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Six African wild dogs have been released at the Hluhluwe-iMfolozi Park (HiP) in KwaZulu-Natal - a great step forward in conservation efforts for this priority species.
lifestyle

Pack of African wild dogs released in KZN game reserve

crocodile
Lifestyle

Scary clip shows brave woman trying to ‘shoo’ away big crocodile [watch]

kangaroo
Offbeat

Kangaroo on the loose in Denmark: Police investigate marsupial mystery

Six African wild dogs have been released at the Hluhluwe-iMfolozi Park (HiP) in KwaZulu-Natal - a great step forward in conservation efforts for this priority species.
Environment

Pack of African wild dogs released in KZN game reserve

crocodile
Lifestyle

Scary clip shows brave woman trying to ‘shoo’ away big crocodile [watch]

kangaroo
Offbeat

Kangaroo on the loose in Denmark: Police investigate marsupial mystery

valentine dogs
Lifestyle

No Valentine? No Problem! These shelter dogs are ready to make your day

By Marilynn Manuel13-02-2022 20:47

Valentine’s Day is upon us and if you haven’t got a partner, it’s not too late. Adopt a dog from Paws R Us and make a special dog’s day!

Strange habits: Chimps of Gabo
Offbeat

Strange habits: Chimps of Gabon treating wounds with insects

By Agence France-Presse08-02-2022 06:17

How to treat a wound? For humans, the first instinct would be to disinfect it and then cover it with a bandage. But chimpanzees have invented a more creative method: catching insects and applying them directly to the open wound.

hippo
Environment

Aww: Happy hippo looks picture-perfect as he sunbathes in Sabi [photos]

By Marilynn Manuel02-02-2022 13:33

When SA photographer Jackie spotted a hippo laying belly up, she thought something was wrong. Little did she know, he was sunbathing!

baby penguin
Lifestyle

Brave new world: Same-sex penguin couple become proud foster parents

By Marilynn Manuel31-01-2022 13:09

A same-sex New York penguin couple have just become foster parents to a little chick and are reportedly doing a stellar job!

lion on the loose north west
Lifestyle

A Rescue Mission: Six big cats rescued from Ukrainian zoo

By Erene Roux21-01-2022 13:06

Five lions and one tiger, all born in Ukraine, were rescued from captivity and released at a sanctuary in South Africa.

vervet monkeys
Lifestyle

Monkey business…like never seen before: Vervets cross croc-infested river

By Erene Roux20-01-2022 18:17

Ain’t no business like monkey business in SA! Rare pics show a troop of vervet monkeys swim across a crocodile-infested river in KZN.

Hong Kong to cull hamsters aft
News

Hong Kong to cull hamsters after Covid found in pets

By Agence France-Presse18-01-2022 13:18

Hong Kong will cull hundreds of hamsters after some tested positive for the coronavirus, officials said Tuesday, as the city pushes to maintain its strict “zero-Covid” strategy.

Why thieves are snatching Fren
News

Why thieves are snatching French bulldogs across the US

By Agence France-Presse17-01-2022 08:43

The two thieves who brutally robbed 27-year-old Marieke Bayens at gunpoint on a California street were not after her purse – or her. They wanted the little dog at the end of her leash: Merlyn, a French bulldog.

US approves new antibody treat
News

US approves new antibody treatment – for arthritic cats

By Agence France-Presse14-01-2022 10:05

The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) on Thursday approved its first treatment to control pain associated with osteoarthritis in cats, which is also the first monoclonal antibody drug approved for any animal species.

Russian baby tiger fights for
Environment

Russian baby tiger fights for life after frostbite, surgery

By Agence France-Presse13-01-2022 11:09

Russian animal rescuers said Wednesday they were fighting for the life of an Amur tiger cub who had been found dying from exhaustion and frostbite in the country’s far east.

Goldfish can drive fish tank o
Science

Goldfish can drive fish tank on wheels, Israel study finds

By Agence France-Presse12-01-2022 13:11

Goldfish may have short memories but, according to an Israeli university study, they might be able to drive.

cat
Lifestyle

Freddie Purrcury! Queen frontman’s moustached cat doppelganger a hit

By Naledi de Wee07-01-2022 17:42

The intenet is going gaga for an adorable cat bearing a ‘striking resemblance’ to the late Freddie Mercury. Take a look…

DogTV
Lifestyle

Who gets the dog after divorce? Spain starts shared custody

By Agence France-Presse05-01-2022 15:48

In the case of a divorce, who keeps the family cat or dog? Spain has ruled that, as with children, parents should in some cases share custody.

It took five days to save a horse stranded on an island in the Vaal River in the Northern Cape
Lifestyle

Extreme rescue: Heroes save horse stranded on Vaal River island [photos]

By Erene Roux05-01-2022 14:46

It took a group of volunteers five days to rescue a horse stranded on a Vaal River island in the Northern Cape.

Watch as a baby penguin try to make friends in BBC Earth's 'Snow Chick: A Penguin's Tale'.
Lifestyle

WATCH: Fluffy baby penguin tries to make friends in the Antarctic

By Erene Roux04-01-2022 15:50

People cannot get enough of a new film that follows the trials and tribulations of an adorable fluffy chick living in the Antarctic.

Big Cats
News

Chilean zoo jabs big cats, orangutan against Covid-19

By Agence France-Presse04-01-2022 11:52

Bengal tiger Charly and Bornean orangutan Sandai, both members of endangered species, have received coronavirus vaccines at a Chilean zoo in a Latin American first.

Rare leopard captured in north
Environment

Rare leopard captured in northern Iraq

By Agence France-Presse01-01-2022 10:47

An endangered leopard captured in Iraq’s mountainous north had its hind leg amputated on Friday following a trap-inflicted wound, an AFP photographer said.

See the best wildlife sightings of 2021
Lifestyle

WATCH: The best wildlife sightings of 2021

By Erene Roux28-12-2021 15:09

Watch a compilation of the best wildlife sightings that took place in and around the Kruger throughout 2021.

Animal shelter parakeets
Environment

Chirping mad: 800 parakeets dropped off at shelter over Christmas

By AFP28-12-2021 12:33

A US animal shelter in has been ‘gifted’ with 800 parakeets after the son of an animal hoarder dropped them off in two batches.

dog newborn
Lifestyle

Stray dog takes care of abandoned newborn like one of her own [photo]

By Marilynn Manuel24-12-2021 12:35

A stray dog has won the hearts of many after she found a newborn baby and took care of her like one of her own little puppies.

Danish authorities bust illega
Environment

Danish authorities bust illegal mink farm

By Agence France-Presse23-12-2021 14:57

Danish health authorities said Thursday they had discovered an illegal mink farm, a practice banned after the country controversially culled farmed minks nationwide last year over fears of a new coronavirus strain.

Loggers threaten Papua New Gui
Environment

Loggers threaten Papua New Guinea’s unique forest creatures

By Agence France-Presse22-12-2021 11:12

In Papua New Guinea’s isolated Star Mountains, Indigenous people say the tree kangaroo is king and the bird of paradise is queen. But both have a price on their heads.

Giant rubber whale helps Kiwi
Environment

Giant rubber whale helps Kiwi rescuers battle beachings

By Agence France-Presse20-12-2021 08:50

A two-tonne rubber whale can take on a life of its own in the frigid shallows of a windswept New Zealand beach, particularly when a bedraggled group of would-be rescuers is trying to wrestle it into a harness

Melting Arctic ice draws kille
Environment

Melting Arctic ice draws killer whales further north

By Agence France-Presse17-12-2021 10:51

In the pale winter darkness of northern Norway, a huge flock of seagulls circles above an Arctic fjord, signifying the presence of a group of unusual predators in the water below.

Zodwa
Celeb News

‘Witchcraft by day’: SA reacts to Zodwa Wabantu handling chickens [watch]

By Denika Herbst14-12-2021 11:14

Zodwa Wabantu shared a clip in which she holds two live chickens…and left many at a loss for words. The good sis is fearless!

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