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Watch: Horse stuns cafegoers while racing through bar

The young horse had escaped her stable just north of Paris.

United Kingdom

Beluga whale in Thames is 'extremely unusual sighting', says ecologist

A beluga whale spotted in the River Thames just outside London is probably the furthest south one of the creatures has been seen in the UK, according to ecologist Michael Hoit

Republic of Ecuador

Hundreds of birds die in 'collective suicide' in Ecuador. Here's why.

A remote Andean village in Ecuador celebrates the peculiar "collective suicide" ritual of migratory birds into their sacred lake.

Australia

Watch: This is the preservation process of whale skeleton

South Australian Museum staff remove most of the flesh by hand, before allowing the skeleton to undergo maceration in tanks to remove remaining meat which may take several months.

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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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No Comment of the Week

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.