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Spanish Masterchef 11 contestants (left) and judges (right) in Oceanografic, in Valencia, Spain. The contestants cooked a menu by chef Rakel Cernicharo and a guest revealed a massive poisoning during the filming of the episode that aired, Monday, April 10, 2023. (Newsflash)

Seafood TV Special Left 44 With Food Poisoning

Post author:Joseph Golder
Post published:April 17, 2023

A special edition of the TV food show MasterChef left 44 people stricken with agonising food poisoning after tucking into a seafood banquet. The Spanish version of the show whipped…

Photo shows an illustrative image of Valencia, undated. Valencia is the capital of the autonomous community of Valencia, Spain. (Newsflash)

Spanish Hotspot Bans Loud Telly And Barking Dogs

Post author:Thomas Hochwarter
Post published:March 2, 2023

Spain's tourist hotspot Valencia is to ban any loud noise at night in new rules announced by council chiefs. Officials in the city have sanctioned new regulations banning any "screaming…

The technicians from the Oceanografic Foundation rescue a disoriented 2.5-metere male blue shark (Prionace glauca) in Valencia, Spain, on Tuesday, Nov. 15, 2022. It appeared at the dock of a yacht club, the team evaluated it then returned it to the open sea, because it did not need treatment. (Oceanografic Valencia/Newsflash )

Endangered Eight-Foot Shark Cruises Into Spanish Yacht Club

Post author:Joseph Golder
Post published:November 30, 2022

Curious endangered eight-foot-long blue shark is escorted back to the deep after it turned up at a yacht club on the Spanish coast. The footage shows the shark in Valencia…

Picture shows the newborn African bush elephant (Loxodonta africana) interacting with the herd at BIOPARC Valencia, Spain, in November, 2022. The calf and mother are doing well. as she protected and thought the calf species-specific behaviour, during its first week. (Bioparc Valencia/Newsflash)

Newborn Endangered Tusker Shelters Under Loving Mum’s Tummy

Post author:Joseph Golder
Post published:November 26, 2022

This endangered baby elephant is doing well after being born last week as it learns to navigate its surroundings under its mother Matla's watchful eye. The touching images show the…

Picture shows Kylu the beluga whale (Delphinapterus leucas), and another whale with a cake for his 6th Birthday, undated. He celebrated his 6th birthday at the Oceanografic de Valencia, in Spain, on Tuesday, Nov. 15, 2022. (Oceanografic de Valencia/Newsflash )

Cute Beluga Whale Celebrates Sixth Birthday With Cool ‘Cake’

Post author:Joseph Golder
Post published:November 25, 2022

These images show a cute beluga whale celebrating its sixth birthday with a cool "cake". The touching photograph shows the beluga whale enjoying its tasty cake, with the footage showing…

Picture shows the African bush elephant (Loxodonta africana) Matla and the newborn at BIOPARC Valencia, Spain. The birth occured at 4:20 in the morning during a full moon after a normal gestation parameter, on day 653, she was monitored trough a non-intrusive monitoring using a camera system, on Wednesday, Nov. 8, 2022. (BIOPARC Valencia/Newsflash)

Cute Nelliephant Born In Spanish Zoo After 653-Day Gestation

Post author:William McGee
Post published:November 17, 2022

This stunning footage shows how an African elephant that had been pregnant for a whopping 653 days finally gave birth at a zoo in Spain. Bioparc Valencia resident Matla gave…

Picture shows some of the rosters recovered during the operation, undated. Police arrested an unidentified veterinarian, 59, for animal abuse on rosters used for fights, in Valencia, Spain. (Newsflash)

Cops Seize Fighting Cocks Vet

Post author:Georgina Jedikovska
Post published:November 7, 2022

A vet has been seized by police accused of illegally trimming and cutting the crests of more than 4,000 fighting roosters in Spain. The 59-year-old animal medic from Valencia -…

Gorilla Ebo celebrates the 10 year anniversary of his birth with the other animals at his "birthday party' in Valencia, Spain, undated. He was the first gorilla born at the Bioparc Valencia as part of a conservation program. (Bioparc Valencia/Newsflash)

Gorilla Shares 10th Birthday Party Treat With Pals

Post author:Joseph Golder
Post published:November 3, 2022

This is how a king-size gorilla shares his big day - with a 10th birthday party at the zoo where he was born. Keepers at Bioparc Valencia zoo in southern…

Picture shows Kirk's dik-dik (Madoqua kirkii) with the young, at the park in Valencia, Spain. (BIOPARC Valencia/Newsflash)

Real Life Bambi Amazes Zoo Fans

Post author:Alice Amelia Thomas
Post published:October 7, 2022

Tiny antelope newborn comes face to face with its amazed fans in its first public appearance. The dik-dik calf - looking just like Disney's Bambi - wobbles uncertainly on its…

Picture shows some of the 14 Loggerhead sea turtles (Caretta caretta) Fourteen turtles going into the sea on the beach of El Puig, in Spain, this Wednesday, Sept. 28, 2022. (Oceanografic Valencia/Newsflash)

14 Rare Turtles Are Released Back Into The Sea

Post author:Joseph Golder
Post published:October 4, 2022

https://youtu.be/gNHocZnaT7o Oceanografic Valencia/Newsflash 14 rare sea turtles are released into the ocean. Footage of the release shows the loggerhead sea turtles- Caretta caretta - being released into the sea on…