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Economy

How Russian businessmen are overcoming bans on EU food imports

A sanctions war has left many Russian consumers wanting when it comes to their favourite French cheeses. But Russian businessmen have overcome the restrictions by hauling in goats from France.

Belgium

Belgium is (slowly) sterilising all its cats

European nation is the first country in the world to take the measure to avoid overpopulation.

USA

Watch: cameras give unique view on under-threat polar bears

The footage comes as experts say climate change is meaning polar bears are having to expend more energy just to maintain their body weight.

World News

Woodpeckers show signs of brain damage

The little birds have survived for 25 million years by banging their head against a tree hunting for food. The forces on their brain are huge and have baffled scientists while inspiring crash helmet design. But new research suggests there might be traumatic effects after all

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France

Orca learns to say ‘hello’ and ‘bye bye’

Researchers say a new study proves that killer whales are capable of imitating human speech.

USA

Emotional support peacock denied flight by United Airlines

United Airlines said the peacock “did not meet guidelines for a number of reasons, including its weight and size."

Iran

Meet the snipers deployed to solve Tehran's rat problem

The team of snipers combs the sewers every night and find around 10-15 rats in a single district.

China

Wild elephant makes illegal border crossing

A surveillance camera at a border checkpoint captured the sneaky elephant’s movements in the early hours of Saturday.

France

Baboons on the loose at French zoo

Four animals were re-captured after spending most of a night on the run in the park grounds

USA

Bearing up: black bears re-released after holistic treatment for burns

Fish skin was stitched to their poorly paws after they suffered burns in the recent California wildfires.

Saudi Arabia

Banned for Botox: 12 camels disqualified from Saudi beauty pageant

The pursuit of the perfect pout got the camels disqualified.

United Kingdom

A wolf escaped it's British sanctuary and it gave social media a lot t

The animal, called Torak, went missing from its Berkshire sanctuary before being found six hours later safe and well.

Spain

Pets in Madrid are blessed for Saint Anthony's day

Every January dozens of Catholics in Spain groom their pets with their best outfits to attend a mass in honour of Saint Anthony.

Australia

Police chase wallaby across Sydney Harbour Bridge

The small marsupial stopped traffic at dawn.

Sweden

Swedish zoo kills nine healthy lion cubs over six years

The CEO of Borås Zoo says putting down animals is normal practice if it becomes too expensive to look after them.

Germany

'Alarming' African Swine Fever creeps closer to Germany

Six EU countries are affected. Experts have labelled the situation 'alarming'.

USA

Florida residents share images of frozen iguanas after cold snap

The tropical animals freeze when temperatures drop below 5 degrees Celsius and enter a lethargic state.

Belgium

Belgium considers law to allow owners to be buried with their pets

MPs in Belgium are set to present a bill to parliament that will allow pet lovers and their companions to be laid to rest together, if passed.

Israel

Israel overweight hedgehogs put on post-Christmas diets

Ten hedgehogs were put on strict diets and exercise regimes after eating too much on Israel's streets

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Elephants show off their calligraphy skills at a zoo near Tokyo

2018 is the Year of the Dog in the Chinese zodiac and one of the elephants wrote the Chinese character for "dog" on a piece of white paper.