A "nervous" traveller was caught attempting to smuggle 170 live vampire crabs hidden in his backpack through an international port. Customs officers noticed the man, identified only by the surname…
A Brazilian nun who was the world's oldest living person has died at the age of 116, making a British woman the new record holder. Sister Inah Canabarro Lucas passed…
Town Hall bosses have banned homes from using robot lawn mowers at night to protect the city's randy hedgehogs. Gardeners in Leipzig, in the German state of Saxony, face a…
This video of a cute panda cub energetically playing on a swing has captivated zoo goers as she rocked back and forth in the hanging basket in her little playground…
Divers have captured this rare footage of Northern Pacific sea stars thriving beneath the frozen surface of the Sea of Japan. The video, recorded on 26th February, showcases these marine…
Archaeologists in Pompeii have uncovered rare, nearly life-sized frescoes depicting initiation rites of Dionysus, the ancient Greek god of wine and ecstasy. The discovery was made in a banquet hall…
A Chinese zoo has come under fire for painting donkeys to look like zebras, following previous incidents of dogs being dyed to resemble tigers and pandas. The Zibo City amusement…
Authorities are searching for a young boy who allegedly withdrew EUR 1,500 using a stolen debit card and then went around town on a shopping spree. The incident occurred on…
A rare species of bird, the northern bald Ibis, which had been wiped out in Europe and reintroduced at great expense in Austria, is under threat as Italian hunters kill…
This is the beautiful piebald baby girl born with a rare genetic condition that leaves her with a striking streak of white skin down the centre of her face and…