Animals
Funding for dogs’ refuge sets tails wagging
The Shenton Park Dogs’ Refuge Home has been thrown a $2.3 million boost to revitalise centre.
- by Claire Ottaviano
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‘We bring the country to the city’: Animals still the key to show’s success
Rides and showbags come and go, but livestock demonstrations and the animal nursery are the backbone of people’s visits to the Melbourne Royal Show.
- by Caroline Schelle
Move over, Moo Deng: Remembering our favourite viral animal superstars
The viral baby pygmy hippo’s keepers have warned zoo goers to be gentle. Here’s a look at the cautionary tales of the internet’s other favourite animals.
- by Penry Buckley
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Community in shock after WA’s beloved ‘dingo tour’ pair shot dead
The heartbroken handler of dingoes Eulalia and Steve has taken to social media to express grief over their loss.
- by Claire Ottaviano and Holly Thompson
The remote Australian coast bearing the brunt of the plastic crisis
Halfway around the world, California is suing ExxonMobil, claiming the oil giant deliberately misled the public for decades about the limitations of plastic recycling.
- by Caitlin Fitzsimmons
How a baboon breakout became a game-changer
A push to end animal research has found a foothold in NSW as “sci-fi” new technologies hit labs.
- by Angus Dalton
‘People seem to relate to this chunky guy’: Why this huge baby penguin is going viral
Weighing more than his parents combined, the rotund, waddling nine-month-old king penguin has gone viral, drawing crowds to the Melbourne Aquarium.
- by Angus Delaney
Race on to stop feral animal encroaching on Australian cities, trashing bushland
Tina Venables was keeping an eye out for kangaroos as she drove home from work last week. What she came across instead at the top of a hill left her shocked and shaken.
- by Caitlin Fitzsimmons and Catherine Naylor
Finally, a good news koala story
Trials for a vaccine to prevent chlamydia in one of our most beloved native animals are yielding promising results.
- by Amanda Hooton
Adorable baby hippo goes viral, but some zoo visitors are unkind to little Moo Deng
The director of Khao Kheow Open Zoo in Pattaya urged people to be kind after videos emerged online of visitors harassing the baby hippo.
- by Sarah Newey
Celebrity baby hippo has won hearts since its birth at a Thai zoo
Zookeepers have warned visitors not to abuse a two-month-old pygmy hippo that’s gained a cult following online for its “dewy glow”, feisty expressions and wobbly antics.
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