The week in wildlife

Week in wildlife in pictures: washed-up turtles, chilled pandas and a disgruntled honey badger

The best of this week’s wildlife photographs from around the world

Swans swim by a restaurant in a flooded area near Billing Aquadrome, Northampton, UK, in the aftermath of Storm Bert

Photograph: Phil Noble/Reuters

Two Iberian pond turtles at the La Granja de el Saleranimal recovery centre, Valencia, Spain. More than 120 have been rescued following the floods in Valencia after they were carried away from their natural habitat by the current. Nearly a month later, they are still being found buried in mud by residents in towns several kilometres away

Photograph: José Manuel Vidal/EPA

A hummingbird mimics 1970s wallpaper as it feeds on a flower in Tegucigalpa, Honduras

Photograph: Gustavo Amador/EPA

The first grey seal pup of the season has been born at Orford Ness, Suffolk, UK. The birth at a remote shingle spit that was once a cold war weapons testing site marks the fourth consecutive year of seals breeding there

Photograph: Ollie Page/PA

A white stork with a prosthetic beak extension, created using 3D printing, at Sofia Zoo in Bulgaria. The stork was injured in an accident, and veterinarians created the prosthetic to help it feed normally

Photograph: Hristo Vladev/NurPhoto/REX/Shutterstock

A coati prowls near Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

Photograph: Anadolu/Getty Images

Two bear cubs are released back into the wild in Colorado, US. One cub had been found wandering in Longmont, a town near Boulder, earlier this year, while the other cub was found near Colorado Springs. After spending months in a rehab facility, they are now ready to make their own dens for hibernation

Photograph: Colorado Parks and Wildlife Department

A brown lemur that was seized in an anti-trafficking operation is registered by a wildlife official in the Thai province of Chonburi. Thailand is sending almost 1,000 highly endangered lemurs and tortoises back to their home in Madagascar, in what both countries called the biggest ever operation against wildlife trafficking

Photograph: Thailand’s Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment/AFP/Getty Images

Ring-tailed lemurs enjoy a meal after being rescued by the anti-trafficking operation

Photograph: Thailand’s Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment/AFP/Getty Images

A wild giant panda and her cub relax in trees in the Giant Panda National Park, Sichuan, China

Photograph: Xinhua/Alamy Live News

This honey badger’s face says it all as it weighs up the prospect of continuing its attack on a retaliatory porcupine. Honey badgers are known to have a ferocious reputation and often take on animals many times their own size. This image, taken in Botswana, is one of 25 that are part of the Wildlife Photographer of the Year people’s choice award. Voting closes on 29 January

Photograph: David Northall/Wildlife Photographer of the Year

Spinner dolphins in the Rea Sea, Egypt. Faced with the danger of extinction due to climate change and human pollution, the sharks and dolphins living near coral reefs in the Red Sea are negatively affected by human pollutants, overfishing, bycatch and global climate change

Photograph: Anadolu/Getty Images

A red fox on a snow-covered hill in Van, Turkey, where temperatures will drop to -7C this weekend

Photograph: Anadolu/Getty Images

Flamingos doze at Gediz delta as they spend the winter season on the Mediterranean in İzmir, Turkey

Photograph: Anadolu/Getty Images

A white deer in Richmond Park, London, UK

Photograph: Javier García/Rex/Shutterstock

A one-horned rhinoceros and its cub graze at Pobitora Wildlife Sanctuary in Assam, India

Photograph: Xinhua/Rex/Shutterstock

A short-eared owl flies over grassland near Deal in Kent while hunting. These owls sometimes hunt during the daytime, flying low over moorland, grassland and salt marshes where they feed on field voles and small birds

Photograph: Gareth Fuller/PA

A mother and baby chacma baboon move through a suburban neighbourhood near Simon’s Town, south of Cape Town, South Africa. About 500 of the baboons, among the largest monkey species and weighing up to 40kg, roam the surrounding peninsula. As human development encroaches, the animals are increasingly entering properties to forage in gardens and bins. Some manage to sneak into houses, where they can wreak havoc. Many locals are fond of the creatures, giving them pet names and following their daily adventures on social media. But others are increasingly frustrated

Photograph: Rodger Bosch/AFP/Getty Images

A Patagonian mara in Dubai, UAE. As its name suggests, this south American rodent (similar to a jackrabbit) is far from its native habitat here. The UAE population is thought to have grown from escaped pets or captive animals

Photograph: Jon Gambrell/AP

A monkey drinks water from a plastic bottle stolen from a tourist during the annual monkey banquet at Lopburi Zoo, Thailand

Photograph: Anusak Laowilas/NurPhoto/Rex/Shutterstock