulemur mongoz, Lemur catta, Eulemur fulvus fulvus, Varecia variegata variegata, Hapalemur griseus griseus, Eulemur macaque, Sifaka, Crowned Sifaka, and Coquerel's Sifaka. Each year, the park attracts numerous local and international visitors eager to observe these fascinating creatures. (Photo by Cem Genco/Anadolu via Getty Images)





A pair of sandhill cranes and their chicks look almost identical as they search for food along the water’s edge in a nature preservation area in Odessa, Florida early March 2025. The cranes, which mate for life, were photographed during their daily journeys across the shallow waters with their young colts. (Photo by Russell Mav/Solent News)





A hummingbird drinks from a flower in a garden on the outfield lawn during a spring training baseball game between the Kansas City Royals and the Athletics, Monday, February 24, 2025, in Surprise, Ariz. (Photo by Lindsey Wasson/AP Photo)





An owl is seen at Ankara University (AU) Faculty of Veterinary Medicine Wild Animals Unit in Ankara, Turkiye on February 27, 2025. Thirty wild birds are being treated and rehabilitated by veterinarians and student volunteers at the faculty. (Photo by Binnur Ege Gurun Kocak/Anadolu via Getty Images)