Animal antics

‘Politicians come and go’: Larry the cat welcomes 7th British prime minister

Unlike some of Keir Starmer’s Cabinet, Larry is set to keep his job under new British prime minister Andy Burnham.

Unusually round raccoon ‘Jimothy’ is the internet’s latest four-legged darling

As Jimothy’s fame spread, Seattle residents began sharing their own encounters with the raccoon.

Thailand’s Moo Deng backs Argentina to win World Cup 2026 final

Moo Deng walked straight to the Argentina fruit set without hesitation, drawing cheers from the crowd of visitors watching the activity.

Canadian tourist injured in bear attack in north-eastern Japan

This marks the latest in a series of such incidents across the country.

Tourist-tossing bison in US national park won’t be euthanised, injured grandpa recovering well

Viral footage of the incident at the Yellowstone National Park shows a bison tossing 65-year-old Carl Isom-McDaniel some 2.4m into the air.

Bear enters house, apparently opens fridge for food in northeastern Japan

A resident found a bear in his kitchen after investigating a noise on the night of July 13.

Unexpected squirrel delivery causes chaos in Meta’s Thailand office, injures 1

The squirrel was delivered to Meta’s office in Bangkok inside a package and it somehow escaped.

Bear breaks into truck in US, helping itself to handyman’s lunch

The encounter was captured by a garage camera at a duplex owned by Justin Pickar and his wife.

Neil the 1,000kg southern elephant seal is back, sows mayhem in Tasmania

Neil, a 1,000kg southern elephant seal, “inspects” a roadside bollard in Hobart, Tasmania.

A grizzly encounter, recorded in its entirety, shows a close call

A woman in Alberta, Canada, had an unexpected run-in during her morning dog walk, with a persistent follower.

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