Animals

The five-year-old orangutan was held captive in a cage before her rescue.

The Australian posted pictures of his alleged kills to a secret Facebook account.

A cat trolled a sheep until it got headbutted into next week in a sweet piece of animal justice.

The 25ft animal carcass was discovered floating in the water by a photographer.

She only cheated a little bit.

Shedding is totally normal – even if it looks weird.

It is the world's biggest fish.

We aren't the only ones playing tricks.

No case is too challenging for Derrick Campana.

After being given a new life with a loving family, the pet repaid the favour.

A tourist stumbled across the scene in Kenya.

First held in 1891, Crufts is said to be the largest show of its kind in the world, with thousands of dogs taking part each year.

The competition is held in conjunction with World Wildlife Day on 3 March of which the theme is 'Listen to the Young Voices'.

The bizarre video was filmed in Boston, Massachusetts.

Adam Pearl's pet squirrel Joey attacked a robber who broke into the Idaho home.

Locals have nicknamed the alligator after the US President because of his seemingly 'orange' skin.

Dogs, cats, raccoons and a parrot all perished in the fire

Getty Images photographer Dan Kitwood has taken portraits of some of the dogs who have were living at the rescue centre over the Christmas period.

David Attenborough has been hosting the hit BBC1 nature series.

The pygmy marmoset is inhabitant to South America and one of the smallest primates in the world.

It looks like a mole then develops spikes - echidnas and platypuses are the only extant mammals that lay eggs.

Noah and Connor Barthe were killed by an African rock python after escaping through a ventilation duct

Where once the big cat covered Mesoamerica, their populations have becoming further cut off from each other.

Pangolins are often referred to as the most trafficked animal in the world.

In a milestone study, researchers sought to find out exactly how shark teeth help the animal to kill.

The charity says there is no evidence culls have worked and the government should focus on cattle husbandry.

The raptors were nearly killed off as people blamed them for killing livestock.

East Fork pack, followed since 1930s, had gone down to four and den no longer in use.

The zoo have said that the incident is being reviewed internally.

Currently in Singapore, two male West Indian manatees will be the first to make the trip to Guadeloupe.