These images show a deer that found itself trapped in the River Avon in Salisbury being brought to dry land by firefighters, who announced that they had rescued "Bambi". The…
River turned bright purple sparking an investigation by environmental protection officers in Brazil. The video footage was shot of the Rio do Braco river in the neighbourhood of Jardim Sofia,…
A 2,500-year-old tomb with ten mummified crocodiles unearthed near the Nile was probably a tribute to an ancient Egyptian fertility god, experts have revealed. Experts say the mummified reptiles were…
A horrifying "river of blood" gushing from a manhole cover has been blamed on a funeral home at the heart of Mexico's cocaine capital. The undertaker - in Guasave, Sinaloa…
Two brothers drowned in the Blue Nile river after one of them slipped into the water and his brother tried to save him. The tragedy happened near the town of…
Emergency workers 'fish' a helpless deer out of a frozen river after it accidentally fell through the ice. The poor creature was spotted swimming desperately in ice-cold waters of the…
Incredible camouflage skills of a grey heron blending in with the wall as it soaks up the rays of the sun on Christmas Day. The footage was shot in the…
Baffled wildlife officials in China are investigating how hundreds of wild ducks were found dead in a frozen river when they should have been flying south for the winter. The…
Archaeologists in China have discovered an astonishing haul of historic treasures after salvaging a 150-year-old shipwreck from the bottom of the Yangtze river. The 125-foot-long wooden vessel, known as the…
These images show how 41 rescuers saved a horse after it became stuck in a muddy swamp in Germany. The incident took place in an old arm of the Rur…