Drowning thumb-sized stoat saved by kiss of life
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 »
Animal rights, animal wrongs: Mammals ‘have morals’
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 »
Celebrity groundhog fails in escape bid
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 »
BBC’s Ross apologises over police dormouse raid
Controversial BBC chat show host Jonathan Ross has apologised for prompting police to raid a wildlife sanctuary after claiming that a dormouse was illegally woken from hibernation. Read More »
Fuzzy rodent is world’s newest mammal
A fuzzy-haired rodent recently discovered in the forests of the Peruvian Andes is an entirely new species of mouse, scientists say. Read More »
Hamster-powered vacuum cleaner unveiled
Fans of Zoogle News’ favourite alt-pop combo, the Super Furry Animals, will perhaps be familiar with the band’s early track “Fuzzy Birds” in which a hamster called Stavros is wired up via his wheel to a dynamo to produce electricity. Now roboticists have realised the Welshmen’s peerless vision by building the world’s first hamster-powered vacuum cleaner. Read More »