The lioness’s fit of jealousy fighting her “husband,” a pair of horses playing with a cat… these are the most beautiful animal images of the week
The impressive photo of the week captured by photographer Leon Botha depicts a scene where a lioness, consumed by jealousy, attacks her mate upon witnessing him “pairing up” with another lioness in the Kgalagadi National Park in Botswana.
The giant whale shark opens its wide mouth to capture small fish off the coast of Mafia Island, Tanzania.
A venomous snake becomes a tasty meal for a mongoose in Etosha National Park, Namibia.
A mother elephant tries to use her trunk to rescue her calf trapped in a waterhole in Addo National Park, South Africa.
A ground squirrel bites into a seed in Port Credit, Ontario, Canada.
Horses playfully interact with a cat in Beirut, Lebanon.
A grey seal basks in the sun on a rock off the coast of Sweden.
Photographer Lindsay Crossley captures the scene of a kingfisher capturing a live frog in Bacup, Lancashire, England.
Snow leopards hunting in the Highland Wildlife Park in Kingussie, Scotland.
A giant manta ray swimming past visitors at Sunshine Aquarium in Tokyo, Japan.
A pair of elephants playfully interacting with each other in Amboseli National Park, Kenya.
A mother woodpecker caring for her sleeping chick on their nest in Alberta, Canada.