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Summer holidays: making the most of the big break

School’s out for summer! The words every student longs to hear as the academic year drags on. It means weeks of down-time and relaxation; long days

10/07/2015

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Georgia: Tbilisi Zoo is counting its survivors

07/07/2015

Spain

Tourists gored by bulls during San Fermin 'bull run'

A British man and two Americans have been gored by bulls as thousands of people ran through the streets alongside the animals on the first bull-run

07/07/2015

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Hundreds of piglets escape from truck on Chinese highway

06/07/2015

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Heatwave in Europe: Zoo residents get frozen treats

03/07/2015

Cinema

'Max' or a war dog's post-traumatic stress

After his Marine partner is killed in action in Afghanistan, military working dog Max is unable to remain in service. Back in the US, the only human

29/06/2015

World News

EU's most precious nature sites facing 'biggest threat in decades'

25/06/2015

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Giant panda in China gives birth to twin girls

23/06/2015

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Melbourne Zoo's newest baby elephant takes first bath

19/06/2015

Georgia

Escaped white tiger shot after killing a man in Tblisi

The death toll following the floods in the Georgian capital Tblisi has risen to 20 following the death of a man who was savaged by a white tiger that

17/06/2015

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Animals escape zoo after heavy flooding in Tbilisi

15/06/2015

Georgia

Dangerous animals escape on to the streets of the Georgian capital after floods that killed at least nine people

At least nine people are reported dead as a result of torrential flooding in the Georgian capital Tbilisi on Sunday. Heavy rain caused a river in the

14/06/2015

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World's largest resort for dogs opens in Dubai

11/06/2015

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Ready, steady, grunt: hear the world's best deer callers

02/06/2015

South Africa

American tourist killed in lion attack at South Africa park

An American tourist has been mauled to death by a lion at a popular wildlife park near Johannesburg, South Africa. Despite park signs, staff believed

01/06/2015

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World's largest and oldest crocodile celebrates 112th birthday

28/05/2015

Cuba

Castro's Cold War crocs

Ten crocodiles with a rich heritage dating back to the Cold War return to Cuba. Their parents were Castro and Hilly presented by Fidel Castro to the

28/05/2015

Denmark

Bunny beaten to death live on Danish radio

26/05/2015

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Fearless bird takes on two tigers

21/05/2015

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Tourists chased by black bears

11/05/2015