Three Boy Scouts dug out chunks of a 190 million-year-old set of dinosaur tracks and threw the rocks into a reservoir, irreparably damaging the prehistoric find
A hungry bush rat cut communications to the bustling north Queensland mining town of Mt Isa when it chewed through a fibre optic cable
Australian tourism authorities may change laws to protect people too stupid to protect themselves
after sightseers clambered on a floating dead whale and patted great white sharks eating the carcass
A California judge on Friday threw the book at a man convicted of tossing a lap dog to its death in heavy traffic, sentencing him to a maximum of three years in prison after finding no real remorse for a crime which sparked an international outcry
When a family of ducklings fell down a Vancouver sewer grate their mother did what any parent would do. She got help from a passing police officer
Possums — New Zealand’s public enemy number one — have gone to the dogs. The furry marsupial, introduced from Australia in 1837, has been turned into coats, hats, golf gloves, bikinis, nipple warmers and has even been hanging tail on menus of some restaurants in New Zealand and Asia. But now the noxious pest is being turned into dog food — I’ll have to have my uncle bring some over for the dogs for xmas
The St Bernard dog, that symbol of hope for lost snow-goers in Europe, is becoming popular in China… though not for carrying brandy to a victim of frostbite
The two red wolf pups transplanted from Brevard Zoo to Beardsley Zoo are doing fine with their new little brother. And their wild cousins in North Carolina can breathe a little easier thanks to the Supreme Court’s refusal to overturn a lower court ruling protecting red wolves that wander onto private property. Not so lucky are the newly classified Red Wolves in Algonquin who, thanks to the short-sightedness of the Canadian Government’s refusal of a year round ban on wolf-killing, may well disappear forever
A Shetland pony on a UK farm has surprised its owners by giving birth to a half-zebra foal. The owners of the pony, called Tilly, had no idea she was pregnant when they bought her from a wildlife park, where she had been kept in a field with a male zebra
Nests of rare venomous spiders have been found near Windsor Castle and could be living underneath the royal estate itself. A leading entomologist believes they may be a new species or a type of spider previously thought to have been extinct for thousands of years
A 10-year-old Chilean boy who had been abandoned by his parents survived for two years in a cave with a pack of stray dogs who scavenged for food with him and may even have suckled him
Researchers are using spider genes to get potatoes and tobacco plants to produce large quantities of silk protein, which they hope to be able to weave into fibres and fabrics
A black bear with a sweet tooth has three times smashed down the doors of a small bakery in rural Ontario to satisfy his craving for cakes and doughnuts
Security Service MI5 once planned to recruit a team of specially-trained gerbils as a secret weapon to sniff out spies, it has been revealed. The animals were to help interrogate suspects because they could use their acute sense of smell to detect a rise in adrenaline — the chemical released in sweat when people feel under stress
The rare red wolf population is on the rise in Florida. Seven rare wolf pups have recently been born at the Brevard Zoo. There are no viable red wolf colonies in the wild, but zookeepers are hoping to change that. The two latest pups are among only 250 red wolves alive today, most of them in zoos
A woman whose wrist was broken when she was beaten to the ground and battered by a swan in the Phoenix Park has failed in a £30,000 personal injuries action against the State — people just never seem to learn that swans are contrary beasts who are not to be messed with
Matt Wolf, a 32 year old former game producer in Los Angeles, hopes to claw back market share, with video games for cats. CyberPounce is a collection of online toys and games intended to amuse felines and their owners
Australia’s fairy penguins are all set for winter and any oil spills after 1000 tiny woolly jerseys were specially knitted and sent from as far away as Japan to the Australian island state of Tasmania — if you want to help, the Tasmanian Conservation Trust has a Penguin Jumper pattern available
American soldiers have been accused of shooting up Australian wildlife while on military manoeuvres in Queensland
An upstate New York turkey hunter is receiving rabies shots after he was attacked by coyotes. A wildlife expert says the coyotes may have mistaken the hunter for a turkey — if you look like a turkey and sound like a turkey, don’t be surprised if you’re mistaken for a turkey
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