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Inky the Octopus: The Great Escape

‘Enterprising’ and ‘unusually intelligent’ are not words you would typically associate with an octopus. But Inky, the squishy escape artist, is no

Chile

Thousands of dead sardines found floating in Chile's Queule river

Chile’s government has temporarily banned the consumption of sardines in the south of the country after hundreds of thousands of dead fish turned up

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Pandas filmed "in the wild"

Infrared cameras captured wild giant pandas in heat in northwest China’s Gansu Province, according to a video recently released by Baishuijiang

USA

First dog cafe in U.S. opens in Los Angeles

A dog cafe which offers people a chance to pet a pooch along with their morning coffee has opened in Los Angeles. It’s being billed as the first of

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Saved from the table

A young California sea lion found malnourished and injured inside a waterfront San Diego restaurant was returned to the wild on Tuesday (April 5)

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Gorilla baby makes her debut in Bristol Zoo ... then falls asleep

Seven-week-old Afia, the first gorilla born by Caesarian section in the UK, was taken by one of her surrogate zoo keeper mothers into the gorilla

France

A night with sharks? Paris aquarium offers underwater bedroom

There is no doubt it’s a room with a view – but how would you like to be surrounded by sharks as you sleep? A special underwater bedroom, sitting in

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It's an Eaglet!

Eagles feed fish to a newly hatched eaglet, the first of two born to eagles dubbed “Mr. President” and “The First Lady” in Washington’s National

USA

US theme park Sea World stops breeding killer whales

Bowing to years of pressure from animal rights activists, US theme park operator SeaWorld said on Thursday (March 17) it would stop breeding killer

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India: a bear shot by authorities

A bear has been shot dead after a hunt in India’s central state of Chhattisgarh, after it killed two villagers . Police and Forestry officials have

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New panda cubs bring Hope and Joy to Canada

The names of the giant panda cubs born in October were unveiled in Toronto Zoo. Jia Panpan is the name of the male cub and means “Canadian Hope”. His

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Canines compete to be top dog of the surf

Dogs took to the waves during one of the world’s most popular surfing events. It was one of the categories at the Noosa Festival of Surfing in

USA

Casper the friendly Octopus

An unfinned octopus has been spotted thousands of metres below the water north west of Hawaii. Named Casper, due to its ghost-like appearance, the

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Thailand: Pandamonium!

Hundreds of pandas were on show in Bangkok as part of a campaign to promote conservation of the endangered animals and other wildlife.

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Unstoppable

An elephant runs amok during a festival in India’s southern Kerala state, attacking nearly 27 vehicles parked near a temple.

India

Angry Indian elephant runs riot at Kerala temple festival

An elephant ran amok causing chaos for hours during a festival in India’s southern Kerala state. It’s unclear why the animal went berserk and started

Mexico

Trapped whale freed in Gulf of California

A 35 foot humpback while has been rescued by Sea Shepherd research crews in the Gulf of California. It had got trapped in an illegal gillnet, which

United Kingdom

Baby gorilla born after rare C-section

An baby western lowland gorilla has been born in the UK following a very rare emergency caesarean section, Bristol Zoo announced on Tuesday. The

World News

World's deadliest animals: why chickens are more dangerous than sharks

Mosquitoes kill more than 500,000 people worldwide each year, making them the second most deadly species to humans.

Kenya

Missing Kenyan lions 'return to Nairobi National Park'

Kenyan authorities sent park rangers into residential areas near Nairobi looking for several lions that had left a national park near the capital