Swedish zoo celebrates pygmy hippo birth
Parken Zoo in Sweden is celebrating the survival against the odds of a baby pygmy hippo called Oliver, born last month. Read More »
‘Ghost cat’ cougar extinct 70 years after last sighting
A cougar known as the “ghost cat” and last seen in the northeastern United States in the 1930s has been officially declared extinct. Read More »
Monkey brain scans reveal dirty sex secrets
Male capuchin and howler monkeys have discovered an unconventional cologne to drive their lady monkeys wild with lust: the smell of their own urine. Read More »
Cameron appoints Downing Street rat czar called Larry
British Prime Minister David Cameron has been forced to backtrack over his refusal to appoint a Downing Street cat following a rodent invasion at No. 10. Read More »
Banned skateboarding dog ‘no criminal’, says owner
A skateboarding dog has been banned from the streets of Brighton after terrier-ising local shoppers. Read More »
Israeli mice trained to sniff out suicide bombers
Air travellers uneasy at the prospect of being subjected to full-body scans could soon choose to be sniffed by specially-trained rodents instead. Read More »
Second gorilla walks as apes stand up for themselves
One walking gorilla might be considered a fluke. But two walking gorillas on opposite sides of the planet sounds like a pattern. Could humankind’s closest cousins finally be catching up in the evolutionary foot race? Read More »
Outrage over Nazi-saluting TV dog
A German actor has defended teaching a dog to perform the Nazi saltute for a TV show after criticism from animal welfare campaigners. Read More »