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Okapi birth in Denmark

A young okapi was born two weeks ago in Copenhagen Zoo.

Sci-Tech

Berlin Zoo opts for beacon technology app

Visitors to Berlin zoo can now access a whole bunch of extra information on the animals thanks to an app powered by beacon technology.

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Baby humpback nudges mother to safety

A humpback whale stranded on a sandbank in Queensland, Australia was helped to safety by her calf on Friday morning (October 7).

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Condor released back to the wild in Argentina

An Andean condor, who was treated in a Buenos Aires zoo following a gun shot wound, has been released into the wild of North Western Argentina this week.

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World News

Dizzying footage of a cat being rescued from a 12th story ledge

The Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (SPCA) in Singapore released footage yesterday, October 4, of a rescue attempt in which a cat had become stuck on a ledge 12 stories…

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Woman shoos away four-metre-long crocodile with her flip-flop

A woman in North Australia stunned onlookers as she averted confrontation with a 4-metre-long saltwater crocodile using only her flip-flop.

USA

Warning graphic images: Man survives two grizzly bear attacks without serious injury

A man from Montana, United States, has recounted his incredibly lucky escape when faced with a grizzly bear, which attacked him twice in the space of 10 minutes.

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Owners have their pets blessed in Manila

Hundreds of pet owners have had their animals blessed at a Manila shopping mall on Saturday, ahead of the feast day of Saint Francis of Assisi, the patron saint of…

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Chinese fire crew rescue stricken kitten from pipe

A softhearted fire crew in the Chinese city of Shizuishan have freed a kitten after it got itself stuck whilst playing in a piece of piping.

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Trade in world's most-trafficked mammal banned

The world’s most trafficked mammal has gained special protection after more than a million were poached from the wild in the last decade.

South Africa

Surge in elephant and rhino poaching looms over UN wildlife summit

A surge in elephant and rhino poaching in Africa is the backdrop to the latest meeting of CITES – the UN’s Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species in…

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Brit wins Ig Nobel Prize for impersonating a goat

A British researcher and designer has won a prize in this year’s Ig Nobel spoof awards for his excellent work impersonating an Alpine goat.

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Four rare white lions born in Polish zoo

Four rare white lions were born in a private Polish zoo on Sunday.

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Perth Zoo tortoise still partying at 50

Perth Zoo tortoise still partying at 50 A Galapagos tortoise at Australia’s Perth Zoo celebrated his 50th birthday on Monday.

Russia

Tiny kitten narrowly avoids being hit by several cars on Russian motorway

A kitten had a succession of near misses when it found itself in the middle of a busy motorway in Kaliningrad, Russia.

Russia

Russian arctic meteorologists besieged by polar bears

Five meteorologists working on Russia’s Izvesti Tsik Islands are trapped in their base, and have been for almost two weeks, because they are besieged by polar…

Sci-Tech

Could snow leopards boost tourism to Afghanistan?

Rare footage of a Snow Leopard has emerged in Afghanistan’s northeastern Wakhan National Park.

Italy

Two cats make the most of their nine lives by surviving the earthquake in central Italy

Georgiana and Pietro have been rescued from the rubble of their respective homes more than two weeks after the tremor struck.

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Vienna zoo confirms panda cub twins are 'a boy and a girl'

It is official!

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Wildlife groups hail the Giant Panda's revival

For half a century the Giant Panda has been a symbol of global attempts to preserve wildlife.