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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

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


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

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

Magical photos celebrate World Veterinary Year 2011

Magical photos celebrate  World Veterinary Year 2011

A gorilla offers the hand of friendship in a picture for World Veterinary Year 2011 more


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Thursday, 19 May 2011


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

Gorilla plays with Nintendo DS

A gorilla and her son play with a visitor’s Nintendo DS at San Francisco Zoo in America.

A gorilla and her son play with a visitor’s Nintendo DS at San Francisco Zoo in America. more


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Saturday, 4 Sep 2010

Can we bring extinct animals back from dead?

SCIENTISTS say they are close to being able to bring extinct animals back from the dead. more


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Thursday, 4 Nov 2010


Monkey adopts kitten

A MONKEY in a forest is being dad to a ginger kitten. more


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Friday, 3 Sep 2010

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

Kate and Will have adopted a baby penguin

Kate and Will have adopted a baby penguin

The newly appointed Duke and Duchess of Cambridge have adopted a baby penguin named Acorn. more


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Tuesday, 10 May 2011


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

How to spot an angry wasp

Scientists have figured out how you can tell if a wasp is angry

Scientists have figured out how you can tell if a wasp is angry. more


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Monday, 9 May 2011

Woman finds mice in crisps

A CRISP fan from Birmingham got a shock when she picked up a multipack of crisps in a supermarket... more


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Saturday, 1 Jan 2011