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Bearly believable: ‘Cute puppies’ turned out to be black bears
Two Asian black bears have been sent to a wildlife rescue centre after they were discovered living with a villager who thought they were for pet dogs.
It came from the deep: Bizarre creature with fur and beak washes up on beach
A mysterious sea creature found washed up on a beach that has a bird-like beak and fur on its tail has got the scientific community baffled.
Rubber stamped: The portait of the Pope made out of coloured condoms
The Milwaukee Art Museum says it hopes a portrait of Pope Benedict XVI made of condoms will ignite a conversation about the AIDS epidemic in Africa and...
Not to be mist: ‘Waterfall of fog’ falling down over cliff caught on camera
This surreal scene appears to show a 'river of fog’ tumbling like a waterfall over an Icelandic cliff edge.
Ruff justice: Deformed mutt is crowned World’s Ugliest Dog
A 10-year-old mutt named Quasi Modo, whose spinal birth defects left him a bit hunchbacked, is the winner of this year’s World’s Ugliest Dog...
Deformed mutt is crowned World’s Ugliest Dog
A 10-year-old mutt named Quasi Modo, whose spinal birth defects left him a bit hunchbacked, is the winner of this year’s World’s Ugliest Dog...
The 180kg buff ape with model good looks that is charming women in Japan
A giant gorilla who strikes poses for photos and has been described as “very good-looking” is being credited for attracting more women to a...
The 180kg buff ape with the model good looks that is charming women in Japan
A giant gorilla who strikes poses for photos and has been described as “very good-looking” is being credited for attracting more women to a...
Cat-astrophe: Saddest looking cat in the world becomes online sensation
You’d think that being a kitten, there’s not that much to be sad about.
Video: Saddest-looking cat in the world becomes Instagram sensation
You’d think that being a kitten, there’s not that much to be sad about.
Along came a spider: 25,000 of them in fact, all in the same Australian town
With summer here, spiders are back to instil fear in every arachnophobe who leaves the back door open during the day.
Decades-old frozen meat seized in China food scandal
Almost half a billion dollars worth of smuggled frozen meat – some of it rotting and more than 40 years old – has been seized in China, reports...
Hunters to pay $24,000 to hunt giant crocs to fund Aboriginal communities
Crocodile trophy hunts could be introduced in northern Australia to raise funds for Aboriginal communities.
Feline ok? Stowaway cat survives on a wing and a prayer on board glider
Scampering across the wing then clinging on for dear life. This incredible video shows a stowaway cat desperately holding on to a light aircraft as it...
60 pizza-makers create nearly mile-long ‘pie’ in Milan
Italy beat the world record for the longest ever pizza on Saturday, serving up a sizzling margherita over one and a half kilometres long at Milan’s...
Cats 1 - Dogs 0: Hero Dog Award given to cat that prevented attack
An adopted cat has made history by becoming the first feline to win a Los Angeles animal shelter’s Hero Dog award.
Tara’s trophy: Hero Dog Award given to cat that prevented mutt attack
An adopted cat has made history by becoming the first feline to win a Los Angeles animal shelter’s Hero Dog award.
Keep right: Utah university creates ‘texting lane’ for phone-focused walkers
One Utah university is giving students glued to their mobile phones a place to call their own: a designated lane for texting while walking.
Utah university creates ‘texting lane’ for phone-focused walkers
One Utah university is giving students glued to their mobile phones a place to call their own: a designated lane for texting while walking.
Moggy mystery: The 25-year-old cat who turned up 10,000 miles from home
The mysterious case of a travelling ginger cat has puzzled those who found him wandering around a back yard in Northern Ireland.
Heading down the aisle after solving crossword proposal clues
It’s a case of two down: The aisle. A crossword-loving lawyer hid a marriage proposal in The Times newspaper’s daily puzzle.
Ed Sheeran stuns teenage girl with impromptu duet on stage
An Ed Sheeran fan has had the surprise of her life while singing one of the musician’s songs in a Canadian shopping centre.
Rogue drogue forces woman to abandon Pacific rowing attempt
An American woman has ended her attempt to become the first female to cross the Pacific Ocean by herself in a rowboat after running into rough weather...
British couple become world’s oldest newlyweds
A 103-year-old man and a 91-year-old woman held their wedding in Britain on Saturday, becoming the oldest couple to get married in the world.
Air India left red faced by picture of lizard in in-flight meal
Air India says it is investigating how a lizard ended up in one of its in-flight meals, in the latest embarrassment to hit the struggling airline.
70kg tortoise becomes a celebrity by strolling the Tokyo streets
A huge reptile is on the prowl through Tokyo’s streets but unlike Godzilla, who stomped across Japan’s capital in a blaze of destructive energy,...
Einstein’s letters — not the E=MC2 kind — to be sold at auction for around $1M
When he wasn’t busy scribbling out the theory of relativity, Albert Einstein seems to have spent a fair amount of time writing letters involving...
Einstein’s letters - not E=MC2 - to be sold off at auction for around $1m
When he wasn’t busy scribbling out the theory of relativity, Albert Einstein seems to have spent a fair amount of time writing letters involving...
Eel-y scary as foot-long ‘vampire fish’ fall from the sky in droves
Foot-long eels have reportedly fallen from the sky on to an Alaskan town, unsettling local residents. The toothed Arctic lamprey fish, which are to...
Rasher dashers: Hundreds of piglets take to the road after fleeing crash
Hundreds of piglets escaped from a truck after the vehicle hit a guardrail and overturned on a highway in Ohio. Authorities were filmed working to...
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