Three brown bear cubs scramble up a tree to escape a perceived threat in a forest in eastern Finland, near the Russian border, in mid-September 2025. Their mother watches closely from below, ready to defend them.(Photo by Erik Mandre/Solent News & Photo Agency)
A troop of langur monkeys perch on the branches of a tree in Pushkar, India, on September 2, 2025.(Photo by Himanshu Sharma/AFP Photo)
An aerial view shows a flock of flamingos at a bird sanctuary near the Sariyar Dam in Cayirhan, Turkiye, on September 10, 2025. The sanctuary hosts numerous species, including flamingos and pelicans; many summer here before migrating south for the winter.(Photo by Harun Ozalp/Anadolu via Getty Images)
A group of storks takes flight from a field in Buettelborn, Germany, on September 3, 2025.(Photo by Michael Probst/AP Photo)
An orangutan shields itself after disturbing a wasps’ nest while foraging for fruit in the Danum Valley, Borneo, in early September 2025.(Photo by Dale Morris/Solent News & Photo Agency)
Paignton Zoo in the UK celebrates the hatching of its first cassowary chick in 21 years—the only one born in Europe this year—on September 8, 2025. The chick is being raised by its father, Madrid, in line with the species’ natural behavior where males handle all parenting duties.(Photo by William Dax/South West News Service)
A jaguar rests in Tulum, Mexico, in early September 2025. Jaguar numbers have increased by 30% in Mexico, raising conservation hopes that the species will no longer be at risk of extinction in the country within 15 years. A recent survey estimated a population of over 5,000.(Photo by Frans Lemmens/Alamy Live News)
A baby coatimundi follows its mother as part of a group migrating through Tonto Natural Bridge State Park in Arizona in early September 2025.(Photo by Mark Koster/Animal News Agency)
A two-week-old giant anteater cub rides on its mother’s back at the zoo in Cologne, Germany, on September 11, 2025. (Photo by Martin Meissner/AP Photo)
An elegant flying fox, also known as the greater Indian fruit bat, hangs at Ramna Park in Dhaka, Bangladesh, in early September 2025. This species can reach flight speeds of up to 19 mph.(Photo by Zuma Press/Alamy Live News)
Two European bee-eaters squabble over a perch in Malopolskie, Poland, on September 10, 2025, with one tugging at the other’s wing in a fight for the prime hunting spot.(Photo by Przemysław Kacprzak/Solent News)
A snowy owl is startled by passing wallabies at Hamerton Zoo Park in Cambridgeshire, UK, on September 10, 2025.(Photo by Daniel Thrower/Solent News)
Amelia Gray, an eight-year-old polar bear, explores her new habitat at Brookfield Zoo in Chicago on September 10, 2025. Her arrival serves as a reminder of the need to protect this vulnerable species, which faces significant population decline due to climate change.(Photo by Brookfield Zoo Chicago/Cover Images)
A Chilean flamingo chick, the first born at Edinburgh Zoo in nearly a decade, stands beside an adult.(Photo by Alan Simpson)
A common gallinule flees from a nearby alligator by running across the water’s surface at Green Cay Nature Center in Boynton Beach, Florida, on September 4, 2025. Its long toes allow it to walk on floating vegetation.(Photo by Ronen Tivony/NurPhoto/Rex Features/Shutterstock)
A macaque monkey leaps between trees as another observes in Dharamshala, India, on September 11, 2025.(Photo by Ashwini Bhatia/AP Photo)
An egret takes flight over a body of water in Banda Aceh, Indonesia, on September 13, 2025.(Photo by Chaideer Mahyuddin/AFP Photo)
Flies gather around a horse’s eye in Wehrheim, Germany, on September 4, 2025.(Photo by Michael Probst/AP Photo)
