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Wildlife photography from around the world: Himalayan black bears, a newborn southern white rhino, migratory bird life, a peacock in Kolkata, and more

Jaideep Sen
COLOMBO, March 29, 2019 (Xinhua) -- A pelican is seen by the Beira Lake in Colombo, Sri Lanka, March 29, 2019. (Xinhua/Tang Lu/IANS)
COLOMBO, March 29, 2019 (Xinhua) -- A pelican is seen by the Beira Lake in Colombo, Sri Lanka, March 29, 2019. (Xinhua/Tang Lu/IANS)
RAMAT GAN, April 4, 2019 (Xinhua) -- The newly born female southern white rhinoceros and its mother are seen at the Safari Park in Ramat Gan, Israel, April 3, 2019. (Xinhua/JINI/Gideon Markowicz/IANS)
RAMAT GAN, April 4, 2019 (Xinhua) -- The newly born female southern white rhinoceros and its mother are seen at the Safari Park in Ramat Gan, Israel, April 3, 2019. (Xinhua/JINI/Gideon Markowicz/IANS)
HANGJIN BANNER, April 3, 2019 (Xinhua) -- Swans are seen at a shoal of the Yellow River in Hangjin Banner, north China's Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region on April 2, 2019. (Xinhua/Liu Lei/IANS)
HANGJIN BANNER, April 3, 2019 (Xinhua) -- Swans fly above a shoal of the Yellow River in Hangjin Banner, north China's Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region on April 2, 2019.(Xinhua/Liu Lei/IANS)
BEIPIAO, April 2, 2019 (Xinhua) -- Photo taken on April 2, 2019 shows migratory swans swimming in the Baishi Reservoir in Beipiao of northeast China's Liaoning Province. (Xinhua/Pan Yulong/IANS)
Kolkata: A peacock with its extended feathers, seen at its enclosure at Alipore Zoological Garden, in Kolkata on April 5, 2019. (Photo: Kuntal Chakrabarty/IANS)
Kolkata: A peacock with its extended feathers, seen at its enclosure at Alipore Zoological Garden, in Kolkata on April 5, 2019. (Photo: Kuntal Chakrabarty/IANS)
Kolkata: A peacock with its extended feathers, seen at its enclosure at Alipore Zoological Garden, in Kolkata on April 5, 2019. (Photo: Kuntal Chakrabarty/IANS)
Kolkata: A peacock with its extended feathers, seen at its enclosure at Alipore Zoological Garden, in Kolkata on April 5, 2019. (Photo: Kuntal Chakrabarty/IANS)
Kolkata: A peacock with its extended feathers, seen at its enclosure at Alipore Zoological Garden, in Kolkata on April 5, 2019. (Photo: Kuntal Chakrabarty/IANS)
Bikaner: White Herons perch on the branches of a tree on an overcast day in Bikaner, on April 5, 2019. (Photo: IANS)
Ajmer: A troop of Grey Langurs drink water from a pond on a hot sunny day in Ajmer, Rajasthan on April 5, 2019. (Photo: Shaukat Ahmed/IANS)
Shimla: A water-logged Shimla street after rains, on April 8, 2019. (Photo: IANS)