Judge’s scathing attack on Koala Park
ONE of Australia’s well known wildlife centres has been lashed by a judge as he threw out its appeal over a big fine and ban of acquiring new koalas.
Animals
You’ve ‘probably’ eaten cloned meat
IT MAY come as a surprise, but bioethicists say there’s likely more cloned meat in the food supply than we think.
Dog walks 178km to get home
THIS Golden Retriever walked 178 kilometres over rugged terrain to find his way home. But he didn’t just save himself.
New species of tarantula can biff
RESEARCHERS have identified a new species and genus of tarantula and it has a unique style when it comes to defending itself.
Embarrassingly fake monster ‘washes up’
LOCALS have been speculating whether the 1500-year-old mystery of the Loch Ness monster has finally been solved.
Creepy fish has ‘human teeth’
FISHERMEN have plucked a bizarre-looking fish with ‘human teeth’ from a lake in western Russia.
‘Crushed like a packet of crisps’
A TEENAGER has described the horrific sound of his bones breaking after he was attacked by a hyena during a family camping trip in South Africa.
Meet the world’s ugliest dog
SHE’S arthritic, mostly toothless, incontinent and sports a face only a parent could love. Meet SweePee, the world’s newly crowned ugliest dog.
Woman finds 5-metre snake in bedroom
THIS is not the type of guest you want in your guest room. When Trina Hibberd woke up on Monday morning, she found herself in a living nightmare.
Frantic 911 call from gator attack released
A DESPERATE caller pleaded for help after two-year-old Lane Graves was taken by an alligator on the beach of a luxury Disney World resort.
Disney World erects alligator fence
DISNEY World has finally put up a fence along a lagoon they have long known was infested with alligators, but only after one killed a two-year-old boy.
Mum saves son from cougar attack
A MOTHER was forced to fight off a cougar that had grabbed her son from their front yard, managing to free him as the big cat was dragging him away.
Alligator attack could cost millions
THE parents of a toddler killed by an alligator at Disney World in Orlando have broken their silence as lawyers suggest they could be get millions in compensation.
Queen’s horse put down after race
THE Queen’s racehorse, Guy Fawkes, had to be put down at Royal Ascot in the UK yesterday after breaking a leg in a horror fall.
Stranded whales die after high tide
A HIGH tide has left more than 30 pilot whales were stranded on a beach on Indonesia’s main island of Java, where 10 of them have died.
Scary scale of alligator boom
THE numbers are mind-boggling. The state where an alligator snatched and killed a toddler is living through a scary “baby boom”.
Zookeeper tells of dingo attack horror
TWO young women have been left with serious facial injuries after a dingo turned on them at an animal park near Perth.
One amazing 13,000km globetrotting adventure
TWO migratory birds that spent the summer in Adelaide have been tracked to a remote Russian island in the Arctic Circle, having flown 13,000km in three months.
‘You stole the love of my life’
I USED a tiny videocamera to discover the love of my life was cheating on me. Angry, I headed to the house she was visiting to confront them.
Police dogs getting protection they deserve
SERVE and protect. Police dogs in New Zealand are being kitted out with stab-proof harnesses.
Alligator seen with body in jaws
AN ALLIGATOR spotted with a human body in its jaws and doing a ‘death roll’ is being hunted in Florida.
Prepare for a bed bug apocalypse
BED bugs are getting harder to kill, and we could soon be fighting a losing battle against this terrifying six-legged army. Aaaargh!
Fish gets stuck in jellyfish, looks horrified
THERE would have been times in life when you have regretted decisions you have made, bet they are small fry compared to this fish stuck inside a jellyfish.
The blurred line between pig and man
RESEARCHERS in California have injected human stem cells into pig embryos to produce human-pig embryos known as chimeras.
‘Smart’ fish can recognise humans
WE don’t usually think of fish as being clever, but a new experiment reveals a tropical fish can distinguish between human faces.
Fate of gorilla attack boy’s mum revealed
THE mother of a boy who fell into a gorilla pit, leading to the endangered animal’s death, has learned whether she will be charged.
Killer whale ‘tries to kill herself’
HEARTBREAKING footage shows a captive SeaWorld killer whale appearing to beach itself on a concrete slab following a show for tourists.
Lonely sea lion snuggles with cops
ALL this lost baby sea lion wanted was a hug. And that is exactly what he received.
The best photobombing animals ever
SAY cheese! These hilarious holiday snaps show a variety of animals sabotaging unsuspecting humans with a cheeky photobomb.
Shot elephant seeks humans’ help
IF you need further proof elephants are incredible, highly-intelligent animals, this is it.
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