The winner of British reality TV show “I’m a Celebrity…Get Me Out of Here!” and a fellow contestant are facing criminal charges in Australia for animal cruelty after cooking and eating a rat on the TV programme. Read More »
The water vole – a much-loved British water mammal and the inspiration for Kenneth Grahame’s gentlemanly Ratty in “The Wind in the Willows” – may be staging a remarkable recovery, easing conservationists’ fears about the creatures’ future. Read More »
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 »
Morality may not be a uniquely human trait according to recent research suggesting mammals as varied as wolves, primates, mice, bats and whales know the difference between right and wrong. Read More »
Punxsutawney Phil, who starred alongside Bill Murray in the movie “Groundhog Day”, appears to have tired of his status as the world’s most famous weather forecasting rodent after being thwarted in a series of audacious escape attempts. Read More »