All news on the topic: Animals

British tourist Yvonne Morris, 78, was gored on the leg by a bull while walking along Benaulim beach in Goa, India, and also suffered a head injury as she was knocked to the ground

Becky Clarke, who said she spotted the mystery beast prowling through a field while out for a walk in Cheshire, stunned experts with the footage, described as "incredible"

A woman only invited her 'skinny' friends to a horse riding event because the others were 'too big', leading to a 'fat shaming' fight that's split the group

Stephanie Vine's XL Bully, Colin, was diagnosed with epilepsy at the end of last year - and now fears she must choose between a dangerous operation that vets say Colin might not survive, or losing her beloved pet

Connor Hudson, from Sutton Coldfield, Birmingham, was found guilty of two animal welfare offences at a trial at Birmingham Magistrates' Court following the brutal attack

Residents on a Bolton estate say they've been plagued by rats for years - and the problem has only got worse as some struggle to sleep at night or have to scrub their children's toys clean

It comes as eight in 10 feel that being around nature is good for their mood - with two-thirds hoping to spend more time outdoors in 2024

The chilly mornings mean motorists are being warned to be extra vigilant to prevent them harming any beloved pets as they set off for work with six easy tips

A tourist guide was killed among a series of attacks by around 4,500 feral dogs that have taken over a city in Chile that only has a population of 5,000 people and now authorities want them put down

The owner had left her beloved dog Luna stay outside in her garden when she went out for a few hours and she came home to find her tied up to her neighbour's dog

Sun worshippers were left gobsmacked after a mysterious creature - thought to have come from deep in the Pacific Ocean - washed up on a beach, with one passer-by thinking it was a dead dolphin

Former Prime Minister Boris Johnson's dog Dilyn killed a gosling in the gardens of Buckingham Palace and he did not tell Queen Elizabeth - but she later made a comment when they met

Residents of a town were so scared by a 'bat-tornado' they didn't want to take their children to school and the local hospital's air ambulance was grounded in Ingham, Australia

‌Aaron Phoenix, 36, has rescued over 100 spiders in the last year alone and has to breed bugs to feed his massive collection, which he keeps in his “tarantula cave” in Yate, Gloucs

People have been left gobsmacked at the 'scientific explanation' behind why some cats have white bellies and paws, and why others don't - and it's due to a 'developmental quirk'

The mystery of Mexico's 'alien corpses' that sparked a NASA probe have reportedly been 'solved' by Peru officials who say the figures are actually dolls made from animal bones

There could be as many as 250 million rats in the UK - and bin delays combined with wet winter weather is driving millions of these vermin indoors into UK homes

Kevin Davidson rushed his six-year-old labrador Manu to the vets after noticing some concerning symptoms and he was taken into surgery where it was found he had swallowed a Calvin Klein sock

One of the UK's largest campsites is introducing a new ban on XL Bully dogs and the move has provoked a mixed reaction from holidaymakers as some have vowed never to return

Jess Porter-Langson wanted to do something to remember her 'iconic' pet hamster and turned it into a taxidermy stripper which 'watches over her' in bed at night

Ukrainian soldiers found an Asiatic black bear in the village of Yampil - and the animal has now found a new home at Five Sisters Zoo in West Calder, West Lothian

Lewis Dailly spotted what some social media users think could be a lynx prowling around the British countryside while on holiday with his family in the Lake District

Today's EFL transfer notebook reveals why Leeds United allowed Luke Ayling to join Middlesbrough and Michael Beale's response to West Ham's interest in Jack Clarke

A 'smart' husky has taken the internet by storm after a heartwarming clip showed the hound escaping from his kennel during the night for some late night snacks

Casey Wilson, from Blackburn, has told how her ten-month old XL Bully puppy Nova, who is "cuddly and bouncy", was left covered in blood after being attacked by a cat