What is this ‘Crabzilla’ spotted off the coast?
A GIANT crab has been spotted off the UK coast. Measuring an alleged 15-metres wide, it’s being dubbed ‘Crabzilla’.
Animals
Humpback whale takes power nap
THIS is the rare and fascinating sight of a sleeping humpback whale suspended upside down near the surface of the ocean.
Hawk vs drone in sky-high battle
IF THERE was ever any doubt who ruled the skies, this hawk has put that to rest with a kamikaze attack on a drone.
Shark comes in for extreme close-up
DEPENDING on your perspective, this photo of a great white shark is either one of the most powerful nature photos ever taken – or simply the stuff of nightmares.
Shark comes in for extreme close-up
DEPENDING on your perspective, this photo of a great white shark is either one of the most powerful nature photos ever taken – or simply the stuff of nightmares.
‘Good eating — you’d need lots of chips’
TWO world records smashed in one day as a pair of old fishing buddies couldn’t believe what they both pulled up from the water just minutes apart – huge albino catfish.
Strangers snapped doing excellent things
WITH so much violence and hatred in the news, sometimes we need to see something positive. These everyday heroes prove the world isn’t all bad.
Is this the world’s worst boyfriend?
A PRANKSTER has played perhaps the worst joke possible on his cat-loving girlfriend. Would you forgive your partner for this?
Kangaroos box in Aussie street
WELL this might be the most blatantly Aussie street brawl you’ll ever see. Two boxing roos go head-to-head on a suburban street beside a parked ute.
How to prep a pooch for a new baby
DECIDING what to do with the dog might not be high on a new mum’s to-do list, but experts say pets should be part of a birthing plan.
Zoo shows how not to breed hyenas
A JAPANESE zoo spent two years trying to get a pair of “confrontational” hyenas to mate — before discovering they were both males.
World’s wildlife in dangerous decline
RESEARCH has found Earth’s wildlife population has declined by 52 per cent over the past 40 years. It’s only going to get worse from here.
Bull escapes death, becomes football star
HIS name is Herbie and he has plenty of reasons to be kicking his hoofs in joy — and not just because he can bend it like Beckham.
See that beach? That isn’t sand
WELL this is something you don’t see everyday. More than 35,000 walruses have been spotted chilling on a beach in Alaska, but what are they really up to?
Rogue tiger kills in zoo cage fight
A ROGUE tiger caused havoc at a Canadian zoo as it slipped out of its cage to pick a deadly fight with another tiger while terrified school students looked on.
Deadly animals lurking in a town near you
SPRINGTIME may seem all blue skies and sunshine, but the warmer weather means Australia’s most dangerous animals are coming to a town near you.
This little piggy thinks he’s a dog
THAT’LL do Crackle, that’ll do. Crackle the pig-dog has spent the last two months hanging out with his best mate Tyson, a 10-year-old blue heeler.
Wang Wang, you had one job
THIS randy panda at Adelaide Zoo had one job. Alas, he has failed. It’s going to be a long 364 days till next time for Wang Wang.
Dog-gone! Fancy a doggy-paddle?
STOP everything you are doing and feast your eyes upon these unfathomably cute photos of puppies swimming underwater.
‘It was partly alive, hanging onto a fish’
A FISHING crew hauled up a creature the size of a mini bus with tentacles like fire hoses and eyes like dinner plates from deep beneath the ocean surface.
Hamster and pineapple pizza
A LOCAL Pizza Hut restaurant has shocked customers by offering a free small animal from a local pet shop as part of a wildly inappropriate meal deal.
Biggest, scariest dinosaur ever discovered
PICTURE the movie creatures from Jurassic Park crossed with Jaws. Add a croc snout and a duck’s feet. The result: the only known water-living dinosaur.
This woman is a record breaker
YOU’LL never guess what this Australian woman is famous for, as she joins a bunch of talented people who have qualified for the 2015 Guinness World Records Book.
World’s weirdest looking chicken
THIS rare chicken from Indonesia is completely black — from its beak, feathers and comb to its skin, bones and even organs.
Massive shrimp stumps scientists
A FLORIDA fisherman got an unpleasant surprise when he reeled in his line to find he’d lured a monster from the deep.
Attenborough sets sights on the yeti
THE search for the elusive yeti has just received a big boost from beloved nature broadcaster Sir David Attenborough. He says he’d like to track down the Abominable Snowman.
Great white gobbles $12,000 GoPro
THIS is the moment a great white shark ate a $12,000 GoPro camera rig, ripping it away from an Emmy award-winning wildlife cameraman with its powerful jaws.
Meet ‘Michelin Man’, the baby pygmy hippo
MEET Olivia, the rare one-month-old pygmy hippo who’s been nicknamed “Michelin Man” because of her adorable rolls of fat.
Dinosaur size of seven elephants
RESEARCHERS studying the bones of a dinosaur bigger than seven bull elephants have given it an equally colossal name: Dreadnoughtus.
Raju the crying elephant in danger again
HIS story broke hearts worldwide, but it appears Raju the crying elephant’s ordeal may not be over yet.
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