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Week in wildlife: snake eats toxic frog, penguin surfs in Rio

other · 2026-07-10

A photo essay captures wildlife moments globally. An eastern garter snake swallows a pickerel frog headfirst in Ontario, Canada; the frog secretes toxins but garter snakes are immune. In Tunceli, Turkey, protected wild goats thrive due to anti-poaching. A young spotted sandpiper forages along Oregon's Umpqua River. A juvenile Magellanic penguin rests at Arpoador beach in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, then rides waves back to sea. A young egret lurks near Bangkok, Thailand. A white-faced capuchin in Costa Rica uses tools. Bees work on a sunflower in Frankfurt, Germany. Neil the Seal, a 1,000kg elephant seal in Tasmania, Australia, damages property before returning to sea; Premier Jeremy Rockliff comments. A ladybird on Queen Anne's lace in Oregon. A treehopper is nominated for the Guardian's Invertebrate of the Year contest. Storks nest near Frankfurt. A desert rain frog in Namibia and South Africa is threatened by diamond mining. A cynthia silk moth larva in Sangju, South Korea. A white-clawed crayfish benefits from Natural England's £60m program for 364 species. A yellow-footed tortoise in earthquake-damaged building in Catia La Mar, Venezuela. A green frog at Humber Arboretum in Toronto. An Atlantic puffin with sand eels on Skomer Island, Wales, which hosts over 52,000 puffins.

Key facts

  • Eastern garter snake swallows pickerel frog in Ontario, Canada
  • Pickerel frog toxins are ineffective on garter snakes
  • Protected wild goats in Tunceli, Turkey benefit from anti-poaching
  • Spotted sandpiper chicks leave nest within hours of hatching
  • Magellanic penguin rests at Arpoador beach, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
  • Neil the Seal, a 1,000kg elephant seal, returns to sea in Tasmania
  • Natural England launches £60m program for 364 threatened species
  • Skomer Island, Wales hosts over 52,000 Atlantic puffins

Entities

Institutions

  • Natural England
  • Guardian

Locations

  • Ontario
  • Canada
  • Tunceli
  • Turkey
  • Umpqua River
  • Elkton
  • Oregon
  • United States
  • Arpoador beach
  • Rio de Janeiro
  • Brazil
  • Bangkok
  • Thailand
  • Puerto Jiménez
  • Costa Rica
  • Frankfurt
  • Germany
  • Tasmania
  • Australia
  • Namibia
  • South Africa
  • Sangju
  • South Korea
  • England
  • Catia La Mar
  • La Guaira
  • Venezuela
  • Humber Arboretum
  • Toronto
  • Skomer Island
  • Wales
  • United Kingdom
  • Pembrokeshire

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