Tiger King: Meet Australia’s big cat keepers risking their lives to look after endangered animals

Netflix’s Tiger King: Murder, Mayhem And Madness has gone viral in Australia. And although the documentary series focuses on big cat sanctuaries in America, there are several zoo keepers risking their lives to look after similar deadly mammals much closer to home.    Australia’s answer to Joe Exotic and Carole Baskin, minus his 22-year jail sentence … Read more

Tiger King: Meet Australia’s big cat keepers risking their lives to look after endangered animals

Netflix’s Tiger King: Murder, Mayhem And Madness has gone viral in Australia. And although the documentary series focuses on big cat sanctuaries in America, there are several zoo keepers risking their lives to look after similar deadly mammals much closer to home.    Australia’s answer to Joe Exotic and Carole Baskin, minus his 22-year jail sentence … Read more

Oh, how we miss our human zoo! Spare a thought for the animals who are missing their visitors

There’s a sense of excitement in the air as the clock ticks round to 10am.  Holly, Brambles, Widget, Porticus, Ellie, Hick and Bumpkin – London Zoo’s adorable pygmy goats – instinctively know the time and rush to the gate of their petting enclosure, to wait expectantly.  Normally, excited visitors would suddenly appear, all vying to … Read more

Laurent Baheux’s photos of African animals reveal both their majestic and sensitive sides

Beauty of the beasts: Photographer’s striking black-and-white images reveal the magnificence and vulnerability of Africa’s wildest animals Laurent Baheux’s coffee table book is called The Family Album of Wild Africa and is 480 pages long The book includes almost 300 remarkable black-and-white images of animals from lions to hippos Animals are pictured nuzzling and tending to … Read more

Vet’s urgent warning as scientists research coronavirus link to animals

A vet has issued an urgent warning to pet owners as researchers look into the link between domestic animals and coronavirus.   Dr Anne Fawcett, from the University of Sydney’s School of Veterinary Science, said common sense should be used after two cats and two dogs tested positive for COVID-19. ‘Out of an abundance of caution, … Read more

Vet’s urgent warning as scientists research coronavirus link to animals

A vet has issued an urgent warning to pet owners as researchers look into the link between domestic animals and coronavirus.   Dr Anne Fawcett, from the University of Sydney’s School of Veterinary Science, said common sense should be used after two cats and two dogs tested positive for COVID-19. ‘Out of an abundance of caution, … Read more

Wild animals take back control of Mexican resorts

Wild animals take back control of Mexican resorts: Crocodiles and jaguars roam deserted tourist hotspots as turtles lay their eggs in front of a luxury Cancun hotel The animals were filmed in the coastal resorts of Cancun and Riviera Maya In one clip a crocodile swims along a canal outside people’s hotel balconies A leatherback … Read more

The shortlisted images of animals and landscapes in Agora nature photography contest #Wild2020

These stunning images will allow you to take a walk on the wild side – even during lockdown. They all made the top 50 in a contest called #Wild2020, run by photo app Agora, which asked photographers to capture nature at its most jaw-dropping.  More than 9,000 snaps from people across the globe were entered, … Read more

Miley Cyrus reveals she’s rescued a new puppy as she stresses the need to adopt abandoned animals

Miley Cyrus reveals she’s rescued a new puppy as she stresses the need to adopt animals abandoned in the wake of the ongoing coronavirus pandemic By Kelby Vera For Dailymail.com Published: 02:25 GMT, 25 March 2020 | Updated: 03:30 GMT, 25 March 2020 Miley Cyrus has adopted a new dog in order to help one … Read more

It’s not just humans: Female animals live longer than males by an average of 18.6 per cent

It’s not just humans: Female animals live longer than males by an average of 18.6 per cent – a bigger gap than between men and women Researchers studied 101 different mammal species covering 134 populations This included examining the demographics of bats, lions, orcas and gorillas   They found that most female mammals live longer … Read more