Civil partnership ceremony for gay parakeets
A centre for rescued animals plans to hold a civil partnership ceremony for a pair of male parakeets who have become inseparable. 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 »
Pope’s peace doves refuse to leave Vatican
In an ominous sign for the world’s trouble spots, peace doves released by Pope Benedict XVI have refused to leave the Vatican. Read More »
Twins joy for blind orangutans
Two blind orangutans rescued and cared for by ape conservationists in Sumatra have become parents to twins. Read More »
Grrrrrrr-ueling hip replacement for German tiger
A German zoo’s tiger has undergone a daring three-hour operation to be fitted with a titanium artificial hip. Read More »
Japan’s ‘most-wanted’ monkey back behind bars
Japan’s “most-wanted” fugitive monkey is back in captivity after an audacious escape from a maximum-security facility. Read More »