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Image shows the newly discovered beetle species Dorynota phoenix, undated photo. It was almost destroyed in a fire at the Brazilian National Museum in the city of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, in 2018. (Senckenberg/Newsflash)

Boffins Discover Unknown Beetle Among Historical Items Which Escaped Devastating Museum Fire

Post author:Thomas Hochwarter
Post published:August 27, 2023

Scientists examining one of the few items to have escaped a devastating fire that destroyed a spectacular museum collection have discovered a previously unknown species of insect. The Brazilian National…

Picture shows a polar bear,(Ursus maritimus) undated. A man confused a sheep with a polar bear and called the police in Curitibanos, Santa Catarina, Brazil. (Newsflash)

Brazilian Police Respond To Reports Of Escaped Polar Bear, Discover It Is A Sheep

Post author:Aloysius Fernandes
Post published:August 23, 2023

Police in Brazil who responded to reports of an escaped polar bear seen running between cars on a busy road made a surprising discovery when they found out it was…

Image shows the runaway wallaby, undated photo. It was spotted in the town of Alberndorf im Pulkautal, in the district of Hollabrunn in Lower Austria State, Austria. (Newsflash)

Wallaby On The Loose Hops It When Austrian Firefighters Try To Catch It

Post author:Georgina Jedikovska
Post published:April 27, 2023

A wallaby on the loose that has troubled authorities in Austria for more than a week has again escaped fire department crews when they tried to catch it. The marsupial…

Image shows Belgian shepherd Haix, aged 3, in undated photo. He barely survived after he was stabbed in the head and neck in the city of Hamburg, Germany, on Saturday, Feb. 25, 2023. (Newsflash)

Vets Rescue Police Dog After Offender Knifes It Twice In Head And Neck Following Heated Argument With Mother

Post author:Georgina Jedikovska
Post published:March 2, 2023

A police dog that was severely injured after an offender stabbed it in the head and neck has been rescued by vets. The brave Belgian shepherd named Haix, aged 3,…

Picture shows the escaped lioness after she was captured in Aguascalientes, Mexico, on Tuesday, Jan. 31, 2023. The lioness kept as a pet, escaped from her home and attacked Liliana H., 40, who suffered serious injuries, and killed her dog. (CEN)

Dog Walker Fighting For Her Life After Being Savaged By Lioness That Killed Her Pet

Post author:Michael Leidig
Post published:February 9, 2023

A dog walker has been left fighting for her life after she was attacked by a huge lioness that had escaped from its owner in Spain. The two-year-old female lion…

Photo shows Officer Ice, undated. Ice, an officer of the Wyandotte Police Department in Wyandotte, _Michigan, USA, was accused of stealing the sandwich of another officer. (@wyandottepdmi/Newsflash)

Wuff Justice As Police Pooch In The Frame Over Stolen Sandwich

Post author:Joseph Golder
Post published:January 27, 2023

A police dog accused of stealing a sandwich from a fellow officer has escaped wuff justice after he was put on trial in the court of public opinion - and…

Photo shows the cat named Edward with his owner, undated photo. He smashed the ceiling of a store in Muratpasa, Antalya, Turkey. (Newsflash)

Edward The Podgy Tomcat Plunges Through Ceiling

Post author:Thomas Hochwarter
Post published:January 9, 2023

Edward the roly-poly puss escaped with eight of his lives intact when he fell through the ceiling of a shop in Turkey when it would not take his weight. Edward…

A lion cub walking the streets in Alvarado, Mexico, on Friday, Nov. 25, 2022. It was kept as an exotic pet before it escaped from its house before its owners found it. (CEN)

Big Cat That Prowled City Streets Belongs To Stunning Influencer

Post author:William McGee
Post published:December 6, 2022

This footage shows how a lioness prowled the streets of a suburban neighbourhood after it escaped from its influencer owner's house. Locals in Alvarado - in Veracruz State, Mexico -…

Illustrative image of two Cane Corsos, undated. Agatino Zuccaro, 55, was mauled to death by three Cane Corsos in 2018. (Newsflash)

Owner Of Ferocious Dogs That Tore Deliveryman Apart Jailed And Ordered To Pay EUR 2.7 Million In Compo

Post author:Joseph Golder
Post published:October 10, 2022

A man whose guard dogs savaged a deliveryman to death in a horrific attack has been jailed for nine months and ordered to pay EUR 2.7 million compensation to the…

The San Jose neighborhood of San Salvador de Jujuy, Jujuy, Argentina, in an undated photo. This is where the girl was attacked by a pit bull. (Google Maps/Newsflash)

Baby Needed 50 Stitches To Face After Attack

Post author:William McGee
Post published:August 14, 2022

A terrified baby needed 50 stitches to her face after a savage attack by a neighbour's escaped pit bull. Cosmetic surgeons had to reconstruct the infant's face after her horrified…