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From jungles of Asia ...to a shed in Penrith News & Star By Pamela McGowan LOOKING somewhere between a cat and a racoon, this exotic cre...

Published on  Wednesday 8 February 2012 11:00 DON’T be surprised if you see common seals gliding up the Ouse or the Cuckmere at this time of...

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. -- A monkey that has eluded capture for nearly two years has seemingly put down roots in a family's backyard. The T...

Hey, stranger! This guy must have taken a wrong turn somewhere. CREDIT: LDA. A Seattle resident recently got a big surprise when she disco...

CANBERRA, Australia —  Wildlife rangers have helped an Australian family deal with an uninvited guest: a 5-foot-6-inch (1.7-meter) crocodile...

Staff at an exotic animals learning centre have condemned the owner of a young crocodile who dumped the reptile outside the premises in near...

Fears of mystery creature lurking in river after 16lb goose is dragged under Experts say it could be giant pike, former pet alligator or sna...

A baby seal entered a New Zealand' family's home through the cat door and made itself comfy on the couch. The seal got into the wate...

A pair of black widow spiders found in a classic car have found a new home at Bristol Zoo. The infamously deadly spiders were found nesting ...

Lemurs are usually found on the tropical island of Madagascar so vets were stunned when one of the animals was admitted to hospital, sufferi...

Two killer whales were spotted by walker Dom Clarke 100 metres off the coast of Cornwall. Mr Clarke saw the endangered predators swimming al...

A shopper said his family had found a dead bird in a prepared salad he bought at a supermarket and served for dinner. Paul Streeter, from W...

By MARY FOSTER, Associated Press GROSSE TETE, La. -- Leonard Foster peered into the cage holding the 550-pound tiger at the Tiger Truck Stop...

6 November 2011 A police helicopter was scrambled and passengers were stopped from leaving a train after police received a report of a lion ...

A Spanish man had a shock when he went to withdraw some money - and a snake came slithering out of the cash machine. The man had stopped to ...

Bearded seal at St Cyrus National Nature Reserve November 2011. There has been a rare visitor to the St Cyrus National Nature Reserve this...

A 16-foot-long Burmese python was found to have a whole adult deer in its stomach after it was captured and killed in a U.S. national park....

A very dead porcupine — an animal not native to Newfoundland — has been found on the Island's west coast. A wildlife official said the a...

Dwarf sperm whale off Cornwall October 2011. Dr Peter Evans, Director of the marine research charity Sea Watch , has confirmed that a sma...

A LETHAL jellyfish has been found washed ashore on a beach, sparking a public warning from fisheries experts to avoid it "like the pla...