Moving, tragic, surprising, inspiring, terrifying, shocking... This is a selection of images from our planet,over the past seven days.

The North Carolina Zoo is home to several nocturnal animals, including vampire bats and brush-tailed bettongs, and there’s a ...

Dogs and cats still rule, but plenty of other animals are entering the companion-animal conversation, including some once ...

A zoo served mealworms stuffed in skull-shaped pumpkins to celebrate Halloween in northeast Thailand. Staff of the Khon Kaen Zoo dressed up as ghosts as they treated the animals to the creepy snacks ...

The Columbus Zoo and Aquarium has welcomed its second baby elephant this calendar year, a historic milestone it is calling a ...

The Royal Zoological Society of Scotland are bidding a fond farewell to Haggis the pygmy hippo ahead of her last weekend in ...

As fall and winter arrive, San Diego remains bathed in sunshine. Getting here is a breeze so treat yourself to golden-hour ...