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New Zealand whale stranding "over"

Researchers are hoping that one of the worst whale strandings ever witnessed in New Zealand is over, after more than 300 animals died.

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Volunteers help refloat whales stranded in New Zealand

Hundreds of volunteers have been helping to refloat whales in New Zealand’s Golden Bay.

New Zealand

New Zealand: Race to save pilot whales in massive stranding

Rescuers have been racing to save scores of pilot whales in New Zealand’s Golden Bay.

New Zealand

Sheep shearers from across the globe battle it out in New Zealand championship

Hundreds of competitors gathered in New Zealand on February 9 for the World Shearing and Woolhandling Championships.

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Canada reintroduces bison to its oldest national park

A herd of bison are relocated to Canada’s Banff National Park in an effort to reintroduce the animals into the area.

USA

Monkey trial raises hopes of new male contraceptive gel

After a successful trial on monkeys, a gel called Vasalgel is raising hopes that men will have another option when it comes to contraceptives.

USA

Goodbye Granddad - a long-living lungfish

The longest-living fish in captivity has been put down due to ill health.

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Beached whale had 30 plastic bags in its stomach

Zoologists in Norway say a beached whale found off the country’s western coast earlier this week had more than 30 plastic bags inside its stomach.

USA

Groundhog Day: a mixture of the profane and pure fun

America is to get six more weeks of winter after 2017's Groundhog Day forecast. Thanks a bunch, Phil.

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Fake pelts mean living leopards

Living leopards thanks to fake pelts

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WATCH: Escaped circus tiger caught by Italian police

A white tiger escaped from a circus in the Italian town of Monreale, on the outskirts of Palermo, on Saturday.

USA

Researchers create first viable human-animal hybrid embryo

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And also....zoo urges deadly spider donation, the Vatican condom row, and the New Year girlfriend hiring app

Every Friday journalists from euronews’ various language teams choose a selection of stories from Europe and beyond which did not reach the international headlines Help us by catching deadly spiders,

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How do you milk a funnel-web spider?

The bite of an Australian funnel-web spider can be deadly.

Colombia

Bullfighting brought back to Bogota, awakening age-old arguments

Bullfighting has returned to the Colombian capital, reawakening an age-old argument.

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Giant pandas get to celebrate New Year's too

Giant pandas around the globe are welcoming the Spring Festival, or Chinese Lunar New Year, which falls on January 28 this year.

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Bear uses paws as paintbrush

An exhibition has opened in Helsinki by an artist with a difference.

USA

Monster alligator sighted in Florida

Florida is known for its alligator sightings but this beast, nicknamed “Humpback”, takes the biscuit.

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First footage of a new species of seadragon alive in the wild

The ruby seadragon, a new species of animal, has been filmed alive for the first time by researchers at Scripps Institution of Oceanography, University of California San…

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Dog rescues itself from snowy Utah cliff ledge

Search and rescue teams struggled to save a dog stuck on a narrow cliff ledge in snowy Utah.