Australia-native possum shyly stares into the camera lens looking adorable while snacking on some food at Warrawong Wildlife Sanctuary, South Australia, in undated footage. The possum is of the species commonly known as Common Ringtail Possum and is called Harley. (Warrawong Wildlife Sanctuary/Newsflash)

Australasia / Conservation / General News

Big Brown Possum Eyes Just Hypnotic Say Zoo Staff

Tiny fuzzy Australia-native possum shyly stares into the camera lens looking too adorable to handle while snacking on some food at an Australian zoo. https://youtube.com/shorts/ZCpoL8hWNuk Warrawong Wildlife Sanctuary/Newsflash The little ring-tailed possum named Harley gave netizens a cuteness overload just by being his lovable self as he modestly posed for…

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October 24, 2022

Elephants Pocha, 55, and Guillermina, 22, mother and daughter, were transferred from a small enclosure in Mendoza, Argentina to beautiful natural habitat in in Matto Grosso, Brazil. (Senasa/Newsflash)

Animals / General News / South America

Elephants Mourn Matriarch In Mysterious Ceremony

Heartbroken wildlife keepers have told how a beloved elephant was comforted by her family and friends in a touching mourning ritual during her last moments at a sanctuary in Brazil. Veteran tusker Pocha, 55, had been given her first taste of freedom when she was transferred to the Natural Elephant…

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October 14, 2022

Image shows bears Jamila and Sam relaxing, undated photo. Four bears met at the Arosa Bear Sanctuary in Switzerland for the first time ever on Wednesday, Oct. 5, 2022. (Stiftung Arosa Baren, VIER PFOTEN/Newsflash)

Animals / Europe / General News

Four Rescued Bears Meet For The First Time At Sanctuary In The Swiss Alps

Four rescued bears have met together for the first time in a plush animal sanctuary in Switzerland. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Pm4OhbIfdnU Stiftung Arosa Baren, VIER PFOTEN/Newsflash Bear siblings Jamila and Sam met two furry new roommates named Amelia and Meimo at the Arosa Bear Sanctuary in Graubuenden, Switzerland, on Wednesday, 5th October. This…

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October 14, 2022

Photo shows aerial photo of the current excavation area east of the ring sanctuary of Pommelte, Germany, undated. Evidence of Germany's first brewery have been excavated at the site. (Landesamt fur Denkmalpflege und Archaologie Sachsen-Anhalt, Matthias Zirm/Newsflash)

Archaeology / Europe / General News

People Produced Beer In German Stonehenge Over 4,000 Years Ago

Archaeologists have discovered an ancient brewery dating back to over 4,000 years ago in the so-called German Stonehenge. The find, believed to be central Germany's first brewery, was excavated at the Ring Sanctuary of Poemmelte located in the Salzland district in the state of Saxony-Anhalt in August 2022. Poemmelte -…

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September 2, 2022

Photo shows the first contact between rescued bears Sam and Jamila in the Arosa Bear Sanctuary in Switzerland on Monday, Aug. 8, 2022. The two rescued siblings met for the first time ever after previously being kept separately in a zoo in North Macedonia. (Stiftung Arosa Baren, VIER PFOTEN/Newsflash)

Animals / Europe / General News

Cute Bear Siblings Kept Separate At Zoo Meet For 1st Time In Sanctuary

Two cute bear siblings that were kept separate at a zoo in Skopje have met for the first time after being brought together at a sanctuary. Adorable footage shows the bears playing together for the first time after they were moved from Skopje Zoo in North Macedonia to the Arosa…

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August 15, 2022

Bear Sam enjoys the first bath in Arosa Bear Sanctuary. (Stiftung Arosa Baren, VIER PFOTEN/Newsflash)

Animals / Europe / General News

Rescue Bear Sam Enjoys First Dip In Pool After Two Months In New Home

Sam the bear takes his first dip in his own swimming hole at a Swiss sanctuary after he was saved from a life of misery in a grim zoo. Sam was transferred from a grim North Macedonian zoo in May and has spent months trying to acclimatise to his new…

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July 20, 2022

Proctoporus katerynae, was discovered in the buffer zone of the Machiguenga Communal Reserve near Cusco, Peru, and named after renowned biologist Kateryn Pino Bolaños. (Sernanp/Newsflash)

Animals / General News / South America

New Endangered Lizard Species Discovered In Inca City Machu Picchu

A new species of lizard that was classified as endangered almost as soon as it was found has been discovered in the Inca city of Machu Picchu and has been given the name after the popular Transformer character Optimus Prime. The new lizard species, discovered in the 15th-Century city of…

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June 6, 2022

Elephants Pocha, 55, and Guillermina, 22, mother and daughter, were transferred from a small enclosure in Mendoza, Argentina to beautiful natural habitat in in Matto Grosso, Brazil. (Senasa/Newsflash)

Animals / General News / South America

Ex Circus Elephants Move To Lush New Sanctuary

A pair of former zoo elephants have packed ther trunks to move to a lush animal sanctuary after spending their lives in captivity. The tuskers - from Mendoza Zoo in the western Argentine province of Mendoza, Pocha and Guillermina - are travelling by road for six days to their new…

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May 21, 2022

FOUR PAWS successfully rescued a 20-year-old 'restaurant bear' on 23rd March and brought it to its BEAR SANCTUARY Domazhyr near Lviv in western Ukraine. (FOUR PAWS/Newsflash)

Animals / Europe / General News

Bear In War Torn Ukraine Rescued And Taken To Animal Sanctuary After Over 20 Years Spent In Concrete Cage

These images show how a bear in war-torn Ukraine was rescued and taken to an animal sanctuary out of harm's way after allegedly spending over 20 years in a concrete cage. The male brown bear (Ursus arctos), which has been named as 20-year-old Vova, was rescued by animal rights organisation…

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April 3, 2022

One of the tigers that had spent over 15 years stuck in a train carriage in Argentina and have arrived at their new home in South Africa on 12 March 2022. (FOUR PAWS, Hristo Vladev/Newsflash)

Animal Rights / General News / South America

Circus Hands Four Tigers Over To Animal Sanctuary After They Spent Over 15 Years In Train Car Cage

A circus in Argentina that kept its four tigers locked up in a train car cage for over 15 years has finally handed them over and they will now live at a big cat sanctuary in South Africa, where they will be able to roam freely for the remainder of…

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March 22, 2022