Woman driven mad by smoke alarm-mimicking parrot
A fugitive parrot who drove a woman mad by hiding in her garden, imitating a smoke alarm and telling her he loved her for seven days has been reunited with his owner. Read More »
XXX-hibition explores ‘sex and death’ in animal kingdom
A remarkable adults-only exhibition exploring the weird and often brutal world of animal sex is set to open at London’s Natural History Museum. 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 »
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 »
Cops thwart German mail-order tarantula invasion
A German man has admitted smuggling hundreds of live tarantulas into the United States and elsewhere in the world through the post. Read More »
Fox shoots man in leg during Belarusian hunting brawl
A wounded fox turned the tables on a hunter in Belarus by shooting his attacker in the leg with his own gun. Read More »
Cross-eyed opossum is Facebook sensation
A visually-impaired opossum called Heidi has become Germany’s latest animal star after gaining 82,000 Facebook fans.
Police mistake reggae fan’s guinea pigs for cannabis farm
Police in England have apologised to a Bob Marley fan whose home was searched after officers mistook a pair of guinea pigs for a cannabis farm. Read More »