Animals

Ollie the emu turned 40 on Monday March 20, making him one of the oldest of his kind.

One of the world’s oldest emus has celebrated his 40th birthday Dennis Morton

Wild Isles filming locations: BBC confirm wildlife spots seen in David Attenborough’s new series - episode 2

BBC filming locations for episode 2 of Attenborough Wild Isles Will Millar

RSPCA has issued advice to pet owners on how to keep animals safe in the cold weather.

How to keep animals safe as temperatures drop Rahmah Ghazali

Tahira Foods Limited has recalled nine food items as they are not safe to eat.

Product recall: Halal meat manufacturer recalls 9 ‘unsafe’ products Chelsie Sewell

Guinness World Record has named Patrick Stewart as the oldest living mouse in the world. Picture by San Diego Zoo Wildlife Alliance

‘Patrick Stewart’ named as world’s oldest living mouse Rahmah Ghazali

5 mental health benefits of owning a pet Daniel Mcneil

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Read This Rescue operation launched for missing cat Zorro inside the Eurotunnel Ethan Evans

Animal charities warning about paper sky lanterns Patrick Hollis

The newborn western chimpanzee, one of the world’s most endangered subspecies of chimpanzee, has already been embraced by his older sister, Chester Zoo revealed

Chester Zoo reveal western chimpanzee ZeeZee has become a mum Benjamin Jackson

A dead 12ft whale was washed up on the banks of a British river last week.

Huge dead whale found washed up British river bank Chelsie Sewell

Lion ‘instantly kills’ lioness in front of UK safari park visitors Ethan Evans

The Natural History Museum has released a list of new animal and plant species found in 2022

Scientists release list of new animals and plants found in 2022 Chelsie Sewell

Some of the animals looking for homes at Blue Cross

Blue Cross Animal charity releases list of animals looking homes Chelsie Sewell

Berlin’s AquaDom aquarium containing 1,500 tropical fish bursts causing major flooding on nearby streets.

Berlin’s AquaDom aquarium containing 1,500 tropical fish bursts open Dennis Morton

Buster the dog from 2016 John Lewis Christmas advert has died Daniel Mcneil

<p>Katie Price's sixth pet has been reportedly killed in a car accident (Pic: Anthony Harvey/Getty Images)</p>

Read This Katie Price’s dog killed in ‘horror crash’ Rahmah Ghazali

Reptile experts at Chester Zoo have become the first in the UK to breed rare Parson’s chameleons.

World’s largest chameleon born for the first time in the UK Dennis Morton

Asian hornet alert as insects spotted in UK Molly Powell

Amazing Animals

Animal magic, flying high and a whale called Hope by various authors - book revi... Pam Norfolk

All animals love food, even more so when they don’t have to go through the effort of finding it. Nuts and seeds are the best bet for birds or you could push the boat out and opt for some mealworms for the foxes

These are top 7 ways to attract wildlife to your garden Chris Page

Humans can’t catch coronavirus directly from bats - the latest studies from scientists (Photo: Shutterstock)

Humans can’t catch coronavirus directly from bats - the latest studies from scie... Iain Leggat

Potato rain and spider scares - the weirdest car insurance claims revealed Matt Allan

If you have pets, they may easily become scared by the loud noises and heavy rain (Photo: Shutterstock)

Here are seven tips to help keep your pet calm during a thunderstorm Helen Johnson