Toads ‘have earthquake early warning system’

toads.smallIf you live in an earthquake zone and one day you notice the local amphibians behaving oddly then it might be time to hop it. Read More »

Taronga Zoo’s miracle elephant calf gets a name

elephant.taronga.smallA baby elephant miraculously born at Australia’s Taronga Zoo after being declared dead by zookeepers at  has been named and blessed by Buddhist monks. Read More »

A dog’s dinner of a movie…

Thanks to Zoogle News reporter at large Peter Wilkinson for alerting us to this amusing piece of footage. Give this dog a hand!

‘Dead’ goldfish flips into life; doesn’t remember a thing

goldfish.smallIt looked like Mr Fish had cashed in his chips when his owner awoke to find the 13-year-old goldfish floating belly up in his tank. Read More »

McQueen’s stuffed tiger seized by wildlife police

tiger.smallBritish police have seized a stuffed adult tiger once used in a fashion shoot by the late designer Alexander McQueen in a raid on a central London studio. Read More »

Scotland’s oldest osprey returns for 20th breeding season

osprey.smallBirdwatchers in Scotland are celebrating the return of the UK’s oldest known breeding female osprey for a 20th consecutive year. Read More »

Fugitive monkey attracts cult following on Facebook

macaque.smallA fugitive monkey which has spent more than a year on the run in Florida has attracted a cult following on Facebook. Read More »

Barking deer tops UK’s ‘most wanted’ danger list

muntjac.smallA barking deer, a Chinese crab and a Russian mussel have been named and shamed on a “most-wanted” list of Britain’s most dangerous invasive species. Read More »