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Spain

Life-size art installation of sperm whale spotted in Madrid's riverban

An impressive life-size art installation of a sperm whale was spotted in Madrid on Friday.

Ireland

Local fishermen find skull and antlers of extinct Great Irish Elk

Local fishermen find skull and antlers of extinct Great Irish Elk in their fishing nets

United Kingdom

Watch: Researchers use rhino dung to save endangered species

Scientists are studying biomarkers in the droppings of rhinos in an effort to save the species.

USA

Watch: Seal and butterfly play inter-species game at aquarium

The butterfly fluttered its wings on the other side of the glass at the aquarium causing the seal to follow its every move.

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This edition includes: Swarming bees close off a New York street, while unlikely friendships are being made at a Beijing Zoo.

United Kingdom

Electric shock dog collars to be banned in England

Environment Secretary Michael Gove announced a ban on electric shock dog collars on Monday.

United Kingdom

Watch: Animals take to scales in annual weigh-in

London Zoo's largest animal, Eilish the giraffe, weighed 836kg while the smallest creatures are the leafcutter ants.

World News

Feeling good: positive stories from the week

Studies have shown that increasing positive emotions has a powerful effect on our general wellbeing. We hope they'll give you a nice shot of positive energy to cheer up your Friday!

United Kingdom

Sale of puppies and kittens by pet shops set to be banned in England

The sale of puppies and kittens by pet shops could soon become illegal in England.

France

Paris Aquarium offers sanctuary to 600 goldfish

Two years ago, The Paris Aquarium decided to open a new kind of sanctuary: one entirely dedicated to the humble and ubiquitous goldfish.

Morocco

The dog lover who turned around her childhood trauma

A British-Moroccan woman has made it her mission to save stray dogs and other neglected animals.

Spain

Watch: Abnormal Spanish weather causes flamingo births to soar

WATCH: Wet conditions during flamingo breeding season proved ideal, with thousands of chicks born in the reserve this year.

Mongolia

Watch: Endangered wild donkeys reappear in northwest China

WATCH: About 400 of the rare species were spotted in their homeland. Their sharp decline over the past six decades has been attributed to poaching and poor ecological conditions.

Czech Republic

Watch: Endangered baby gibbon introduced to Prague zoo

WATCH: The Silvery Gibbon is one of the world's rarest primates.

USA

Watch: Great white shark's dramatic hunt for seal off of US coast

A great white shark's hunt for a seal turned into a dramatic scene off the coast of Cape Cod, Massachusetts.

World News

The secret herd of seahorses in Greece

Greek diver Vasilis Mentogiannis was shocked when he found a very rare herd of seahorses on the Chalkidiki peninsula back in 2007. The animals were living in very unfavourable conditions. So this is what he did. But they were living under unfavourable conditions.

Greece

Meet the woman helping animals abandoned in Greece’s wildfire inferno

Artemis Kyriakopoulou is hunting for pets left behind in Greece's wildfire disaster.

Bulgaria

How do you kill thousands of livestock in a few days without warning?

When Ovine Rinderpest was identified in Bulgaria, the authorities had to start killing, fast.

World News

British man unearths rare Ice Age walrus skull on dog walk

A dog walker has uncovered a rare Ice Age-era walrus skull on a beach in northern England, in a discovery that experts hope will lead to a greater understanding of the species and its life on Europe’s prehistoric coastlines.

Portugal

Portuguese authority reveals price tags in illegal online wildlife tra

Portugal has confiscated wildlife parts, including a hippo tooth and a baby elephant leg, being sold illegally online in recent weeks. Euronews spoke to the unit behind the action about the trade and the price tags attached to it.