Rescuers save a dog called Bruno after he got stuck neck-deep in mud chasing seagulls across a bog. His horrified owner called the police in Guatape, a resort town in…
A massive sword that is as long as a giant snake that has been discovered in Japan was once used in rituals, researchers have said. The 237-centimetre (993-inch) sword was…
A female traveller was caught trying to smuggle more than 400 beetles hidden among food packages in her suitcase. The woman, whose identity was not revealed, was arriving at the…
Zookeeper pulls a massive stick out of a baby elephant's trunk. The incident took place at the DierenPark Amersfoort zoo, near Amersfoort, in the Dutch province of Utrecht and shows…
Individual holding a stunning pink and white orchid mantis in their hand. The smartphone video captured in the Ning'er Hani and Yi Autonomous County, located in China's south-western Yunnan Province,…
Residents have told how statues of the Virgin Mary remained intact after devastating floods destroyed their homes. The strong storm, which hit Mimoso do Sul, in the Brazilian state of…
Small-clawed otters and crested macaques enjoy their new GBP 1.2 million enclosure at Berlin Zoo. Berlin Zoo said the animals have now moved to their new, 3,000-square-metre Otter Island, which…
Erie images have shown how freak weather conditions have turned a strip of the Vietnam coastline blood red. Frightened tourists have shunned boat trips into the South China Sea off…
Adorable armadillo is treated to special Easter egg treats before a weigh-in health check at a zoo in Austria. Keepers at Schonbrunn Zoo, Vienna, served up the special treat for…
Panda cub excitedly greets zoogoers with its front paws raised as they line up outside its enclosure hoping to get a closer look. The panda, named Xingyun, started its own…