‘Radioactive’ boars invade towns
HUNDREDS of radioactive boars are being culled in tsunami-crippled Fukushima amid fears the toxic beasts will attack humans.
HUNDREDS of radioactive boars are being culled in tsunami-crippled Fukushima amid fears the toxic beasts will attack humans.
SCIENTISTS have discovered that bumblebees have seriously smelly feet, which comes in very handy for the pollinators.
IN A brazen and unprecedented attack, a rare four-year-old endangered white rhino has been killed. All so poachers could steal his horn.
FOR years, Bank the sea turtle swallowed coins tossed into her pool by people who thought it would bring them good luck.
INTRUDERS at a French zoo have shot dead a white rhino and then hacked off its horns in a shocking poaching incident.
UPDATE: THE pit bull cross which “saved” a boy whose mother allegedly tried to drown him has been spared.
SCIENTISTS have revealed why the unluckiest arachnids in the world have devised a kinky plan involving four-hour threesomes.
TWO crocodiles, known as Snap and Crackle, have been abducted from a Sydney zoo.
FOOTAGE of a flock of turkeys repeatedly walking in perfect circles around a dead cat has sent the internet into a spin.
NOTHING to see here folks, just a colossal python devouring an entire possum in a tree. Stay safe, Australia, stay safe.
A HORRIFIED pet owner discovered it’s not just human flesh sharks have a taste for, after their pet pooch was pinched last weekend.
WHETHER you adore animals or not, this photo of an overly excited, leaping quokka is bound to make you smile. This has made our day.
VIDEO: Dramatic footage has emerged of a great white chasing a surfer off Ballina before a last minute save.
BEFORE an asteroid wiped out non-avian dinosaurs some 65.5 million years ago, supersized penguins breathed the same air as Triceratops.
MOVE over Irwin family, there’s a new wildlife warrior in town. Oli Wardrope wrangled a snake from under a ute before school.
THE Incident follows a number of bizarre sightings of deep-sea creatures after a killer 6.7 earthquake struck the islands.
HARVARD scientists claim they are now within two years of creating a hybrid embryo that will have all the characteristics of the shaggy prehistoric beasts.
TWO of the grossest, deadliest animals on the planet went head-to-head as a redback spider attacked a brown snake. A camera captured the whole thing.
MORE than 1.4 billion jobs rely on this threatened part of our ecosystem. Could these tiny drones save us from ruin?
VIDEO footage has surfaced of Red-bellied black snake fights brown snake on a dirt road in South Australia.
A NEW pod of 240 whales have swum aground on a remote New Zealand beach, bringing the total stranding above 550 in the past two days.
A LOCAL market has been slammed for allegedly letting puppies and kittens roast through Sydney’s heatwave.
THIS is the moment a tourist is sent flying through the air when the elephant she was trying to clean didn’t take to kindly to her.
A NEWLY-discovered gecko found in Madagascar uses a weird – but ingenious – tactic to evade its predators. Prepare to be either amazed, or repulsed.
WITH more than 100 genes already known to cause deafness in humans, a new technology could provide the cure.
THIS is what it looks like when you’re about to be devoured by a 5m saltie called Goliath, one of Dreamworld’s amazing creatures. SEE VIDEO
A TERRIFYING video has emerged showing the moment a zookeeper was attacked by a zebra, as tourists watched on in horror. WARNING: Graphic
IN JUST two months, almost 23,000 people in this tourist hot spot have been stung by jellyfish. Now, you can’t even escape them by getting out of the water.
A MAN has been taken to hospital after being bitten by a snake in Brisbane’s CBD.
ZOO visitors watched in horror as tigers attacked a man in front of his family after he broke into an enclosure in China.
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