Tag: animals

Shades of Dr Dolittle? Or have they been at the Christmas wine? Researchers say kangaroos really can 'talk' to us.

Seymour had endured many years of neglect before his new owner and a team of university medics and engineers got his life back on track.

WATCH: Increasingly frustrated, this guy tries everything but his dog just won't move.

The Wildlife Photographer of the Year 2018 Awards are around the corner. A few incredible pictures have been revealed.

Spiders are a traditional part of a Halloween scare and for some people they have been a source of fear for years. But in reality, spiders deserve to instil a sense of amazement, not fear.

This toothy predator has been given a home in an Aussie beachside pool.

OPINION & ANALYSIS: Snakes strike fear into many people who live in or visit Australia. When we have a higher risk of injury or death from burns, horses, bee stings, drownings and car accidents, why don’t we fear these hazards as we do the sight of a snake?

VIDEO: Beaut, bonza son of Steve Irwin knocks 'em over again on Jimmy Fallon.

Returning to the destination of numerous childhood holidays, CRAIG LEWIS discovers that the town of St Lucia in Northern KwaZulu-Natal and the iSimangaliso Wetland Park have lost none of their old charm.

OPINION & ANALYSIS: How risky is it really to swim? Is it fear that drives us to believe that rare events are likely to happen?

Yep, thats a very large bull shark smack bank in the middle of an Australian road...

Aussie teen Lee De Paauw jumped into croc inhabited waters to impress a foreign girl. And guess what happened...

VIDEO: Only in Australia is goanna wrangling a handy skill for restaurant staff to have on their resume'.

VIDEO: Check out this deadly Aussie emerge from the bonnet of the car as it drives across the summer plains.

It's an astonishing clip. Viewers the world over have been left to pick their own jaws up off the floor and ask: 'Is it real or fake, though?'

The cute little baby Pygmy Marmosets that had zoo keepers and the nation in distress have been recovered and their kidnappers aprehended.

VIDEO: Bike riders play chicken with big, angry bird.

Suspected cute bomb has law enforcement agents scrambling for the camera.

VIDEO: Pet wallabies for sale... only in America.

The annual Wildlife Photographer of the Year winners have been announced... and they are, of course, breathtaking.

WATCH: Seriously, this has to be seen to be believed. Hermie the huntsman dancing with a whole mouse in its mouth.

Outback antics as this big lizard duels with an out of control water 'snake'.

WATCH: Australia a treasure trove to protect. Doggies Pistol and Boo should have been declared to customs, admit Johnny Depp and Amber Heard.

Mother’s horror as dingo attacks her 2-year-old daughter.

WATCH: Check out this amazing battle between one of Australia's most loved and one of its most feared reptiles.

WATCH: Big, blue and very hungry, a certain Mr Monster paid a visit to the koalas at Sydney's Taronga Zoo to wish them a happy birthday.

Scott Portelli's 'Cuttlefish Aggregation' to go on display in London for the 2016 Sony World Photography Awards.

The guy in the viral video of him taking his pet python for a dip is probably guilty of animal cruelty, says RSPCA.

RHINO ROAD RAGE: Yikes! Imagine just taking in the wildlife on your African safari when all of a sudden the wildlife takes on you. Watch this...

Queensland woman freed from her own pet python after it locked onto her wrists.

Animal selfies: the next level in travel photography?

Here's a little bit of feel-good news to brighten up your day. Call it Christmas cheer.

Kangaroos get their kinky on for passing train, snapped by rural health minister.

WATCH: Set your screen to Aww-factor 10! Check out gorgeous Nangua, the tiny baby Langur leaf monkey.

WATCH: Speeding great white shark slams into cage, almost taking diver's hand.

WATCH: Oh Stella. Did you really? This will burn your eyeballs.

Cop this, sunshine. Goat rejects police requests to give himself up quietly and is thrown in jail.

Griffin the owl is being hand-raised and groomed to join Taronga Zoo’s Bird Show team, and he's just the cutest little hooter.

Our favourite Twitter hashtag to come out of the Uk General Elections is not #GE15, it's #dogsatpollingstations.

Dusty enjoys dog treats, sleeps with other dogs and rides around with them on the back of his owner's truck. Dusty the kangaroo is convinced that he is a dog.

Have a go at the size of this shark a guy hauled in on a beach in Australia... on a handline.

Two koalas wrestle it out , completely oblivious to the dogs sniffing them and the man filming them.

This magpie lives with humans, does human things, and has over 17,000 followers on Instagram. Just take a look at these pictures and you'll understand why.

Australia's "brave stance" on lions hailed as victory by anti-hunting advocates.

WATCH: This cruisey koala decided to pop down to the shops, to meet the locals and check out what was going on.

Not only are peacock spiders beautiful, teeny tiny and adorable, but they can dance too! Check out their moves...

WATCH: Incredible Aussie wildlife - hungry octopus leaps clean out of the water to chase down an unsuspecting crab.

Don't be fooled by their fluffy exterior, koalas may just hijack your car! No, seriously, check out this fuzzy fella.

Animal welfare groups call on government to halt transfer of monkeys to Australia for Pirates of the Caribbean 5 filming.

What do you get when a hottie adopts a puppy, hundreds of girls swoon over both specimens, and his fiancée gets involved? This.