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Elephants flourish in handwriting display

Visitors to a zoo in Ichihara City, near Tokyo, watched two elephants show off their calligraphy skills on Saturday. Eight-year-old Yumeka held a

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Rescuers nurse cute koala after bushfires hit southern Australia

A distressed koala was among wildlife helped by rescue services after bushfires hit southern Australia. The blazes near the Great Ocean Road

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"Good dog...!"

Dog lovers in Cape Town were given an early Christmas treat when the 5-Star Atfrits Dog Hotel and Daycare Centre opened its doors earlier this month

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Turtle release

Bolivia’s President Evo Morales helps to release 100,000 turtles into Amazon River Itenez, to repopulate the area.

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DC zoo's newest giant panda cub makes media debut

Bei Bei the giant panda cub makes his much-anticipated media debut at Washington D.C.‘s National Zoo.

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A hermit's life: Tokyo artist creates bespoke shells for living crabs

A group of hermit crabs have found brand new homes thanks to Tokyo-based artist Aki Inomata. Inomata created shells modelled on famous places and

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USA

Puppy love: the medically-marvellous mutts

The first litter of test tube puppies is born in the US

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Japan: Jacuzzi with pals

Monkeys in the northern Japanese prefecture of Hokkaido are given a rendezvous for a hot bath for the first time this winter. In a day, more than 90

Japan

Japan's whaling fleet sets sail despite UN condemnation

Japan’s whaling fleet has set sail for the Antarctic on a three-month voyage, which the Japanese government claims is in the name of scientific

Mexico

Monarch butterflies make annual migration to Mexico

Thousands of orange and black Monarch butterflies have started arriving in their winter home of central Mexico. Millions of the insects embark on an

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An unlikely friendship

In Vladivostok, in Russia’s far east, a live goat was introduced into the enclosure of a safari park tiger. Amur the tiger was, in theory, supposed

South Africa

South Africa lifts ban on domestic rhino horn trade

South Africa’s ban on the local rhino horn trade has been lifted. The country’s High Court has found the country did not follow the correct

Russia

Diesel: from Russia with love

Russia says it will send a puppy to replace the police dog which perished in last week’s terrorist operation in Paris. The Interior Ministry in

France

Police pay tribute to sniffer dog killed by terrorists

A police dog killed in raid on terror suspects in Paris has been honoured on Twitter. The Police Nationale paid tribute to Diesel, appararently the

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Bulldog breaks skateboarding Guinness World Record

A bulldog breaks the Guinness World Record for skateboarding through the longest ‘human tunnel’ in Lima, Peru.

USA

Muzzled: 'Godzilla' the monster alligator is snared on shopping trip

A shopping centre is not the sort of place you would expect to find a giant alligator. But a beast dubbed ‘Godzilla’ had other ideas and wandered to

World News

And also... Modern art is rubbish; Russian police pull over speeding hearse full of caviar; Flower power in Chile's Desert

Every Friday, journalists from euronews’ various language teams choose a selection of stories from Europe and beyond, which did not reach the

Canada

'No opportunity for Mayday' says Canada whale-watching operator

The operator of a whale-watching boat which sank off the coast of Canada says there was no opportunity to send a Mayday distress call. Five Britons

Canada

Whale-watching holiday of a lifetime turns to tragedy in Canada

Five Britons have been confirmed killed while on the holiday of a lifetime in western Canada. They were part of a group of 27 tourists who were