False hoof for tiny horse born with three-and-a-half legs
A miniature horse born with half a back leg is gamboling freely after vets fitted it with a prosthetic lower leg. Read More »
Fare-dodging ferret takes London train to Scotland
A train-riding ferret has been found wandering the platform of a station in Edinburgh after apparently taking a train from London. Read More »
Future’s bright for baby leaf-eating monkey
A bright orange baby leaf-eating monkey – the first success of a nature-replicating harem-style breeding initiative – is the new star attraction at Taronga Zoo. Read More »
Canine comradeship touches tsunami TV crew
A Japanese film crew recording the devastation caused by last week’s earthquake and tsunami have been touched by the sight of a dog attempting to summon assistance for an ailing fellow canine survivor of the disaster.
Celebrity polar bear lives fast, dies young
Berlin Zoo is mourning the sudden death of “Cute Knut”, the iconic polar bear who shot to fame when he was abandoned by his mother as a cub and ended up on the cover of Vanity Fair. Read More »
‘Monkey in cleavage’ woman makes court appearance
A woman from rural Virginia attended a court hearing on Thursday with a tiny monkey wearing a knitted dress tucked in her bra. Read More »
Political sabotage claim over runway ram raid
Nigerian oppositon politicians are accusing their opponents of orchestrating a runway invasion by rams and goats which forced a plane carrying senior party leaders to crash land. Read More »
Greek-Turkish alliance declared in bid to save seal
Centuries of wars, animosity, disputes over aniseed-flavoured spirits, white cheese and the origins of meze dining have been set aside as Greek and Turkish conservationists join forces in a bid to save the world’s most endangered seal. Read More »