A spectacled bear devours the tasty nibbles zookeepers attached to a very special Christmas tree. Footage obtained by Newsflash shows how the adorable male ursine approaches the spruce before tucking…
A lazy panda that lets an apple escape its grip and fall to the ground angrily stares down the keeper for throwing the fruit too low. Phone footage shows the…
Scientists have discovered a genetic link between modern grapes and varieties cultivated in Biblical times. The extraordinary discovery came as experts from Tel Aviv University and the University of Haifa…
This is the moment a thieving magpie shows off its uncanny acting skills as it plays dead to escape a strawberry farmer's wrath. The greedy bird had been found raiding…
A Japanese fruit producer has sold a small batch of cherries for an eye-watering GBP 8,000. The record-breaking bid was accepted at a wholesale auction at Ota Market in Tokyo,…
A Swiss zoo has predicted that almost 60 per cent of all insect species in the country are threatened with extinction. Experts from Zurich Zoo say that the declining insect…
A new law of nature could have been discovered as scientists think rain causes species to grow larger after an astonishing discovery in south America. The shaggy soft haired mouse…
The earliest-known animal to eat fruit was an ancient bird that lived 120 million years ago, according to new research. Hundreds of animals eat fruit now, but most fruit-bearing plants…
Flamingoes have returned to a Galapagos island 20 years after an invasion of rats forced them out. The return is the fruit of 12 years of painstaking efforts to eradicate…
Gori the hungry young hippo had a right calf trying to get to grips with his underwater birthday cake. The young hippo was celebrating his second birthday at Spain's BIOPARC…