Taronga’s baby elephant says ‘Hello world’
Sydney’s Taronga Zoo has released footage of its new baby elephant – the first ever to be born on Australian soil earlier this month – and finally given the animal a name. Read More »
India sends misbehaving monkeys back to school
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Misbehaving monkeys in the Indian state of Punjab are to be sent to school in a bid to teach them manners. Read More »
Monkey burglar exposed after Texas crime spree
The mystery of a spate of random burglaries at a garden centre in Texas has finally been solved after a monkey was caught on CCTV stealing plants and garden ornaments.
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Wildlife warning over ‘Russian roulette in monkey jungle’
Visitors to a wildlife park have been urged not to “play Russian roulette in the monkey jungle” following the release of shocking footage of baboons smashing up a car, ripping its roof box open and running off with bras, dresses and other clothing. Read More »
Masked men snatch 10-week-old puppy
Police in Nottingham have issued a plea for witnesses after masked men broke into a house in broad daylight, threatened a pregnant teenager and her 20-month-old daughter and made off with her 10-week-old Staffordshire Bull terrier puppy. Read More »
Lassie lookalike finds love after five-week fling
A Lassie lookalike who spent five weeks living as a stray has found love with an ex-show dog after being reunited with his owner in New Zealand. Read More »
Death sentence reprieve for drug lord’s fugitive hippo
Colombia has lifted a “death sentence” on a fugitive hippopotamus and her calf once owned by notorious cocaine baron Pablo Escobar – but the reprieve came too late for another of the animals, shot dead by bounty hunters (pictured above). Read More »
Amorous amphibians feel urge to mate by moonlight
It’s not just werewolves who are driven wild by the luminescent glow of a full moon. Researchers have discovered that the lunar phenomenon also brings out the beast in amphibians with frogs, toads and newts all over the world apparently sharing a common predilection for mating by moonlight. Read More »