Moment angry bison hurls rival through air as animals clash in the middle of the road at Yellowstone

Moment angry bison hurls rival through the air as animals clash in the middle of the road at Yellowstone National Park Two bison were filmed fighting each other at Yellowstone National Park  One of the bison – which can weigh up to 2,000lbs – is seen taking off at full speed towards its rival as … Read more

Ferrets UK: Hilarious moment pet owner tries to get eight lively animals into a cat carrier

Worse than herding kittens! Hilarious moment pet owner tries to get eight lively ferrets into a cat carrier Mike and Gill Shaw keep three adult ferrets and five kits at their Chester home   The animals have to be moved daily from a day pen to their night hutch and back Footage showed Mr Shaw desperately … Read more

‘Looked at like zoo animals’: New book claims Donald and Melania Trump ‘eat alone’ at Mar-a-Lago

‘Looked at like zoo animals’: New book claims Donald and Melania Trump ‘eat alone at roped off table’ in the center of a Mar-a-Lago restaurant and it is unclear how often she stays at resort Donald and Melania Trump are ‘greeted by applauding guests’ when they dine They live an ‘old-fashioned club life’ at Mar-a-Lago … Read more

CCTV shows moment five thugs beat ‘hero’ father, 24, to death ‘like a pack of ANIMALS’

Horrifying footage shows a gang of thugs battering a father to death after he tried to break up a fight outside a pub – as all five are jailed for life for murder. Reece Cox, 24, was surrounded ‘like a pack of animals’ by the group outside a JD Wetherspoon pub in Sedgley, West Midlands. Mr Cox – … Read more

CCTV shows moment five thugs beat ‘hero’ father, 24, to death ‘like a pack of ANIMALS’

Horrifying footage shows a gang of thugs battering a father to death after he tried to break up a fight outside a pub – as all five are jailed for life for murder. Reece Cox, 24, was surrounded ‘like a pack of animals’ by the group outside a JD Wetherspoon pub in Sedgley, West Midlands. Mr Cox – … Read more

The chatty cat flap that talks to your pet: It’s one of a host of new high-tech gadgets for animals

Having dinner at my boyfriend’s house, I get a notification on my phone saying that Coco’s food has just been released for her. I open the smart food dispenser app on my phone and watch my delighted cat tucking into her dinner. I press the microphone so she can hear me, and start cooing to … Read more

The chatty cat flap that talks to your pet: It’s one of a host of new high-tech gadgets for animals

Having dinner at my boyfriend’s house, I get a notification on my phone saying that Coco’s food has just been released for her. I open the smart food dispenser app on my phone and watch my delighted cat tucking into her dinner. I press the microphone so she can hear me, and start cooing to … Read more

Giant turtles are now so common in UK waters that they ‘should be classed as British animals’

Giant turtles may seem exotic, but they visit our seas regularly enough to be considered ‘normal’ British animals, according to a conservation charity. Usually associated with beaches in South America and Africa, visits from leatherback and loggerhead turtles are common enough to suggest that the seas around Britain are a home from home. Despite weighing … Read more

Animals in the wild may prefer mating with relatives, scientists say 

Animals in the wild including primates and rodents tolerate ‘and may even prefer’ mating with their relatives, scientists say A team from Stockholm University summarised 139 studies spanning 88 species  Biologists reveal animals tolerate and may even prefer mating with their relatives They found rodents in particular engage in what they refer to as ‘kin preference’  By … Read more

VIVIENNE PARRY: You’ll think I’m barking but we need to give Covid vaccines to animals too

The near-apocalyptic scenes and harrowing accounts coming out of India are heartbreaking. Desperate people, frantically trying to save the ones they love against impossible odds. Bodies, truly, piled high. Virtually no family untouched. In Britain, with plummeting hospitalisations and infections and a vaccine programme close to delivering herd immunity, it might feel as if it’s … Read more