In pictures: The King's Cup, a charity elephant polo tournament, is being held in Thailand
In pictures: the real-life Happy Feet penguin is released back into the Antarctic sea after being rescued in NZ
In pictures: massive waves caused by perfect storm bring surfers out in Southern California
In pictures: A tidal bore fuelled by tropical storm Nanmadol overwhelms crowds of tourists
The first global camera trap study has yielded a wealth of data - and some fascinating images
Indigenous Indians may have been hunted down by cocaine trafficking gang from Peru
In pictures: Nasa presents evidence for an essential ingredient of life on Mars
An artist is staying in a cage with his lioness for 35 days to raise money to expand his private zoo
In pictures: Six people are mauled after a wild leopard strays into a city in West Bengal, India
Floods have killed nearly 200 people and displaced millions more in China
A giant baobab tree sculpture is erected outside the Southbank Centre in London. The installation, entitled Under the Baobab, is made from brightly coloured fabrics from around the world and is part of the centre's Festival of the World exhibition.
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