US rescuers have celebrated the successful release of an unprecedented dozen manatees back into the sea in just one day. The Manatee Rescue and Rehabilitation Partnership (MRP) released the adorable…
A man said to be the oldest human alive has just turned 122 and "is still going strong", says his granddaughter. Andrelino Vieira da Silva went viral when he celebrated…
The oldest zoo in the world has celebrated Reptile Awareness Day by highlighting a conservation project aimed to ensure the survival of one of the rarest turtle species in the…
Vegas cops are the talk of the toons after rescuing a real-life Road Runner from a trap of which Wile E. Coyote would have been proud. In the celebrated Warner…
The discovery of a special antibody could help prevent dangerous bacterial infections such as trench fever, whose sufferers included celebrated authors like J. R. R. Tolkien and C. S. Lewis.…
This critically endangered silverback gorilla, who was once believed to be infertile, has celebrated his 31st birthday and is now the proud dad of numerous offspring. Mambie has just turned…
A woman who was declared dead to her town when she reached 101 has gone on to live another 20 years and has celebrated her 121st birthday this week by…
Simba the lion cub - barely able to move after being abused and abandoned by a tourist photographer - has celebrated his first birthday at the animal shelter that rescued…
This is the emotional moment an entire street walks into their front gardens on an estate in Worcestershire in order to sing happy birthday to a 98-year-old when they heard…
A nun believed to be Europe's oldest woman who has just celebrated her 116th birthday says prayer makes her happiest, although her fondest memory was the moment that her two…