Jose Gomes, known as 'Ze do Lago', his wife, Marcia Nunes Lisboa, and their 14-year-old daughter Joane Nunes Lisboa, pictured together, were found on Sunday (9 January), in front of the family's home, in the rural area of Sao Felix do Xingu, Brazil. (Newsflash)

Environmental Activist Couple And Daughter, 14, Shot To Death By Armed Gunmen

• Post author:Joseph Golder
• Post published:January 31, 2022

An environmental activist couple and their 14-year-old daughter have been shot to death by armed gunmen at their home. The bodies of Jose Gomes aka 'Ze do Lago', his wife…

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A dog in Spain, where pets are considered to be a part of the family under the law from 5th January . (Newsflash)

Cats, Dogs And Even Goldfish Now Legally Considered Family Members Under New Laws In Spain

• Post author:Joseph Golder
• Post published:January 18, 2022

Pets, including cats, dogs and even goldfish, are now considered family members under new laws in Spain with implications regarding shared custody when couples break up. The new law, which…

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Alimihan Seyiti, 135, died in a village in Shule county, China. (AsiaWire)

Chinas Oldest Living Citizen Dies Aged 135

• Post author:Lee Bullen
• Post published:January 3, 2022

China’s oldest person has died aged 135 in her local township. Alimihan Seyiti, from the township of Komuxerik in Shule County in the north-western Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, died on…

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A four-year-old female chimpanzee, named Baran, relocated from Eram zoo in Iran arrived in Sweetwaters Chimpanzee Sanctuary in Ol Pejeta Conservancy in Kenya on 5th July 2021.

Chimp Sent To Kenya To Learn To Be An Ape After Living Whole Life With Humans Is Killed By Fellow Chimpanzees

• Post author:Joseph Golder
• Post published:January 3, 2022

A chimp that was sent to Kenya to learn how to be an ape after living its whole life with humans has been killed by fellow chimpanzees. The incident took…

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Moussa Ghazanfarabadi (pictured) is a head of Iran parliament's judicial commission, who signed the law, named Protection of the Public's Rights Against Animals to parliament, Tehran, Iran. (Newsflash)

Iran Sparks Widespread Mockery After Proposing To Ban Pets Because Animals Living With Humans Is A Destructive Social Problem

• Post author:Joseph Golder
• Post published:December 23, 2021

Iran has sparked widespread mockery and outrage after lawmakers proposed to ban pets because animals living with humans is apparently a "destructive social problem". Ultraconservative lawmakers representing about 25 percent…

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The male Amur Tiger which killed seven dogs in a village was put on a collar with a GPS module before it was released to nature in Primorsky Krai, Russia on 4th December 2021. (Amur Tiger Centre/Newsflash)

Tiger Terrorises Remote Russian Village And Eats Seven Pets In Two Weeks

• Post author:Joseph Golder
• Post published:December 17, 2021

A starving tiger that started living off stray dogs in landfill sites as well as other local pets has been captured and given a GPS collar before being released back…

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The Colombian Navy rescued a jaguar that was swimming in a state of exhaustion in Turbo municipality, Colombia, in November, 2021. (Armada de Colombia/Newsflash )

Exhausted Jaguar On The Verge Of Drowning In The Middle Of A River Is Saved By Navy

• Post author:Peter Barker
• Post published:November 25, 2021

This is the moment an extremely fortunate jaguar that was on the verge of drowning in the middle of a river is saved by some sailors who tied a rope…

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The common octopus that now lives in display tank 11 with some fish species and other Mediterranean invertebrates at the Basel Zoo in Switzerland. (Zoo Basel/Newsflash)

Octopus Given New Ten Times Bigger Home As Swiss Zoo Adds Caves For It To Hide In

• Post author:Joseph Golder
• Post published:November 3, 2021

This octopus is living life large after the zoo where it lives made its home 10 times bigger and added caves in which it can hide. The footage shows the…

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A two-headed calf with a pig's body was born in Khakassia, Russia in October 2021. (Ninel Karacakova/Newsflash)

Cow Gives Birth To Mutant Calf With 2 Heads And Pig Like Body

• Post author:Feza Uzay
• Post published:November 2, 2021

A cow in Russia has given birth to a mutant calf with two heads and a pig-like body. The mutant calf was born at a farm in the village of…

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Jaguar in the northern Pantanal in Brazil. (Daniel Kantek/Newsflash)

Isolated Jaguar Population In Brazilian Wetlands Defies Deer Eating Loner Stereotype By Eating Fish And Living Together

• Post author:Peter Barker
• Post published:October 27, 2021

Researchers have found a unique group of jaguars deep in the Brazilian wetlands that primarily survive by fishing and lead very social lives, unlike other members of the species. Wikipedia…

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