All news on the topic: Animals

Travis Nelson had no idea when he first started taking fluffy feline Sigrid out for bike rides that it would turn into a one-man, one-cat mission to cheer people up along the way

A new brain teaser has had people scratching their heads as they try to find the animals hidden within the bustling garden scene - can you find them all in under six seconds?

John Swartz had been filling up a kiddie pool for his granddaughter when he survived the close call with the bear in the garage of his Danville, Pennsylvania, home

A man in Argentina thought he scored a deal on some toy poodles in a local market - but when he took them to their first vet appointment he found out they were actually rodents pumped with hormones

Endangered fish species that would have been decimated water supply was cut off at the Tropiquaria Zoo in West Somerset include the Mexican Goodeid and Monterrey Platy

The unique spectacle of the racoon falling from the ceiling was probably the most eventful moment of the evening as the game was eventually postponed due to extreme weather

Officials admitted they were surprised at the exceedingly rare attack in America’s Montana wilderness, adding: "Bears do it, moose too and occasionally a deer, but otters? That's not normal."

A new scientific study into the possibility of whether the Loch Ness Monster is a giant eel has found that it is practically impossible with just a one in 50,000 likelihood

WARNING DISTURBING: Dipuo Kokolsi was washing dishes in a kitchen when the pit bulls broke free and mauled her face — ripping off her lips and nose — before her neighbour rushed to save her

Sue and Neil Radford spoke about their dogs who live with Britain's biggest family in their home in Morecambe, Lancashire. The pooches even created their own groups, they revealed

Peak season for the sometimes-fatal West Nile Virus comes in August and experts have warned that a wet winter followed by hot summer could make this year particularly dangerous

One of the women, Leitah Mkhabela, was in the UK from South Africa to mark the 10th anniversary of the Black Mambas during World Female Ranger Week

After providing King Charles and Queen Camilla with their first Royal Ascot success, Desert Hero is now a St Leger candidate after winning at Goodwood

Social media users are convinced that a bear in China's east is a person in costume and now a clip has added more fuel to the fire as it has been captured waving too

A Florida sheriff's department has begged citizens to stop calling 911 when they spot herds of manatees near the shore. 'They are more than fine,' a statement reads

Stunned Ben Evans unearthed the predator’s ten-million-year-old gnasher with his dad, and will add it to his collection of 100 small shark teeth

Moelfre Coastguard in Anglesey, north Wales, says someone was stung by a venomous weever fish, whose attacks can cause swelling, itching, numbness, headaches, and even vomiting

Jack Newton was described as a "reckless" and "immature" young man who let his dog viciously bite a woman protecting her pet cats and assaulted a separate woman when she was driving, causing her to crash

Nearly two-thirds of dog owners worry about how their four-legged friends fare in the heat – but four in ten don't know how to help them cope with rising temperatures

A young girl was filmed running towards her mum as two of the hungry beasts came within inches of her as they fought over one of the items they had snatched

The brazen mammal was captured taking a dip and resting his arms on the water's ledge as temperatures reached a sweltering 92-degree this week in Burbank, California

Lesley Herbert upgraded to her new family home following her life-changing win, making sure there was enough space for her children, two dogs - and her feathered friends

One woman has been branded a 'bad owner' and told to get a grip when she asked her neighbour to build a higher fence so her dog would stop barking at her when in the garden

Lewis Hudson has now received one of the longest ever sentences for animal cruelty - 27 months in jail - after an appalling catalogue of abuse in Prescot, Merseyside

Footage of the ordeal in Spain showed dozens of people sprinting for safety along a crowded street as nine of the beasts descended on them from behind