カテゴリー: Animals
Woman believed to be in her 20s fatally injured while swimming off Waihi BeachA woman has died after a suspected shark attack in New Zealand’s north island.She was pulled from the waters at Waihi Beach, a two-hour drive south-east of Auckland, late on …
Stripped of tourism money, keepers in India and Thailand are struggling to keep their elephants alive Coronavirus – latest updatesSee all our coronavirus coverageIt has been a tough year for many, and for the elephants at Elefanjoy sanctuary in Jaipur,…
When Chinese scientists alerted colleagues to a new virus last December, suspicion fell on a Wuhan market. What have health officials learned since then?Show your support for rigorous, independent Guardian journalismCoronavirus – latest updatesSee all …
Singer calls for release of Bua Noi, who has spent almost all her life at zoo in Bangkok shopping centreAfter freeing the “world’s loneliest elephant” from a life of misery in a Pakistani zoo, the singer Cher has turned her attention to the plight of a…
The Smithsonian national zoo’s three giant pandas will stay in Washington for another three years, upholding a decades-long traditionDonald Trump may have done his best to disrupt Washington’s relations with Beijing, but at least Americans will still b…
Close relatives of Covid-19 virus likely to be circulating in nature beyond China, says Dr Shi Zhengli Coronavirus – latest updatesSee all our coronavirus coverageBats in the frontier regions of south and south-west China harbour other coronaviruses th…
US star joined campaign for Kaavan to be moved from Islamabad zoo accused of substandard careAn elephant described as the “world’s loneliest” has landed in Cambodia after a seven-hour flight from Pakistan, receiving a warm welcome from Cher, who will a…
Forest staff and villagers in the Dharmapuri district of Tamil Nadu hoisted an elephant out of the bottom of a well in an operation that took more than 12 hours. A farmer heard the cries of the elephant and alerted local authorities who …
Animal fell into well covered with bushes in village in Tamil Nadu’s Dharmapuri districtForest officials in India’s southern Tamil Nadu state said they used a crane to pull an elephant from a well after working for more than 12 hours to rescue the anim…
Weixin authorities had pledged to destroy pets over repeated rule breachesA Chinese county has been forced to reassess a a ban on people walking their dogs in public after the extreme attempt to stop pet-related incidents and disputes triggered an angr…
Tribute to alabai sheepdog towers above roundabout in capital of AshgabatTurkmenistan’s longtime president has unveiled a huge gilded statue of a dog on a busy roundabout in the capital.Gurbanguly Berdymukhamedov has also written an ode to the local al…
Popa Langur, numbering only 200-250 in the wild and at risk of extinction, was genetically identified from London museum sampleIn a rare find, scientists have identified a new species of primate, a lithe tree-dweller living in the forests of central My…
Population of crustaceans at one national park has exploded amid drop in tourist numbersHermit crab numbers in southern Thailand have boomed as foreign tourists have stayed away – so much so that the national park authority are appealing for the public…
Navy joins forces with rescuers and volunteers in effort to push pilot whales back into oceanRescuers and volunteers were racing to save about 100 pilot whales stranded on Sri Lanka’s western coast in the country’s biggest mass beaching.The short-finne…