The best animal photos of 2018

In the year's most striking animal photos, a butterfly gets into trouble, a raccoon climbs a building, and more

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A crocodile and a butterfly.
(Image credit: (Evan Frost/MPR News/via REUTERS))

(Image credit: (REUTERS/Thomas Mukoya))

(Image credit: (EPA-EFE/LISI NIESNER))

(Image credit: (EPA-EFE/JEFFREY ARGUEDAS))

(Image credit: (REUTERS/Denis Balibouse))

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(Image credit: (EPA-EFE/ALEXANDER SCHIPPERS))

Jacob Lambert
Jacob Lambert

Jacob Lambert is the art director of TheWeek.com. He was previously an editor at MAD magazine, and has written and illustrated for The Philadelphia Inquirer, Philadelphia Weekly, and The Millions.