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Image shows sheep Dolly that was born with six legs in the city of Leipzig, Germany, undated photo. One of its legs got removed during a recent operation at the Leipzig University Animal Clinic. Note: Photo is a screenshot from a video. (Newsflash)
12 September 2023
LEG OF LAMB: Surgeons Operate On Six-Legged Sheep To Help It Living Normal Life

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A sheep born with six legs is recovering after vets worked together with a paediatrician to...

Image shows the giant leatherback sea turtle found floating in the North Sea, near the town of Buesum, Germany, undated photo. The species is listed as 'vulnerable' on IUCN's Red List of Threatened Species. Note: Private photo. (Newsflash)
11 September 2023
TORT'S INCREDIBLE: Dead 500-Kilo Tropic Sea Turtle Found On German North Sea Coast

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Marine biologists in Germany are baffled after fishermen hauled a dead 500-kilo tropical...

Image shows the decapitated penguin at the Rostock Zoo, Germany, undated photo. The animal was spotted on Tuesday morning, Aug. 29, 2023. Note: Photo is a screenshot from a post. (Newsflash)
30 August 2023
ZOO-DUNNIT: Penguin Decapitated In Bizarre Killing

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Police are investigating a bizarre zoo killing after a penguin was found with its head cut...

Image shows Kursat Yildirim, 42, known as Chico and his pal Abdul Amzugh, 42, in undated photo. They gave away pallets of animal food to owners in need in the city of Dortmund, Germany. Note: Photo is a screenshot from a video. (Newsflash)
28 August 2023
DOGS' DINNER: Multi-Million Lotto Winner Chico Gives Away Tonnes Of Pet Food

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A lotto winner who scooped an amazing GBP 8.5 million jackpot has donated several crates of...

Image shows a delivery schedule for various types of fruit and vegetables for the animals at the Zurich Zoo, Switzerland, undated photo. They get delivered to the tropical Masoala rainforest enclosure three times a week. Note: Licensed content. (Zurich Zoo, Daniel Egger/Newsflash)
18 August 2023
ZOO GETS WHAT? Keepers Reveal How They Feed 500 Animals Their Perfect Diet

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Zoo keepers in Switzerland have given a behind-the-scenes glimpse into the mind bug-ling...

Image shows the Panagrolaimus kolymaensis nematode, undated photo. It was discovered by researchers from the Institute of Physicochemical and Biological Problems in Soil Science RAS in Russia in the Siberian Permafrost. Note: Licensed content. (Alexei V. Tchesunov and Anastasia Shatilovich, Institute of Physicochemical and Biological Problems in Soil Science RAS/Newsflash)
31 July 2023
BUG TO THE FUTURE: Scientists Revive Ice Age Roundworm

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Scientists in Germany have reanimated a roundworm from the Siberian permafrost that had...

Picture show the shark of about 2 meters in the waters of in Villasimius, Sardinia, Italy, in July, 2023. It is believed to be a blue shark. Note: Picture is a screenshot from video. (Newsflash)
31 July 2023
JUST JAWS-SOME: Terror As Blue Shark Prowls Shallows On Italian Beach

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Terrified holidaymakers fled from the sea when a shark was seen prowling through the...

Image shows the Austrian Parliament's cracked glass dome, undated photo. It was damaged by crows throwing rocks in July 2023. Note: Photo is a screenshot from a post. (Newsflash)
28 July 2023
CROWS FEAT: Glass Dome Of Parliament Part Of 300M Renovation Smashed By Crow Vandals Dropping Stones On It

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The Austrian Parliament needs to close only a few months after reopening following a multi...

Image shows the newly discovered beetle species Dorynota phoenix, undated photo. It was almost destroyed in a fire at the Brazilian National Museum in the city of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, in 2018. Note: Licensed content. (Senckenberg/Newsflash)
21 July 2023
NEW BUG: Boffins Discover Unknown Beetle Among Historical Items Which Escaped Devastating Museum Fire

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Scientists examining one of the few items to have escaped a devastating fire that destroyed...

Image shows the lynx cub, undated photo. It was found injured in a barn near the Steinwald Nature Park in the Upper Palatinate province, Bavaria State, Germany. Note: Licensed content. (Private/Newsflash)
17 July 2023
THE LYNX DETECT: Starving Baby Wildcat Found Hiding In Barn

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A famished lynx cub just a day from starving to death is recovering after being found...

Picture shows seized derivatives of wild animals in July, 2023. The bus driver, a Chinese citizen, hid them in a gas tank of a bus moving from Primorye to China and now faces up to seven years in prison for smuggling. Note: Photo is obtained from the Federal Customs Service of Russia. (Federal Customs Service of Russia/Newsflash)
14 July 2023
STAG FRIGHT: Coach Driver Faces Jail For Trafficking Deer Private Parts

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Image shows the wolf, undated photo. It was shot in the Hochkoenig and Steinernes Meer area, Salzburg State, Austria, on Saturday, July 8, 2023. Note: Licensed content. (Land Salzburg/Newsflash)
10 July 2023
AUSTRIAN WOLVES CONTROVERSY: Hunters Shoot Wolf First And Ask Questions Later

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Hunters in Austria have shot dead a wolf despite a lack of clear evidence that the now dead...

Image shows the adorable seal pup, undated photo. It was born at the Zurich Zoo, in Switzerland, on June 28, 2023. Note: Licensed content. (Zurich Zoo, Enzo Franchini/Newsflash)
03 July 2023
SEALED WITH A KISS: Newborn Seal Pup's Loving Display With Mum

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This is the adorable bonding moment when a newborn harbour seal pup snuggles up to its...

Photo shows a dove nested inside a traffic lamp in Kayapinar, Diyarbakir, Turkey, undated. The teams that came to repair the traffic lamp let the dove stay there when they saw it had nested there. Note: Picture is a screenshot from a video (Newsflash)
23 June 2023
HOW'D COO GET IN THERE? Dove Found Nesting Inside Traffic Light

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You might think only a real bird brain would build a home inside a set of traffic lights at...

Image shows the smuggled snakes, undated photo. They were caught at the Vienna Airport, Austria, on May 23, 2023. Note: Licensed content. (Ministry of Finance, Customs/Newsflash)
20 June 2023
GECK ME OUT OF HERE: More Than 80 Reptiles Found In Plane Passenger's Luggage

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Austrian customs officials have seized dozens of reptiles worth GBP 40,000 from the...

Photo shows illustrative image of Violin spider. Greek tourist died after a spider bite in a hotel room in Sabaudia. Note: Photo is a screenshot from a video(Newsflash).
16 June 2023
FARM-AGEDDON: Man Dies After Spider Bite At Fruit Farm

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A businessman bitten by a spider during a visit to a kiwi fruit farm was found dead in his...