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Runaway horses in ‘serious condition’ after bolting through central London
Animals ran through rush-hour streets, colliding with vehicles and leaving four people in hospitalTwo of the...
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Fossil of ‘largest snake to have ever existed’ found in western India
Scientists estimate Vasuki indicus was up to 15m long, weighed a tonne and would have constricted...
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Fox bones at ancient burial site suggest animal may have been kept as pet
Clues at Argentina site raise possibility mammal was buried with human owners about 1,500 years agoThe...
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No more monkey business: Thai city’s macaques to be put in enclosures
Primates are symbol of Lopburi but residents have had enough as monkeys resort to violence to...
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Get your goat: Italian island overrun by the animals offers to give them away
Mayor makes offer after number of goats on Alicudi reaches six times human populationThe mayor of...
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‘Wonderful experience’: Researcher’s close encounter with Svalbard polar bears
Meteorologist says bears were not aggressive but they fired signal gun to scare them awayKatarzyna Kudłacz...
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Orca stranded off Canada’s west coast dies despite efforts to save her
Residents and marine officials in British Columbia hope a changing tide will save her orphaned calfA...
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Charity steps in to rehome 300 cats from ‘overwhelmed’ man in Canada
Man says he ended up in ‘a crazy situation’ after he began taking in cats abandoned...
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California: two men plead guilty to killing wild burros in Mojave desert
John Feikema and Christopher Arnet, who prosecutors say used high-powered rifles to kill three wild burros,...
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US rancher used tissue and testicles to breed ‘giant’ sheep to sell for hunting
Arthur Schubarth, 80, pleads guilty to trafficking in ‘audacious’ and unlawful scheme to cross-breed sheep for...
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Red panda found in luggage of smuggling suspects at Thailand airport
Bangkok customs officers arrest six after finding 87 animals, including lizards, birds, a monkey and snakesThai...
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‘Haven’t seen anything like it’: shock as great white shark washes up on NSW beach
Four-metre shark euthanised after becoming beached on shore at Kingscliff on Tweed CoastFollow our Australia news...
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Hindu nationalists go to court over lion named after Muslim emperor in India
Controversy in West Bengal centres around Akbar and Sita, named for a Hindu deity, being placed...
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British Columbia fights to stop spread of fatal ‘zombie deer disease’
Chronic wasting disease, which affects deer and other cervids, confirmed in Canada but experts divided over...
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Raccoon plunges parts of Toronto into darkness after mishap at power utility
Mammal ‘made contact with equipment’, disrupting a subway line and shutting off water in latest escapade...
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Jack Russell terrier who loves to surf makes a splash on beaches of Peru
Four-year-old dog named Efruz ‘loves the sea’, according to his owner, and often perches on a...
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Thai woman charged over lion cub filmed cruising resort in Bentley
Sawangjit Kosoognern charged with illegal possession after video showing animal being driven around Pattaya gains 2.6m...
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Just two northern white rhinos remain. The species’ first IVF pregnancy could save them from extinction
The first successful embryo transfer in a southern white rhino paves way for using technique to...
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Benito the giraffe begins long journey for better weather in central Mexico
Conditions at Ciudad Juárez zoo on US-Mexico border not suitable so container takes Benito to conservation...
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Global heating pushes mountain goats into more nocturnal lifestyle
University of Sassari research suggests change in habits might expose animals to more predatorsGlobal heating is...
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South Korea passes bill banning production and sale of dog meat
Animal welfare campaigners hail decision as ‘historic victory’ after years of pressure at home and abroadSouth...
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Hope for rare singing gibbons as pair are released into the wild
Two Siamang gibbons rescued from the illegal pet trade have been rehabilitated in a new Indonesian...
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‘Chaos’ in New Zealand as sea lion breeding season overlaps with summer holidays
Animals have been popping up on golf courses and surfing contests in Dunedin as they reestablish...
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Elephant calf separated from herd in India is reunited with mother
Photograph taken at wildlife reserve shows baby nestled with his mother after his return A baby...