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Girl 10 is first person to survive deadly jellyfish sting

Rachael Shardlow, a 10-year-old-girl from Australia, has become the first person in the world to survive a sting from the world's most poisonous jellyfish.

A 10-year-old-girl is the first person to survive a sting from most poisonous creature in ... more


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Thursday, 29 Apr 2010

Stranger dumps cat in wheelie bin

stranger dumps cat in wheelie bin

A cruel woman was caught on CCTV throwing a cat into a wheelie bin more


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Tuesday, 24 Aug 2010

Is your pet left or right pawed?

Is your pet left or right pawed?

Scientists have discovered that cats, dogs, birds and even goldfish are either left or right ha... more


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Friday, 30 Apr 2010


RSPCA lists its funniest ever calls

Spider in sink

With the new year starting, the RSPCA have released a list of the funniest calls they received... more


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Friday, 29 Jan 2010

Oscar the bionic cat gets new legs

After an accident Oscar the bionic cat was given TWO false legs. Watch the video!

After an accident Oscar the bionic cat was given TWO false legs. Watch the video!  more


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Friday, 2 Jul 2010

The RSPCA reveals its strangest calls from 2011

A miraculous tortoise recovery and a stubborn ornamental hedgehog are amongst some of the strange... more


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Monday, 2 Jan 2012


What is this?!

It's an aye-aye! The baby aye-aye, named Smeagol after his resemblance to the Lord of the Rings character, was born at Philadelphia Zoo on July 14 but is now big enough to explore his enclosure with mum Medusa and dad Tolkein.

A strange new baby has been born at Philadelphia Zoo. But what is it?  more


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Tuesday, 31 Aug 2010

Should you get a pet for Christmas?

CHRISTMAS is just days away and hundreds of people across the world will be putting a new pet o... more


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Wednesday, 1 Dec 2010

The direction a dog wags their tail shows how happy it is, scientists say

They direction a dog wags their tail shows how happy it is, scientists say

Scientists have discovered that the direction in which a dog wags its tail can reveal how frien... more


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Tuesday, 2 Nov 2010


Chimp trained to feed tigers

Chimp trained to feed tiger bottle of milk

At first glance this picture looks very cute – but what is the story behind it? more


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Friday, 5 Aug 2011

The polar bear causing an internet sensation

Siku, the polar bear, has become a worldwide hit after a video of him was uploaded to YouTube. more


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Tuesday, 10 Jan 2012

Which animals will be extinct in 2012?

A LIST of all the animals that are so endangered they may go extinct in 2012 has been drawn up. more


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Tuesday, 10 Jan 2012


Leopard attacks seven-year-old in US zoo

A seven-year-old has been released from hospital after a leopard at Sedgwick County Zoo attacked ... more


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Saturday, 21 May 2011

Ugliest fish finds a boyfriend

Ugliest fish finds a boyfriend

Bristol Zoo’s biggest and ugliest fish has found a new mate more


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Thursday, 14 Jan 2010

Bionic dog given new legs

Bionic dog given new legs

“Walkies” is an exciting word again for this dog thanks to his new bionic legs ... more


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Tuesday, 12 Jul 2011