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France: dog sled racers set off on snow-capped Alps challenge

One of the world’s most challenging dog sled races gets underway in the Alps (Les Carroz), with the world’s best mushers and their dogs travelling 1,000 kilometres over 11…

10/01/2017

Thailand

Watch: Thai baby elephant gets water-based treatment for injured foot

A baby elephant took a tentative dip in a swimming pool in Thailand on Thursday as part of a lengthy rehabilitation process to heal her injured foot.

05/01/2017

France

800,000 birds to be culled in France after bird flu outbreak

The slaughter will affect farms in three departments in the South West of France, a region famed for its foie gras

05/01/2017

USA

Baby Orangutan Debuts at Brookfield Zoo

A two-week-old baby orangutan made her debut at Chicago’s Brookfield Zoo.

04/01/2017

USA

Watch : Eaglet hatches in Florida

The first of two bald eagle eggs that millions of people have been watching online hatched early on Saturday morning in Fort Myers, Florida.

03/01/2017

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Man injured as leopard escapes netting in India

At least one man suffered serious injuries on Monday, (January 2), when locals and wildlife authorities attempted to trap a leopard which had strayed into a residential area in West Bengal, India, Ind

03/01/2017

India

Wild leopard savages man in India

Locals and wildlife authorities tried to trap the leopard after it strayed into a residential area of a town in West Bengal. The man is being treated in a nearby hospital.

02/01/2017

World

No Comment Review 2016 : animal antics

From the cuddly cubs and creepy crawlies to menacing monkeys, have a look at No Comments recap of all things ‘animal’ from 2016

31/12/2016

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Canine carers go to hospital with their master

After a resident of the central Peruvian coastal city of Chimbote got drunk and hit his head, he needed an ambulance to take him to the area hospital.

28/12/2016

China

Baby pandas make their public debut in China safari park

A pair of giant panda twins, under three months old, have been introduced to visitors Chimelong Safari Park in Guangzhou, China.

26/12/2016

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Penguins on sky-high sightseeing tour of Big Apple

A pair African penguins were riding high on Wednesday (21 December) as they visited the One World Observatory in New York.

24/12/2016

Bolivia

70 thousand baby turtles released into Bolivian rivers

A conservation effort in the Bolivian Amazon has seen over 100,000 baby turtles released into rivers, including the San Pedro and Itenez, located in the northeastern part of the…

22/12/2016

Sweden

Female choir performs Christmas concert like goats for charity

A Swedish all-female choir performed a charity concert with a difference yesterday, December 18, as they put a new spin on Christmas carols by singing like…

19/12/2016

Romania

Watch: Firefighter resuscitates dog using mouth-to-mouth and CPR

After a fire broke out at a block of flats in Pitesti, Romania, last Friday, December 9, one firefighter took it upon himself to resuscitate a dog that had collapsed due to smoke…

12/12/2016

Myanmar

Remarkable feathered dinosaur tail found in chunk of amber

Some 99 million years ago, a juvenile dinosaur got its feathery tail stuck in tree resin, a death trap for the small creature.

09/12/2016

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Beard of bees

Egyptian beekeeper Mohamed Hagras grows a “beard of bees” to demonstrate the usefulness of the honey-producing insects and to show that they aren’t aggressive.

08/12/2016

Kenya

Giraffes "vulnerable to extinction"

Giraffes have become the latest animal to be considered as being “vulnerable” to extinction.

08/12/2016

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Brazilian beachgoers rescue dolphin stranded in shallow water

A group of man splash water on a dolphin after it became beached on Itacoatiara beach in Niteroi.

06/12/2016

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That's neat tiger feet at Milwaukee Zoo

Three Amur tiger cubs have made their public debut at the Milwaukee County Zoo the pair wrestled and played with each other in front of excited visitors.

04/12/2016

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Tiger feat - dog at German zoo helps raise abandoned cubs

A dog at a German zoo is helping to rear twin Bengal tiger cubs which were abandoned by their mother soon after birth, Safaripark Stukenbrock in northern Germany said on…

30/11/2016