All news on the topic: Animals

Bua Noi, the "world’s loneliest gorilla" in Thailand, is one of hundreds of monkeys, birds and reptiles in the privately-run Pata Zoo, situated on the roof of an old Bangkok mall

No one has managed to figure out where the cow came from or who owns it but firefighters had to be called out twice to save it from various silly situations

Loulou Taylor was one of the victims of a seal attack in Cape Town, South Africa. She took to Instagram to show her bandaged fingers after she got into trouble in the water

Dog walker Ian Carmichael tweeted a picture of the bright orange object after spotting it on the beach and warned dog owners to be aware as animals are immediately attracted to them

12 Dogs of Christmas: Solomon the six-year-old crossbreed is a beautiful boy with a huge heart that just needs to be loved - he is currently at Dogs Trust Shrewsbury looking for a home

Newfoundland Franklyn is only one-year-old but already weighs a massive nine stone. He thinks he is a 'small lap dog' and climbs all over of his owners and other dogs

It appears from the footage, which was taken on Saturday, December 31, that the beachgoers thought they were in the midst of a shark attack at Prainha beach in in Arraial do Cabo, Brazil

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Social media users have slammed a dog owner, after a picture of a pooch chained to a pole was shared on Twitter, as people say they cannot "understand how humans can treat animals this way"

Footage of what is thought to be a big cat roaming at the edge of a forest has sparked panic with fears the animal could cause harm to residents of the British Overseas Territory of Gibraltar

12 Dogs of Christmas: Ted the four-year-old collie cross is an affectionate and fun boy who is looking for a special and patient home to spend the rest of his years

Big cat tamer Ivan Orfei remains in hospital with deep wounds in his neck and leg after being attacked by a tiger during a live performance in Italy on December 29

One guest near the safari park's lion enclosure said they could see a lioness laying still on the floor while injured following the incident in the early afternoon on New Year's Day

Kelli Vanderlaan, from Michigan, US, was on her way to work when she came to the rescue of Elliot the cat who was found frozen on a street in Muskegon after a recent winter storm

Joseph Azzopardi received a six-week ban after pleading guilty to careless riding by allowing his mount to shift out, leading to mare Chili Is Hot clipping heels and suffering a fatal injury

A vet has shared an open letter to pet owners who don't stay in the room when their beloved pet is being put to sleep. She doesn't want them to feel any guilt about their decision

Mike Pick, from Bristol, says his golden retriever dog Boris gets mixed reactions to his name in the pub - and has the 'same scruffy blonde hair' as the old PM

Two Edinburgh Zoo pandas set to return home to China this year 'wouldn't have matched on Tinder.' Male Yang Guang and female Tian Tian failed to breed after arriving in Scotland in 2011

12 Dogs of Christmas: Toby the seven-year-old terrier cross hasn't had the easiest start to life but he's hopeful 2023 will be the year everything changes for him

Emergency services rushed to the Medway estuary at Riverside Country Park in Gillingham after being contacted by a member of the public on Monday. Crews used a ladder to investigate the incident

Botswana’s former leader Ian Khama compared sick marksmen who kill elephants, lions and zebras for sport to ISIS extremists 'because those people take a morbid delight in killing'

A wandering walrus named 'Thor' has turned up 100 miles further along the North Sea coast after visiting Scarborough, and forcing a council to axe its New Year's Eve fireworks

A clever cat named Izzy climbed a wisteria arch and jumped on the postbox, alerting the motion sensor on the doorbell. His owner Amanda was surprised to see her cat's face through the camera

A dog has been found tied up and abandoned outside an airport in Iowa, US, after a traveller was stopped from taking her on a flight because they didn't have a carrier

A warning has been issued to dog walkers in Anglesey after a mysterious object - later confirmed to be palm oil - washed up on the beach and left a pet pooch 'bright orange'