Animals
Perth Zoo’s Asian elephants to move interstate after Tricia’s death
Perth Zoo’s two Asian elephants could up-size to a new home in the rural outskirts of Adelaide by the end of next year.
- by Holly Thompson
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Calf no longer a stick in the mud thanks to team of firefighters
Fire crews spent two hours rescuing the cow trapped neck-deep in mud in Sydney’s west.
- by Olivia Ireland
Two cows rescued in a little over a day in Sydney
A calf was rescued from a dam in Kemps Creek after Fire Rescue and SES pulled a cow out of South Creek in Windsor.
Why one of these dog breeds is the victim of unfair stereotyping
These are the “Big Three” guide dog breeds – but a charity says German shepherds have an unfair reputation and are the misunderstood victims of stereotyping.
- by Joe Pinkstone
‘It did not happen in Indonesia’: Jakarta at odds with Australia over cattle disease
Indonesian officials say Australian cattle with lumpy-skin disease showed symptoms before being unloaded from ships, heightening their suspicion over its origin.
- by Chris Barrett and Karuni Rompies
Would you swim at a Sydney beach without a shark net?
The high number of non-target species caught in shark nets this year has renewed calls from experts to ditch the nets.
- by Laura Chung
‘Human in disguise’: Chinese zoo forced to deny bear is a person
Sun bears, originally from Malaysia, are smaller than other species, the Hangzhou Zoo insisted and assured visitors that their animals are the real thing.
- by David Child
‘The night of the massacre’: The gruesome scene that confronted farmer Elena
What Elena Swegen found when she walked out of her Myall Lakes farmhouse was devastating. Yet she’s committed to co-existing with the dingoes she believes killed her sheep.
- by Catherine Naylor
Biden’s dog bites Secret Service officers 10 times in four months
One incident required a hospital visit by an injured law enforcement officer, records obtained by a conservative activist group revealed.
- by Darlene Superville
Residents told to stay indoors with a lioness on the loose in Berlin
Police believe the animal is an escaped pet, with mobile phone footage showing it chasing a wild boar.
- by Tobias Schlie
Cats or dogs? The Perth suburb where felines reign supreme
There is only one suburb in Perth where there are more cats than dogs registered – and it may not be where you would expect.
- by Craig Butt and Holly Thompson