Guinea pigs taken from an animal shelter have allegedly been eaten by inmates at a prison, with a premier saying he is appalled by the allegations.
Fraser Barton
Inmates at a Perth prison are under investigation for a ‘disturbing’ scandal that took place while they were assigned to an animal shelter.
Ben Harvey
A young calf rescued by a Karratha local is making a speedy recovery from the comfort of a suburban backyard.
Madelin Hayes
The first lion cub to be born in more than 20 years at a capital city zoo has made her public debut, alongside her doting feline parents.
Aaron Bunch
A zoo in Denmark has asked, "If you have a healthy animal that needs to be given away for various reasons, feel free to donate it to us."
Staff Writers
There’s a whole lotta puppy love happening behind the scenes at Perth Zoo, where two of the newest — and undoubtedly cutest — residents are settling in.
Sarah Steger
A new species of stick insect found in Queensland's high altitude rainforests is believed to be Australia's heaviest insect, but naming it could prove tricky.
Adrian Black
Research on alien-like deep-sea jellyfish has hinted at a previously unknown barrier in the North Atlantic Ocean.
Amy Cavender
Perth Zoo reptile keeper Tyler Mackay said Pickle, who is just six months old, was smaller than the size of her palm.
Jessica Evensen
Residents in an Auckland neighbourhood are being warned about a literal cat burglar nicking clothes from their washing lines.
Jermei — Perth Zoo’s white-cheeked Gibbon — has ventured outside for the first time since her heartbreaking pregnancy loss last month, with keepers believing she had made a speedy recovery.
Dylan Caporn
Police have reminded dog owners to remain vigilant of anyone hanging around their property.
Hannah Whitehead
Eagle-eyed police officers have rescued a family of tiny ducklings from a storm drain but have so far been unable to quack the case of the missing mother duck.
Quokka selfies out. Emu selfies in.
Kellie Balaam
Conservationists are celebrating after a unique kiwi has been found in New Zealand for the first time in 50 years.
Animal shelters around Australia are struggling financially, battling to keep their doors open or dealing with long wait-lists for surrenders.
Rachael Ward
A longstanding live stream has captured two eggs laid by a vulnerable species of sea eagle, although it's a fair flight from Brookvale Oval.
Tom Wark
Popular beaches could have some unwelcome predatory guests for increasingly longer periods as warmer sea temperatures lure sharks closer to shore.
Alex Mitchell
The City of Albany partnered with South Coast Natural Resource Management last month to deliver two new urban greening sites in Milpara and Oyster Harbour, to help endangered native animals in the region.
Jacki Elezovich
Brodie Moss has recently witnessed the horror of what a nasty bite from a marine creature can do, but what can an ancient fossil found in WA reveal about the bite of our closest ‘fishy’ relatives?
Sitting at a population of about 1.5 million, feral deer could soon move in on a capital city with one galloping across a busy highway a sign of things to come.
Farid Farid
Three people are fighting for life and more than 20 others are hurt after bees attacked passers-by in a town in France.
The condition of a woman who lost an arm in a "horrific" lion attack at a zoo has stabilised but she is yet to explain how the mauling occurred.
Sam McKeith
Authorities in Pakistan have arrested the owners of a pet lion that escaped and injured a woman and her two children.
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