Vibrant lorikeet and more in this week's best animal pictures
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Colorful lorikeet
Australian rainbow lorikeets, a type of parrot, cool off in a sprinkler on August 25 at a zoo near Bordeaux, France, as temperatures soar across the country.
— GEORGES GOBET / AFP - Getty Images
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Pollen-covered bee
A bee is covered in pollen as it leaves a hibiscus flower in western Germany on August 26.
— FRANK RUMPENHORST / AFP - Getty Images
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Great grey owl
A great grey owl is seen inside its cage at the Royev Ruchey zoo in Russia on August 27 as lights are lit for late visitors to observe animals at night environment.
— ILYA NAYMUSHIN / Reuters
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White African lions
Two six-year-old white African lions are seen inside an open-air cage at the Royev Ruchey zoo in Russia on August 27/
— ILYA NAYMUSHIN / Reuters
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White Bengal tiger
Khan, a five-year-old male white Bengal tiger, grins inside an open-air cage at the Royev Ruchey zoo in a Russia on August 27.
— ILYA NAYMUSHIN / Reuters
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Rescued emu
An emu sits inside it's enclosure at the New Hope Centre, an animal refuge near Amman, on August 25.
— KHALIL MAZRAAWI / AFP - Getty Images
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Giraffe in Kenya
A giraffe runs in Amboseli National Park in Kenya August 26.
— GORAN TOMASEVIC / Reuters
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Flamingos cooling off
Pink flamingos chill under a water jet placed by animals healthcare specialists working at the Menagerie of the Jardin des plantes (the small zoo of the Garden of Plants) in Paris on August 26 during a heatwave in France.