Animals news headlines

Beating extreme odds and difficult breeding conditions, a second endangered Chinese pangolin was born in the Prague zoo in less than 2 years.

It is believed to be the biggest mass stranding in the UK for decades.

A new inquiry from the NSW Greyhound Welfare Integrity Commission (GWIC) will examine damning allegations of animal abuse in the industry.

The animals were found with fatal gunshot wounds, and other injuries suggesting they had been rammed by a vehicle.

The Victorian government's dingo cull ban has livestock producers looking uneasily over their shoulders.

A group of cave explorers in the US spotted something unusual as they moved down an underground funnel.

Locals on the South Australian coast have been blown out of the water by a breathtaking – although eerie – winter phenomenon.

The child was taken by the 4.2 metre-long reptile while swimming with her family at Mango Creek near Nganmarriyanga.

It might be winter – and a particularly cold one at that – but that doesn't mean snakes have disappeared.

Overtaking on multi-lane roads can lead to some disagreements between drivers, so here's a chance to settle who really knows the rules.

Shocked spectators were told to prepare to run as they filmed the aggressive reptile.

The findings signalled a decline in "environmental stressors" partly due to the country being under lockdown at that time.

It's the second site the virus has been found at in the territory.

The 12-year-old had been swimming with her family at Mango Creek when she was reportedly attacked.

An urgent search is underway for a missing 12-year-old in a remote Northern Territory community amid fears she has been attacked by a crocodile.

Lone Pine Koala Sanctuary in Brisbane, which opened in 1927, is a popular destination for getting up close and personal with the loveable Australian marsupial.

Three runaway horses bolted through the streets of central London on Monday after one was spooked by a bus and two others tossed their riders, the Army said.

A stingray that got pregnant at a North Carolina aquarium this winter despite not having shared a tank with a male of her species for many years has died.

A woman has been convicted of repeated animal cruelty offences after a court found that four horses in her care had been left to become severely underweight.

The Danish dairy industry broadly welcomed the agreement and its goals, but it has angered some farmers.

Visitors to the Scottish HIghlands couldn't resist giving red deer Callum croissants, Rice Krispies, fruit and other sweet snacks.

The planet is facing what conservationists have labelled the 'sixth great extinction of life on Earth', but now an international team of researchers have pinpointed the exact locations we need to save to avert the crisis.

She sustained "serious" injuries and was bitten on the neck, calf and back.

It's one of the rarer sights in nature, as wombats usually don't take kindly to predators near their homes.

When Diesel the donkey ran away on a hike near his home outside Sacramento, California, five years ago, his owners assumed the worst.

The outbreak is believed to have come from wild birds and is separate to strains found in Victoria.

The property has been put into an immediate biosecurity lockdown after the disease was confirmed today.

'I heard the dog before I saw it - that's how loud it was. And when I saw it, I was just in tears.'

The young male was spotted on the road at night in an area not known for its koala sightings.

Far below the ocean's surface, the sighting of a rare squid was exciting - but what it was doing really came as a surprise.

An escaped pet piglet "proved to be very fast and strong for an animal of its size".

Seventy-five years ago today, a rhesus money was launched into space. He wasn't the last to leap into the void.

The almost four-metre long saltwater had stalked and lunged at children and adults and even ate some dogs.

Since their arrival in 2009, the two pandas have captured the hearts of South Australians and tourists alike.

The fisherman said the seal is notorious in the area when it comes to stealing food.

The giants of the animal kingdom call each other and respond to individual names, new research found.

One person is dead and six more injured after a cattle truck and three cars crashed in Central West NSW.

A spectator thought "this is just too beautiful not to have a video". Then all of a sudden the bull was loose.

More than 21,000 vehicle insurance claims were analysed after drivers hit an animal. Here's what the data reveals about the biggest animal collision hotspots in the country:

WIldlife Parks officers used beanbag rounds to move the animals on, while the town posted warning signs.

Jason Toten's stomach dropped and he saw his two-year-old hoisted up from the back of his car.

The predator regurgitated a fully intact echidna off the Queensland coast as stunned researchers looked on.

A distressing photo has been captured showing a dolphin calf entangled in a fishing line in Perth's Swan river. 

Bigger is not always better in the bird world, new Australian research suggests.

They're feathered, fluffy and utterly fabulous.

The species were driven out by foxes and have only been found in Tasmania for the last 50 years.

Wearing a toy whale hat, whale tie and a whale motif shirt, Hideki Tokoro spends much of his days thinking about the world's largest mammals. But he doesn't want to protect them. He wants to hunt them.

While goat is far from a favourite for Australian meat eaters, producers in this country are cashing in on surging demand from overseas.

The American steer Romeo has been newly crowned the world's tallest, standing at 1.94 metres, that's bigger than the average SUV.

"So far in 2024 our veterinary costs are just over $94,000"