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Trump - the monkey was right!

A Chinese monkey described as "king of the prophets" tipped Donald Trump to be the next US president last week.

China

Monkey business as Trump is picked as US president

Predictive pets have gone bananas for the US election

China

Twin pandas meet each other for first time in Shanghai

Italy

Italy's 'quake' dog rescue

Video has emerged of a rescue among the rubble in central Italy following Sunday’s (Oct 30) earthquake.

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China

{Watch} Man wrestles with giant panda after breaking into zoo enclosure

A man got more than he bargained for when he broke into a zoo enclosure in China and touched a giant panda bear on the head.

USA

Silky the naked hamster

Tiny rodent shivered in the raw before an intervention by a rescue worker saved the day.

China

Video: Meet Pizza the world's 'saddest polar bear'

World News

No sanctuary, but some solace for anti-whaling nations

Critics believe Japan's "scientific whaling" is pseudo science.

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Puan the orangutan is king of the swingers

Puan the orangutan at Perth Zoo has been named the world’s oldest Sumatran orangutan in captivity by the Guinness Book of World Records.

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Czech zoo celebrates birth of rare black rhino

A critically endangered species of rhino is the newest addition to the Dvur Kralove Zoo in the Czech Republic.

Sci-Tech

Brazil opens the first elephant sanctuary in Latin America

Maia and Guida are the first guests at the elephant sanctuary

World News

World wildlife numbers 'to drop by 67% in 50 years', new report finds

The world is on course for the first mass extinction of animal life since the dinosaurs, according to a new report on wildlife populations

World News

World wildlife population drops almost two-thirds in 40 years

Global wildlife populations have fallen a staggering 58 percent between 1970 and 2012, according to a report by the WWF and the Zoological Society.

Russia

Russian teenager arrested for animal abuse

A 17-year old girl has been arrested in Russia after posting pictures of animal abuse on social media.

World News

Video: Not for arachnophobes! Huntsman spider munches on dead mouse

Spain

Catalonia vows to defy Spain court ruling overturning bullfight ban

Pro-independence politicians and animal rights activists have condemned the Madrid court decision saying the region had no right to ban bullfighting.

United Kingdom

Police hunt thugs who hammer a nail into dog's head

An RSPCA official has spoke of his horror of one of the worst cases of animal cruelty he has ever seen.

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Humpback whale calf freed from a shark net in Australia

A mother Humpback whale received the assistance from the Sea World Rescue Team to free her calf who was entangled in Shark Control netting in Australia.

World News

World's oldest giant panda in captivity dies aged 38

The world’s oldest giant panda in captivity has died in Hong Kong aged 38.

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Canada: Birthday party for two Pandas

It was party time for Chinese giant panda cubs Jia Panpan and Jia Yueyue as they celebrated their first birthday at the Toronto Zoo.