A woman found trafficking eggs stashed in her bra is facing jail in Brazil after customs officials hatched out five toucan chicks from the haul. Police found seven eggs in…
A Swiss zoo has successfully bred the most poisonous animal on the planet, a yellow frog that is native to the Colombian rainforest. Experts at Zurich Zoo, in Switzerland, were…
A three-legged chicken that comes with an extra drumstick is proving popular among buyers who are offering 10 times more than the usual price for a newborn chick. Professional poultry…
A team of scientists has discovered what they say is the first evidence in the world – dating back 47 million years – of a snake giving birth to its…
Zoo chiefs are showing off six adorable rockhopper penguin chicks hatched by proud parents this spring. Keepers shared heartwarming footage of the youngsters, made famous in the film Happy Feet.…
A young bearded vulture from the world's oldest zoo in the Austrian capital Vienna has been reintroduced into the wild in Spain. The project was a cooperation between the Schonbrunn…
These snaps taken recently and in the late 1800s show Jonathan the giant tortoise, who turns 190 this year and is believed to be the oldest tortoise to ever live.…
These images show two Australian freshwater crocodiles relaxing in their vivarium at a zoo in Switzerland that is the first to successfully breed the species in nearly 30 years. The…
An adorable little king penguin chick that recently hatched in an Austrian zoo as a part of a conservation programme has emerged from hiding under its parent's soft belly, and…
A young Ural owl that hatched in the Vienna zoo several months ago will be released in the wilderness where it will have a chance to grow in a new…