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Staff were blaming the missing seedlings on possums until they discovered Claude had been indulging in the plants, many of which were part of a koala food and habitat restoration initiative

'What you did was a brave act of self-sacrifice'

Staff at Brights Zoo in Limestone, Tennessee, were stumped when their latest arrival showed up without a classic giraffe spotted fur coat - making her one of the rarest aninals in the world

Over the weekend, a three-legged bear in Lake Mary, Florida, known to residents as Tripod broke in and had a small party when he raided a patio fridge

A child has been attacked by an alligator at Louisiana's Lake Pontchartrain, Lincoln Beach - the coastline where the child was bitten has been closed for 60 years

A vervet monkey called Ninja Joe is on the hunt for love in the Fort Lauderdale area of South Florida, but he might struggle as the species is native to Africa, not America

Roy Jackson was so determined to capture the Big Beast of Cumbria that he installed an infra-red camera close to his home and is now convinced he has finally captured a picture

As festival-goers finally make their way home from a flooded, muddy Burning Man 2023, a strange group of organisms are waking up in the flooded Black Rock Desert in Nevada

He went missing in 2011

Scientists have urged Brits to report sightings of the invasive predators as record numbers of the vicious insects have been spotted spelling doom for native species

Hurricane Idalia brought a rare and astonishing influx of flamingos to multiple states in the Eastern United States, sparking excitement among bird enthusiasts and conservation opportunities

Motoring expert Gareth Butterfield lines up 10 cars that are ideal for carrying dogs of all shapes and sizes, and picks out a few top buys in the classifieds

More than 15 people a day are being attacked after swimming at Alicante's beaches with traumatised tourists seeking first aid treatment after being bitten by the once-peaceful "obladas"

Sarah Spencer is begging people to stop placing rat poison outdoors after her cat dropped dead a day after ingesting it - the mum is highlighting the symptoms for pet owners to look out for

The first red heifer was born in 2,000 years, which fulfils a Bible prophecy, which claims it will mark the 'end of days'

A couple in Arizona, US, was arrested after authorities realised the two had a horror house where they hoarded animals including 128 chickens, three chicks, three peacocks, three geese, three dogs, one cat, one finch and 177 incubated eggs - all in poor health

A vet has shared some heartbreaking final moments of pets after they've been put to sleep by their owners as he candidly opened up about the hardest part of his job

The victim is said to be a French national in his 50s who was attending the Albacete arena in Spain - where spectators are encouraged to join in - at the end of August

Zara Sutcliffe had been telling her mum for months about how she could hatch quails from supermarket eggs, but Claire didn't think she'd actually manage it until the family had two more pets

They're all good boys and girls

A family and their horse were attacked by a swarm of angry bees as they walked in the Channel Island of Jersey on Monday leaving a 39-year-old woman hospitalised on a drip

Six crocodiles have reportedly been shot in the past two months, with some of the carcasses found missing heads, according to Australian indigenous organisations

WARNING: GRAPHIC IMAGE Endangered brown bear Amarena - which means Black Cherry in Italian - was a common sight in the Abruzzo region and families with children would often stop to watch as she and her cubs wandered through the streets

The pooch was 'having the time of her life'

The 19-year-old broke the neck of a parakeet, strangled a bunny and stamped on a hamster in the parking lot of the Petland in Oklahoma City while the fate of a missing guinea pig remains unknown