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Switzerland

Paraglider describes midair eagle attack

Mathieu Thuner was flying above the Swiss Alps when he was was attacked,

27/04/2018

Bulgaria

Three little bears find sanctuary in Bulgaria

Staff say the trio were all alone when they were found in a mountainous region, with their mother nowhere to be seen

27/04/2018

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Hungary: Siberian tiger receives stem-cell surgery for joint pain

Igor, of the Szeged Zoo in Hungary, is the first Siberian tiger to receive the Lipogems stem-cell procedure for hip joint pain.

19/04/2018

Spain

Trapped farm animals die in Spanish floods

According to Spanish media, more than a thousand pigs were trapped in their pens during strong floods in northeastern Spain.

18/04/2018

Romania

Romania's new retirement plan aims at four-legged state workers

They sniff out drug smugglers, patrol the streets, and carry out crowd control in the line of duty. But what happens when it’s time to retire?

18/04/2018

Russia

Bear helps kick off Russian football match

The circus animal was invited onto the pitch before a league game.

17/04/2018

China

"The Monkeys' Father" in Tibet

Tibet is the setting for a remarkable and enduring love story between an elderly man and a group of monkeys

16/04/2018

World News

Genital-breathing ‘punk turtle’ joins endangered species list

The new list ranks reptiles on a combination of how endangered and unusual they are.

13/04/2018

Spain

Whale dies after eating 29 kilos of plastic in trashed waters

A sperm whale that washed up on the Murcia coast in February died because it could not digest the 29 kilos of plastic found in its stomach.

12/04/2018

World News

Skripal's pets found dead at his home, after nerve agent attack

Two guinea pigs were found dead at the home of Sergei Skripal and a cat had to be put down, British government officials revealed, following the nerve agent attack on the former spy and his daughter, Yulia.

06/04/2018

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Squirrel orthopaedics

The squirrel, called Karamel, was caught in a wild animal trap in the southeastern Turkish city of Batman

04/04/2018

Spain

Elephant dies in accident on Spanish motorway

One elephant has been killed and two others injured after a truck transporting them crashed on a motorway in south-eastern Spain.

02/04/2018

Tanzania

Watch: Wild cheetahs enter tourist's car on safari

Britton Hayes got more than he bargained for on safari when two wild cheetahs pounced on his vehicle.

29/03/2018

Ukraine

Daring rescue in Dead Zone

Three Chernobyl workers risk their lives to save stray dog struck on the roof over the sealed reactor.

20/03/2018

Kenya

World’s last male northern white rhino dies

There are now only two females of the subspecies left in the world.

20/03/2018

United Kingdom

Countries should do more to combat global warming

Study of 80,000 species by University of East Anglia is robust enough

14/03/2018

Hungary

Meet the Hungarian animal trainer who works with Hollywood's biggest s

Zoltan Horkai's four-legged crew have worked alongside multiple Hollywood stars

13/03/2018

United Kingdom

Villagers create 'Poopfolio' map to shame dog owners into cleaning up

Discontented residents of a UK village have created a "poo-shaming" map to discourage dog owners from leaving their animals' excrement in public areas.

10/03/2018

World News

Watch: Wild emperor penguins take selfies with explorer's camera

Two curious emperor penguins in Antarctica can be seen knocking over a camera and filming themselves in footage from the Australian Antarctic Division.

08/03/2018

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Indonesian zoo 'regrets' video of smoking orangutan

Activists have criticised Bandung Zoo on the island of Java after video emerged showing an orangutan smoking a cigarette that had been thrown into its enclosure by a visitor.

08/03/2018