Animals

Let's be honest, no one likes cleaning the house, do they? It's a laborious task that takes ages and is just no fun. If only we could all just get someone else to tidy up, huh? But, alas, we can't all afford personal cleaners or maids. We tell you...

A woman finds a starving, beaten and dying dog by the side of the road. It's a pit bull and it's in a very bad way. She takes it into Dr. Andy Mathis at the Granite Hills Animal Center. He considers putting the poor thing down - it's been abused...

Kissing bugs, aka 'triatomine', are deadly bloodsuckers that can kill. Ranging from 15 - 25mm in size, they're usually dark in color and feed on mammals such as dogs and raccoons. Oh, and humans. They carry a lethal parasite about them known as Chagas, which is particularly dangerous to us humans....

They say that dogs are a man's best friend. And while that may be true, it appears as thought they could well be ELEPHANTS' best friends too. A little pachyderm arrived at the Thula Thula Rhino Orphanage in South Africa after it had been rejected by its herd. The poor thing....

The lazy thinking when it comes to dog breeds is that pit bull terriers are an inherently dangerous and violent breed. Now, we've all seen enough from pit bulls over time to know that this is just garbage. Violent, dangerous animals - of any breed - are made, they're...

Bangalore, India. An incredibly terrifying scene saw a LEOPARD of all things go on a rampage in a school and cause total havoc, panic and carnage. The big cat terrorized the Vibbgyor International school in the Indian city in a shocking incident. The animal was wild and wandered onto...

South Central Los Angeles, California. Two people working for the animal charity Hope For Paws are out investigating reports of an abandoned dog. Eldad Hager and Lisa Chiarelli went to check it out but couldn't believe what they found. The mutt was in a state... But not just that...

The Sea of Cortez, off the Gulf of California. It's an area renowned for its dolphins. But there's absolutely no guarantee that you'll see one if you take a boat out off the coast. Maybe if you're lucky though, you'll spot one or two. So how fortunate was this...

To many people, the idea of cats and dogs living together is something to be scoffed at. The day when the two biggest rivals of the animal kingdom can sit on the same sofa together or eat from the same bowl means it's end of days. They are, after...

Dogs are cute. There's no getting around the fact. Even if you're more of a cat person, you'd have to have a heart of steel not to like pooches. Even when they're being kind of gross, we love them. And we've got a great example of that here as...

Albi, Southwestern France. A group of fish have adapted a special technique for feeding. They're catfish and their prey? Pigeons. But how does a fish eat a bird? Well, by employing a little ingenuity. They lunge at the birds, getting themselves on the riverbank and munch the birds, wrestling...

Kalu the dog is loving, excitable and full of energy. But this wasn't always the case. In fact, the complete was true when Animal Aid India first came across him. They mounted a dog rescue mission when a report was made which tipped them off about a truly horrifying...

Palm Beach, Florida. Five-year-old Remayah Hernandez was viciously mauled outside her home by a dog. But it wasn't the family's pit bull terrier that was responsible, oh no. In fact, the pit bull ended up SAVING little Remayah. The dog responsible? Their next door neighbor's Labrador mix. The girl went to...

Hunters in California uncovered something very strange recently after exploring the fruits of their latest hunt. They'd been out searching for their target, wild boars, all day, barely having a sniff. Just as they were due to give up and go home, they spotted a large boar behind a...

Manny the cat is one clever puss. His owners have always suspected that he's smarter than the average cat and he's recently proved it to them. How? Well, he's learned how to take selfies! That's right, Manny the grey feline has mastered the art of the self-taken photograph. And...