The best of this week’s wildlife photographs from around the world
Joanna Ruck
Main image: A green frog near Fontenay-le-Vicomte, Île-de-France, northern France. Photograph: Martin Lelievre/AFP/Getty Images
Fri 8 Aug 2025 08.00 CEST
Two young seal pups have been released into the sea after being nursed back to health in south-east England. Skittles and Hopscotch, both about five months old, were discovered along the Sussex coastline earlier this year, underweight and suffering from injuries and parasites. According to the RSPCA, the pups were in such poor health that they would not have survived without intervention. After eight weeks of care – including being hand-fed fish soup – the pair were strong enough to return to the wild. They were released on the pebbled shore at Hastings seafront
