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Linton Zoo wants your Christmas tree

Hedwig the owl enjoys a donated tree

Linton Zoo in Cambridgeshire wants your Christmas trees - dead or alive! more


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Wednesday, 4 Jan 2012

Monkeys, chimps and apes love to laugh as much as humans do

laughing monkeys

Monkeys, chimps and apes like to laugh as much as humans do, according to new research more


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Wednesday, 4 Jan 2012

Traffic warden rescues bird of prey from storm

A bird of prey was given a new lease of life on New Year’s Day after it was released back t... more


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Tuesday, 3 Jan 2012


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

New law introduced today to help battery chickens

From 1 January 2012 it will be illegal for farmers in Europe to keep battery chickens in bare, cr... more


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Sunday, 1 Jan 2012

First wildlife park opened in Nepal

The first wildlife park in Nepal has opened, giving a safe home to hundreds of endangered animals. more


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Saturday, 31 Dec 2011


Britain's last battery hen is released

Jane Howorth from national charity the British Hen Welfare Trust feeds Liberty the last ex-battery hen to be rehomed on December 29, 2011 in Chulmleigh, England.

Liberty the chicken is the last battery hen to be rehomed in the UK after small battery hen cages... more


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Saturday, 31 Dec 2011

Rhino numbers rise in Nepal

Officials have found that rhino numbers are slowly rising. more


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Saturday, 31 Dec 2011

Rare video of killer whale attacking sharks released

Rare video footage of a killer whale attacking a group of sharks has been captured. more


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Friday, 30 Dec 2011


Dog dumped on Christmas day

The Scottish SPCA has appealed for information after a dog was dumped on a remote country road on... more


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Friday, 30 Dec 2011

Chimpanzees like music

Chimpanzees like music

Bubbles, Michael Jackson's pet chimp must have been very happy: chimpanzees like good music. more


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Thursday, 29 Dec 2011

Insects can count

Insects can count

Despite having tiny brains, insects are smarter than you think. more


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Thursday, 29 Dec 2011


Chimpanzees can find their favourite trees

chimpanzees can find their favourite trees

Chimpanzees can find their favourite tree among thousands, according to new findings by primatol... more


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Wednesday, 28 Dec 2011

Fish wear uniforms!

cleaner wrasse fish

Why do fish wear uniforms? Read on to find out.   more


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Wednesday, 28 Dec 2011

RSPCA wants people to know that designer dogs may have health problems

New research carried out by the RSPCA reveals that many people still think pedigree dogs and pup... more


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Tuesday, 27 Dec 2011

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