Animals
British police given SWAN handling lessons – after years of officers going viral with their bungled attempts to control the birds
Police from Gloucestershire constabulary spent the day being shown how to pick up and handle the famously-feisty animals.
Couple find an OTTER sleeping in their bed
Linda Goldie, 73, and her husband Peter, 70, were relaxing at their holiday home in Skinburness, Cumbria, when the intruder...
Mischievous kittens locked themselves in the bathroom and peer out at owner…the pictures are hilarious
A couple whose bathroom door wouldn't open were shocked to find their new kittens had locked themselves in. The cheeky...
Meet the alpaca who thinks she’s a dog – and even travels round in a Vauxhall estate car bought especially for her
Spoiled two-year-old Annie was rejected by her mum and had to be bottle-fed every two hours by owner Dannie Burns.
Pet pooch escaped from home – only to return hours later with rosette from dog show
Peter and Paula Closier became sick with worry when their five-year-old beagle-cross Bonnie vanished on Sunday morning.
Cat rescued from house fire becomes first pet in London to be treated with special oxygen mask for small animals
A blaze broke out in a detached house in Paddington, central London, where firefighters rescued two cats from the ground...
Three-legged tortoise rescued from smugglers is given new lease of life after being fitted with WHEELS
The critically endangered ploughshare tortoise, which is rarest tortoise on Earth, was seized from illegal smugglers in Hong Kong in...
The UK’s first diabetic giant anteater has been fitted with a monitor to check its blood glucose levels – which is normally used on humans
Keepers at Edinburgh Zoo are managing the first reported case of diabetes in a giant anteater with a device used...
Meet the cat who puts children at ease during their trip to the optician – by wearing her own pair of glasses
Five-year-old Truffles was rescued from a church car park when she was just a few months old by optician Danielle...
Underwater sniffer dog trained to find human remains retires after 11 years of service
Springer spaniel Barra, aged 12, specialised in submerged victim recovery and is Scotland’s first and only underwater sniffer dog.
Labrador called Fred adopts a brood of 15 orphaned ducklings for the SECOND time
Remarkably this is the second time Fred has made headlines after adopting nine orphaned ducklings when he was ten years...
Pigeon turned up 4,000 miles away from home in the US after getting lost racing back to Tyneside
Bob the racing pigeon set off from Guernsey in the Channel Islands three weeks ago and was supposed to race...
Rare ‘dinosaur’ bird – the only one of its kind in the UK – is patiently waiting for a lifelong mate to help save her entire species
Abou the female shoebill that has recently arrived at Exmoor Zoo as part of an international breeding programme to save...
Fisherman stunned at hauling in huge common octopus ‘with suckers as big as 50p pieces’ off the British coast
Chris Rushton caught the giant 18lbs tentacled creature three miles off the coast of Jersey during a work trip.
Postman leaves hilarious note for homeowner – after he was accosted by her guard BUNNIES
Erin Rushton, 29, bought rabbits Lola, Bonni and Doc at the start of lockdown for her children.
The captain of a cargo ship jumped overboard to rescue – a MEERKAT
The captain of a cargo ship jumped overboard to rescue - a MEERKAT. The animal called 'Boris' had leapt 30ft...
Vet has performed rare caesarean section surgery – on a GUINEA PIG
Vet surgeon Sarah Jane Kenny operated on the tiny pet and delivered six kits despite the risk of using a...
Beer drinking pony who lives in a pub has been backed – to become a MAYOR
Miniature Shetland pony Patrick earned celebrity status as a regular at his local boozer where he would pop in for...
Fishmonger lands rare 7ft bluefin tuna – tipping the scales at a whopping 150kg
Campbell Mickel, 51, got the rare fish after buying it from traders in Barcelona - and said he was so...
Wildlife campaigner who has saved thousands of animals faces £20k fine after one person complained his sanctuary smells – of ANIMALS
Geoff Grewcock, 72, and his daughter Emma Hudson, 39, have been rescuing and rehabilitating birds and animals for the past...
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