‘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 »
Saddam’s snake-biting, puppy-stabbing gift to Rumsfeld
Former US defence secretary Donald Rumsfeld has published a bizarre video which he received as a gift from Saddam Hussein in which female soldiers bite the heads off snakes and a puppy is stabbed to death. (WARNING: THIS STORY CONTAINS GRAPHIC VIDEO FOOTAGE) 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 »
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 »
Tigers, pythons and tortoises rescued from burning house
Firefighters in Manila have expressed shock after rescuing a bizarre menagerie of animals including tigers, tortoises and pythons from a house fire in the Filipino capital. Read More »
Mystery mutt flees barking-mad dictator
A dog has been evacuated from Libya along with dozens of stranded Britons in a daring rescue mission by the RA-wooF. Read More »