Single orca seen killing great white shark off South African coast
Attack on juvenile is thought to be first known time a lone orca has hunted down a great white It is a smash and grab...
Category : Animals
Cape Town hit by ‘unimaginable’ stench from 19,000 cattle on live export ship
Animal welfare groups say smell from the build-up of faeces and ammonia on the ship are indicative of the conditions animals endure Authorities in Cape...
British Columbia bids to stop spread of fatal ‘zombie deer disease’
Chronic wasting disease, which affects deer and other cervids, confirmed in Canada but experts divided over risk to humans The Canadian province of British Columbia...
Raccoon plunges parts of Toronto into darkness after mishap at power utility
Mammal ‘made contact with equipment’, disrupting a subway line and shutting off water in latest escapade of city’s ‘trash pandas’ A lone Toronto raccoon was...
Jack Russell terrier who loves to surf makes a splash on beaches of Peru
Four-year-old dog named Efruz ‘loves the sea’, according to his owner, and often perches on a surfboard to ride waves Clad in a yellow vest,...
Lions making fewer zebra kills due to ‘chain reaction’ involving invasive ants
Hunting by Kenyan lions impeded in ‘ecological chain reaction’ as big-headed ants fail to stop elephants stripping acacia trees – the cats’ ambush cover When...
Just two northern white rhinos remain. The species’ first IVF pregnancy could save them from extinction
The first successful embryo transfer in a southern white rhino paves the way for the technique to save their rarer northern cousins The critically endangered...
More than 160 elephants die in Zimbabwe, with many more at risk
Drought in Hwange national park was the cause of most of the deaths, and wildlife experts fear the climate crisis could make such events look...
‘Chaos’ in New Zealand as sea lion breeding season overlaps with summer holidays
Animals have been popping up on golf courses and surfing contests in Dunedin as they reestablish a foothold on the South Island A growing population...
Birds of prey in Africa experiencing population collapse, study finds
Several species have vanished across swathes of the continent – and scientists say their disappearance holds unknown risks for humans Africa’s birds of prey have...
