A famous Indonesian snake handler has died after being bitten by a king cobra while demonstrating how to handle it safely. Aji Rachmat Purwanto, whose age was not given, shot…
A huge haul of about 2.6 tonnes of rubbish - most of it plastic - has been removed from the Galapagos Islands by volunteers. The coastal clean-up trip - supervised…
Pair of terrified Arctic foxes flee massive Russian nuclear powered icebreaker as it bears down on them in a frozen river. The footage was shot by a crew member on…
Astronomers scouring the countryside in southern Italy after reports that an asteroid was big enough to hit the Earth were amazed when they got a call from two brothers after…
This is the moment a huge wolf uses a Go Pro camera as a scratching post. The footage was shot at the Asahiyama Zoo, which is a municipal zoo in…
An exotic animal fan was drowned in a bowl of water after thieves broke into his home to steal his three pet toucans. Police in Realengo neighbourhood, Rio de Janeiro…
A gang who were illegally trapping birds of prey to be sold in the Middle East have been arrested and the birds freed following a police operation in Russia. Footage…
A group of endangered turtles rescued from freezing waters off America's chilly east coast have been returned to the wild after a holiday in Florida to warm them up. The…
A new species of fish which does not have eyes or scales but does have a unicorn-like horn protruding from its head has been discovered in a Chinese cave. The…
Adorable moment when a wheelbarrow full of abandoned baby sloths go on the fast and furry-ous ride of their lives. The youngsters are famous for their slow-moving lives in rainforest…