Baby beluga whale born on YouTube
Canada’s Vancouver Aquarium had double cause for celebration Wednesday as baby beluga whale Tiga turned one just days after welcoming another baby beluga to the family.
Chimps’ prodigious memories for fruit trees revealed
Clever chimpanzees memorise the precise locations of their favourite fruit trees amid forests of thousands of similar trees and even remember when each tree is most likely to be in season, new research has shown. Read More »
Drowning thumb-sized stoat saved by kiss of life
A thumb-sized baby stoat was given mouth to mouth resuscitation and heart massage by a passer-by who rescued the drowning creature from a water butt. Read More »
Tickling experiments prove apes can laugh
Researchers believe they may have discovered the origins of human laughter after conducting tickling experiments on young apes including bonobos, gorillas, orang-utans and chimpanzees. Read More »
German zoo’s gay penguin pair now parents
A pair of gay penguins at a German zoo have fathered a chick after successfully adopting an abandoned egg. Read More »
Susan Boyle to be reunited with her cat
Troubled singer Susan Boyle could have daily visits from her beloved cat Pebbles as she continues her recovery from exhaustion in London’s exclusive Priory clinic.
Prince Charles backs ‘grey squirrel armageddon’
British country landowners and businesses backed by Prince Charles are demanding the right to turn their guns on “out of control” grey squirrels and deer in an effort to protect the trees and dependent species in threatened woodland habitats. Read More »
Polish tortoise smuggling plot foiled
Polish customs officials have thwarted an attempt to smuggle 121 Central Asian tortoises into the country. Read More »