‘Puffer’ fish video sparks outrage
FOOTAGE of a fish smoking a cigarette has angered animal rights groups who want the fishermen responsible charged with cruelty.
Animals
Five ways to survive animal attacks
IF you’re ever unlucky enough to get in the way of some of the world’s most dangerous animals here’s what you should do.
Lorde helps bring the cows home
APPARENTLY Kiwi music sensation Lorde provides the magic touch when rounding up a herd of cows. Just ask this farmer from Kansas.
MEGA penguins waddled the Earth
SCIENTISTS have uncovered the fossilised remains of a giant penguin that weighed in at a colossal 115kg and was as tall as a human.
Sick act sends squirrel flying
WARNING: GRAPHIC CONTENT. Two men have been filmed luring a squirrel to the edge of the Grand Canyon and then kicking it into the abyss.
See-through mice are now a scary reality
IF your regular furred mouse gives you the heebie jeebies, then these see-through mice will be down right terrifying.
Giraffe dies after hitting overpass
A GIRAFFE in South Africa died when his head hit a highway overpass while being transported in a wide-open container.
Cyclops lamb has one freaky eye
UNVERIFIED footage of a baby lamb born with just one eye has emerged from Turkey — and the newborn isn’t shy of the camera.
Dog faints in joyful reunion
WATCH how this Schnauzer suddenly fainted, after the excitement he experienced when he was finally reunited with his owner proved to be too overwhelming for him.
The cold-blooded truth about meerkats
THEY might look cute but don’t be deceived by their furry, little faces. A new study shows the bloodthirsty true nature of meerkats.
Look! We’re on top of a whale!
IT may sound like a whale of a tale, but a pair of kayakers had an extremely close encounter with a southern right whale when it lifted their boat — twice.
World’s saddest polar bear to stay put
ARTURO the ‘depressed’ polar bear will not be moved out of sweltering heat in an Argentinian zoo, despite a petition gathering half a million signatures.
Who wouldn’t love these cuddly bubs?
INCREDIBLY cute images of baby animals with their parents will warm your heart this winter, proving that a mother’s love really is unconditional.
Chimps go ape over new Planet movie
HUMANS are not the only ones loving Dawn of the Planet of the Apes — it’s also a hit with two chimpanzees who munched on popcorn when they saw it at IMAX.
How not to kill a spider
MANY of us are scared of spiders but most have not tried to kill one like this man did. He set his house on fire in the process, causing $60,000 damage.
Robot mule joins the US Marines
IT’S no Simpson’s Donkey, but an electronic mule has been tested by the United States military under battle conditions in Hawaii.
Why this photo should make you cringe
HE HAS spent his entire life in chains, works seven days a week and is not allowed to form a bond with another living being. Find it a little uncomfortable? So does he.
Is ‘lonely’ polar bear going crazy?
CAMPAIGNERS are concerned for the mental state of a polar bear in an Argentine zoo, saying he is depressed and showing signs of insanity.
Elephants ‘turned into zombies’
IT WAS the photo that brought the world to tears. But the rescue of this crying elephant was just the tip of the iceberg in a cruel slave trade.
Crying Raju meets his elephant family
RAJU the elephant, who cried when shown freedom after 50 years of slavery, has been introduced to his new family.
Mystery croc turns up in Greek lake
FORGET Nessie, Greek farmers have their own mystery lake creature – a two-metre-long crocodile clearly far from home. But how did it get there?
Why is this elephant crying?
PICTURES of an Indian elephant named Raju shedding tears have broken hearts around the world. But there’s a happy ending to the story.
Paddleboarder glides over shark
IT was a close call — almost too close. A drone has filmed the incredible moment a paddleboarder glided over a great white without even realising.
EXCLUSIVE PICS: Frantic whale rescue
EXCLUSIVE PICS: Check out Australia’s second frantic whale rescue which is under way tonight – this time on a Gold Coast beach. .
‘Oh my god, I’m going to die’
A VICTIM of a shark attack in the US has told of how he grabbed the nose of the great white as it “lunged” and “locked” into his chest.
This guy wants to do weird things with chickens
IT’S one of the last things you would expect to do with a chicken, but one university professor wants to do it.
This is bad news for vegetarians
VEGETARIANS, you probably don’t want to read this. There is new research that might just turn you off eating your greens. For good.
Tiger shark’s epic 4000km journey
A TIGER shark has been tracked on an epic journey proving West Australians aren’t the only ones opting for a getaway to Indonesia.
Check out this superhero mouse!
A MOUSE who climbs walls like Tom Cruise in Mission Impossible becomes an unlikely internet sensation.
Killer army defeating Boko Haram
TERROR group Boko Haram is being flushed out of its hideouts in Nigerian forests by mystical bees and deadly snakes.
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