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Runaway horses in ‘serious condition’ after bolting through central London
Animals ran through rush-hour streets, colliding with vehicles and leaving four people in hospitalTwo of the...
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Two horses running loose in central London caught by police
Pictures and videos of riderless horses in centre of English capital shared on social mediaTwo escaped...
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Fossil of ‘largest snake to have ever existed’ found in western India
Scientists estimate Vasuki indicus was up to 15m long, weighed a tonne and would have constricted...
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Mammoth mayhem: elephant escapes circus and roams Montana streets
Animal recaptured without harm, local outlet reports, and is safe with handlers after escaping Jordan World...
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California pilot and his dog survive plane crash after swimming to shore
The Piper PA-32, a single engine plane, crashed off the coast across from Trump’s LA golf...
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Outrage after US hunter who reportedly took wolf in bar and killed it only fined
Residents call for felony charges after Cody Roberts reportedly taped animal’s mouth shut, took photos and...
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Fox bones at ancient burial site suggest animal may have been kept as pet
Clues at Argentina site raise possibility mammal was buried with human owners about 1,500 years agoThe...
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Tanya Plibersek rejects Toondah Harbour project over impact on globally significant wetlands
Walker Corporation had proposed 3,000 apartments, marina and shops for the site, which is a critical...
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What do animals do during an eclipse? Observers in US zoos hope to find out
Frantic giraffes, barking gibbons, randy tortoises … previous solar eclipses have revealed varied responses to sudden...
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World Bank’s funding of ‘hog hotel’ factory farms under fire over climate effect
Environmental and animal welfare groups call on lender to phase out support for ‘industrial’ livestock operationsThe...
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No more monkey business: Thai city’s macaques to be put in enclosures
Primates are symbol of Lopburi but residents have had enough as monkeys resort to violence to...
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Mishka the missing dog mysteriously found safe 2,000 miles from California home
Dog that had gone missing was discovered in Michigan clean and well-fed: ‘Whoever had her took...
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Get your goat: Italian island overrun by the animals offers to give them away
Mayor makes offer after number of goats on Alicudi reaches six times human populationThe mayor of...
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Early warning system to track Asian hornets unveiled by UK researchers
Monitoring station detects predatory species using artificial intelligence and sends alert so nests can be tracedAn...
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‘Wonderful experience’: Researcher’s close encounter with Svalbard polar bears
Meteorologist says bears were not aggressive but they fired signal gun to scare them awayKatarzyna Kudłacz...
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US National Park Service sued over plan to trap Puerto Rico’s famous stray cats
Activists say plan to remove 200 felines near Old San Juan fortress within six months is...
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Molly the magpie: Queensland premier backs return of Instagram-hit bird to couple after being seized
Steven Miles urges authorities to enable magpie to be reunited with ‘devastated’ Gold Coast carers and...
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Orca stranded off Canada’s west coast dies despite efforts to save her
Residents and marine officials in British Columbia hope a changing tide will save her orphaned calfA...
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AI to track hedgehog populations in pioneering UK project
National Hedgehog Monitoring Programme aims to understand why population has declinedArtificial intelligence will be used for...
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Charity steps in to rehome 300 cats from ‘overwhelmed’ man in Canada
Man says he ended up in ‘a crazy situation’ after he began taking in cats abandoned...
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Mountain lion kills California man in state’s first fatal attack in 20 years
Victim’s younger brother was badly wounded by animal before officials euthanized it in Georgetown area of...
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Scientists name newly discovered ancient amphibian species after Kermit the Frog
Kermitops gratus are thought to be among first true amphibians and a key step in transition...
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California: two men plead guilty to killing wild burros in Mojave desert
John Feikema and Christopher Arnet, who prosecutors say used high-powered rifles to kill three wild burros,...
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US rancher used tissue and testicles to breed ‘giant’ sheep to sell for hunting
Arthur Schubarth, 80, pleads guilty to trafficking in ‘audacious’ and unlawful scheme to cross-breed sheep for...