Horse racing officials have announced that a zebra will be allowed to compete in this weekend’s Grand National. Barcode Boy will become the first non-horse to jump the fences in the legendary race’s 170-year history after arriving in the UK from a secret Middle Eastern training camp. Read More »
Australian scientists believe they have discovered a secret weapon in the country’s war on toxic toads with new research suggesting the poisonous amphibians are highly vulnerable to attack by meat ants. Read More »
A shaggy haired Highland cow who escaped from a farm and evaded capture for nine months has been saved from the slaughterhouse after being sent to an animal sanctuary. Read More »
An Oxfordshire woman has launched a range of hand-knitted sweaters for rescued battery chickens that have lost their feathers. Read More »
Wildlife lovers have called for an extremely rare Scottish white deer to be protected amid fears the animal will attract bounty hunters when the roebuck hunting season gets under way on 1 April. Read More »
Police in California are on the lookout for a skateboarding parrot birdnapped last week from its owner’s home. Gordo the green Guatemalan parrot was well-known in Baldwin Park for riding around on his skateboard and screeching the name of the city. Read More »
A stable owner has been stopped from playing classical music to her horses because she doesn’t have a licence. Rosemary Greenaway said that the soothing sounds of Classic FM helped her horses relax. Read More »
Wildlife lovers with several thousand dollars in spare cash can now hope to buy zoological immortality by bidding to have a new species of shrimp named after themselves in an eBay auction. Read More »