Animals

Stranded whale frees itself again off German coast

Experts inspect a humpback whale from a boat as it lies on a sandbank in shallow waters of Wismar Bay in the Baltic Sea, near Wismar, Germany.

Baby monkey Punch getting used to life without stuffed orang utan ‘mother’ in Japan zoo

Punch, a Japanese macaque known for clinging to a stuffed orangutan, chews on tree leaves at Ichikawa City Zoo in Ichikawa, Chiba Prefecture, Japan, on March 26.

Japan university to study health impact of rise in bear sightings, attacks on the elderly

Police officers investigate near the site of a bear attack on four people in Higashi-Naruse, Akita Prefecture, on Oct 24, 2025.

Sheep culls put pressure on Greek feta cheese production

From August 2024 to early March, more than 480,000 sheep and goats have been killed because of an ongoing pox pandemic.

One man, his dog and ChatGPT: Australia's AI vaccine saga

Paul Conyngham used AI to design a personalised experimental treatment for his dog, Rosie.

Humpback whale ‘Timmy’ struggles to escape shallow waters off Germany

A humpback whale lies on a sandbank in the shallow waters at Wismar Bay in the Baltic Sea, after having moved overnight, near Wismar, Germany, March 29, 2026. REUTERS/Annegret Hilse

The pets left behind when their owners are deported

Dogs on a street in New Orleans on Feb 24, 2026. As immigrant detentions and self-deportations soar, animal welfare groups in cities like New Orleans are scrambling to feed, foster and re-home the pets left behind.

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Singer-actress Shazza is a ‘kinder, better person’ because of her family cat Rayyan

Local singer-actress Shazza and her 12-year-old fur "sibling" Rayyan.

Beached whale frees itself from German coast

The 10m-long humpback whale swims near the coast after managing to free itself overnight from a sandbank at Timmendorfer Strand beach.

Two tiger cubs die at Bandung Zoo amid management uncertainty

A Royal Bengal tiger cub is seen at the Delhi Zoo in New Delhi, India on Dec 21, 2023.

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