Week in wildlife: swimming pigs, circling sharks and a fox on the cricket pitch
Week in wildlife: swimming pigs, circling sharks and a fox on the cricket pitch | Wildlife | The Guardian Skip to main content Skip to navigation Close dialogue 1 / 20 Next image Previous image Toggle caption Print subscriptions Newsletters Sign in US US edition UK edition Australia edition Europe edition International edition The Guardian - Back to home The Guardian News Opinion Sport Culture Lifestyle Show more Hide expanded menu News View all News US news US politics Midterms 2026 World news Climate crisis Middle East Ukraine US immigration Soccer Business Environment Tech Science Newsletters The Filter Wellness Opinion View all Opinion The Guardian view Columnists Letters Opinion videos Cartoons Sport View all Sport Soccer NFL Tennis MLB MLS NBA WNBA NHL F1 Golf Culture View all Culture Film Books Music Art & design TV & radio Stage Classical Games Design a better world Lifestyle View all Lifestyle The Filter Wellness Fashion Food Recipes Love & sex Home & garden Health & fitness Family Travel Money Search input google-search Search Support us Print subscriptions Newsletters Download the app Search jobs Digital Archive Guardian Licensing Live events About Us The Guardian app Video Podcasts Pictures Inside the Guardian Guardian Weekly Crosswords Wordiply Corrections Tips Search input google-search Search Search jobs Digital Archive Guardian Licensing Live events About Us View image in fullscreen The week in wildlife Week in wildlife: swimming pigs, circling sharks and a fox on the cricket pitch This week’s best wildlife photographs from around the world Swine-dark sea … wild Mediterranean black pigs go for a dip off the Greek island of Atokos. Photograph: Aris Messinis/AFP/Getty Images Joanna Ruck Fri 18 Sep 2026 03.00 EDT Share View image in fullscreen Hot fuzz … a baby orangutan, one of six (two mother-infant pairs and two babies) that were recently rescued in West Kalimantan, Indonesia. Wildfires are destroying natural habitats and cutting off food sources, forcing orangutans into plantations and increasing the risks of starvation, injury, human-wildlife conflict and smoke inhalation. The rescued animals are receiving veterinary treatment Photograph: BKSDA, YIARI, International Animal Rescue Share View image in fullscreen A cheeky raccoon steals a toy from a street vendor on the seafront in Panama City, Panama Photograph: Martin Bernetti/AFP/Getty Images Share View image in fullscreen A praying mantis in Düzce, Turkey. The predatory insect is characterised by its remarkable triangular head capable of turning 180 degrees, plus its acute depth perception and raptorial forelegs adapted for ambush hunting Photograph: Anadolu/Getty Images Share View image in fullscreen An endangered Andean cat captured on camera at La Payunia Reserve, Argentina. Conservation organisations have been working to ease grazing pressure from livestock and restore natural habitats there. This is a rare sighting: only about 2,100 of these wild cats still exist in the wild Photograph: Greater Good Charities and Wildlife Conservation Society Argentina Share View image in fullscreen Nurse sharks gather beneath fishing boats in Gulhi Island, Maldives. They’re waiting for the fishers to clean their catch and discard the remains into the water – a free lunch for the sharks Photograph: Syed Mahabubul Kader/Zuma Press Wire/Shutterstock Share View image in fullscreen You’re gonna hear me roar … a leopard seal stranded on the beach at Viña del Mar, Chile makes its displeasure known. The leopard seal is a solitary and aggressive species and the primary predator of the emperor penguin Photograph: Sebastian Olavarria/AFP/Getty Images Share View image in fullscreen Hoping for a duck … a fox enters the field of play and takes up a position at leg slip during the Surrey v Glamorgan cricket match at the Kia Oval, London, UK Photograph: Paul Dennis/TGS Photo/Shutterstock Share View image in fullscreen A female kingfisher hunts for minnows and sticklebacks in Aberystwyth, Wales, UK. The female kingfisher has an orange tint to the lower bill, while the male’s is all black Photograph: Philip Jones/Alamy Live News Share View image in fullscreen Upstanding citizen … an Anatolian ground squirrel on grassland at the Söbüçimen plateau, southern Turkey Photograph: Anadolu/Getty Images Share View image in fullscreen A fire ant carries a leaf to its nest in Minas Gerais, Brazil Photograph: Rodney Costa/Zuma Press Wire/Shutterstock Share View image in fullscreen A great white pelican in the delta near Karacabey, Turkey. This pelican species is among the largest bird species in Turkey, with wingspans reaching up to three metres Photograph: Anadolu/Getty Images Share View image in fullscreen Rhinos at the Bothongo Rhino and Lion nature reserve, near Johannesburg, South Africa Photograph: Xinhua/Shutterstock Share View image in fullscreen A green iguana looking particularly prehistoric in Green Cay Wetlands in Boynton Beach, Florida, US Photog