Farmers are turning to unusual security measures such as honking geese and spitting llamas to combat a countryside crimewave, insurers say.
Viagra is not the only drug known to have initially proved safe in animals and then later endangered human life.
Tourists stumbled across the bear during a trek.
These wonderful creatures are the most-trafficked animal in the world.
It's to protect their legs from being bitten by horrible flies.
Elephants Tonga, Mongu and Iqhwa used their heads, tusks and feet to crack away the outside layer of the pumpkins before tucking into them at Vienna Zoo Tiergarten Schönbrunn.
Stubby lived as a stray on the streets of New Haven until he wandered into an army training session and was adopted by J Robert Conroy who took the canine with him to serve on the front lines.
It's not just birds that airport authorities have to keep away from runways around the world. Other creatures have also been known to pose a headache to planes trying to take off and land.
The shelter worker who raised them has now been given permission to keep them as pets.
Dr David Redding and Dr Elizabeth Boakes, two researchers from University College London (UCL), take a look at how the extinction of species will impact the planet.
A photographer has captured the moment when a heron eats a fish at Blashford Lakes Nature Reserve in the New Forest, Hants. The snaps show the fish with its mouth wide open.
In the new study, researchers from Georgia State University studied 191 chimpanzees, using brain imaging data and personality ratings to investigate how the traits varied.
A family of brown bears was captured out fishing for salmon in the McNeil River State Game Sanctuary, Alaska, sauntering over to the camera as awestruck photographers sat below.
Seriously, look at that face!
But did he say oink do?
Think twice before you ride one of the animals.
These fresh recruits are too cute for words.
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Shocking images shows the animal lift the bag from the water in its mouth and tear at it helplessly with his paws and teeth on a rock. The pictures were taken in the Arctic Archipelago of Svalbard in Norway.
The mind-boggling clip shows a spoon slowly cutting the frozen dog's neck making it's face slide off as if it is melting. The life-like creations are made in a cafe in Kaohsiung, Taiwan.
jd Hansen creates art that explores the juxtaposition of vulnerability and strength using the human and animal form. Her work excavates the intricacies of human psychology, non-verbal communication and theories of quantum physics through elongated figures, subtle use of body language, and most recently, the addition of welded copper handwriting to her work. jd is represented by leading contemporary galleries around the U.S. and is collected worldwide.
Introducing Supra, a seven-year-old border collie from Texas whose impressive dance moves have granted her a pass to the doggy hall of fame.
Bees are essential for the pollination of flowers, fruits, and vegetables. Sadly, over the past 15 years, the global population of the industrious insects has been declining at alarming rates. Bee Informed Partnership, a collaboration of American insect experts, estimates that between April 1, 2018, and April 1, 2019, the country's managed bee population decreased by 40.7 percent. The numbers are as dire worldwide. Now, some cities in the Netherlands are coming up with innovative ideas to help stem the population decline of these all-important insects.
Talk about reverse psychology.
The baby was at risk of being trafficked after loss of its mother.
Just seconds before being charged by a raging bison bull, Willis Chung, 56, took this epic photograph of the beast sizing him up before running in his direction, causing the physician from Denver to leave his gear.
He couldn't imagine life without her.
The female tiger can be seen stretching out her front legs in a dancing pose during a vicious fight with an older male trying to invade her territory in Rajasthan, India.
Researchers at Queen Mary University of London tested 20 goats and found they spent about 50 per cent longer with pictures of smiling people. It suggests the animals have similar characteristics to dogs.
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WARNING - DISTRESSING CONTENT: Two bears were shot dead by hunters after a grieving father stumbled across sickening aftermath
The lightning-quick chase was captured on camera in by Canadian snapper Jeffrey Wu, who was leading a photography tour in the Kenyan reserve. The encounter lasted just five seconds.
The white winter weasel is a small mammal which blends in with snowy conditions. Research done in Poland's Bialowieza Forest has found that all white animals are at risk due to climate change.
