wildlife

Feline sleepy? Andre Potgieter has a pet lion called Storm that likes to cuddle up to him in bed in his South Africa home. Luckily, animal lover Andre Potgieter has nothing to fear from this particular 160kg (25st) predator as the two have been best friends for the past four years. The...

An unusual springtime friendship between a deer and a nesting goose appears to have blossomed inside a Buffalo cemetery. For the past week or so, the deer has been standing near an urn where the goose has taken up residence, positioning itself between the urn and any passing car or foot traffic...

A man has been left all shook up after looking at a bug in the forests of Singapore and finding the face of Elvis staring back at him. Amateur photographer Winston Jansen was left stunned after seeing The King while on an expedition. Mr Jansen said he had come across hundreds of...

Irwin likes the finer things in life. He is chauffeured around town, likes to wear a suit and sleeps in a comfortable bed. Trouble is, Irwin’s a kangaroo. The one-year-old great red kangaroo has free reign of owner Christie Carr’s home. Weighing 11kg (25lb), he is dressed in human...

The escaped Bronx Zoo cobra that became an internet star after spoof posts from it appeared on Link Removed has been found 'alive and well'. The deadly 24-inch Egyptian serpent went missing from the world-famous zoo's Reptile House last Saturday, sparking a frantic search and rescue...

British businessman Duncan Goose has told of his surprise at finding a squirrel peering up at him from his toilet. Mr Goose, 42, was in Malawi to check on aid projects backed by his company's One projects when he rescued the forlorn animal. He was preparing for bed in his hotel room...

A terrified seven-year-old girl lifted the lid on the family toilet and found herself staring at a seven foot long boa constrictor, say police in Hanover, Germany. Police managed to photograph the monster snake and call in wildlife experts before it disappeared back down the S-bend...

A missing cobra in New York City has been 'tweeting' about its adventures via a spoof microblogging account that's racked up nearly 100,000 followers. The 20-inch snake escaped from the Reptile House at Bronx Zoo, run by the non-profit Wildlife Conservation Society, at the weekend...

A sheep gave birth to a dog on a farm in China, claims its owner Liu Naiying, who has had people flocking to see the woolly 'lamb-puppy'. Liu says he came across the lamb-dog in one of his fields shortly after it was born. And by 'born', he means his sheep was licking the creature and...

A cat that chased a rabbit into a pipe found himself in a tight spot, literally, when he became lodged inside and had to be freed by firefighters and vets - who got a surprise in the middle of their efforts. When the black-and-white tomcat was discovered struggling with the pipe inside a...

Looks like Yoda, it does. This curious little animal bears a startling resemblance to a certain Star Wars Jedi Master. The remarkable animal shares many similarities with the diminutive character from the legendary sci-fi film series. As he was trekking through the jungle in the...

A South-African man and his grandson spent two hours hiding from a hippo in a tree, only to find that all the animal wanted was an apple. The 52-year-old was canoeing with his seven-year-old grandson in the Vaal River to the north-west of Johannesburg when they discovered they were being...

Days after the sad death of much-loved polar bear Knut these cute cubs celebrated their first day out in front of the public with an arctic roll with their mum. The polar bear cubs - Gregot and Aleut, now four months old - joined mum Vera as they met their fans for the first time at...

An ostrich stolen from a farm in Romania showed homing pigeon skills after managing to escape from her captors to run all the way home at 40mph. The big flightless birds, native to Africa, are famous for their ability to run at high speeds but are not so well known for their homing...

A penguin has defied all odds by hopping aboard an aeroplane and joining paying passengers on a flight to San Diego - whoever claimed that penguins can’t fly clearly hasn't met this little chap. Pete has defied nature – and fasten seatbelt signs – by taking to the skies and waddling down the...

This normally graceful flamingo got in a flap when his normally finely-honed balance failed him in spectacular fashion. Usually known for their ability to stand on one leg without any trouble for hours at a time, this daft bird's balance totally escaped him as he took a tumble in a lake...

A jackdaw bird has become a real-life Kes after befriending schoolboy Emmanuel Adams while he walked to school - and has now moved into the boy's home. The jackdaw began landing on the head of Emmanuel Adams as he walked to school, and now comes with him into his home, perching on the...

A troop of monkeys at Longleat Safari Park was given a battered old Mercedes to play with and they quickly set about dismantling it… The meddling macaques haven’t had any cars to abuse for the past two years because their Monkey Jungle enclosure has been closed to the public while it was...

Don't laugh, but a vicious squirrel has terrorized a Vermont neighborhood, attacking at least three residents and eluding wildlife control experts for more than a week. The small gray squirrel in Bennington, Vt., has broken the peace that existed between humans and the small woodland...

A big yellow snake terrified passengers aboard a train in Poland, after it escaped from its carry box and slithered through a carriage. Passengers travelling between Gdynia and Zakopane yanked the emergency brake and climbed up on their seats as the 3.5ft reptile crossed their paths...