An Auckland biodiversity student is part of a team of scientists researching and monitoring humpback whales and their migration in the Cook Islands.

Manny enjoys going for walks in the park with his mates, FaceTiming distant pals and playing in the snow. Sounds normal enough until you find out Manny's a cat.

New military working dog and handler demonstrate how they work together to catch an offender at Airforce graduation ceremony.

A dog owner at war with her Auckland neighbours has progressed to a new home - and a brand new controversy - a little further south.

A crocodile that tore off part of a woman's arm in the far north of Western Australia has been caught and destroyed.

Can dogs tell when we are happy, sad or angry?

The owner of the husky that mauled an Auckland cat to death has been in contact with the feline's owner.

An Adelaide woman has managed to avoid having a nest of highly venomous snakes hatch in her home when she discovered their mother nesting under her fridge.

Ever felt like your dog could tell when you were upset?

An Adelaide woman managed to avoid a nest of snakes after discovering a pregnant mother under her fridge.

A grinning pooch awaiting adoption has won hearts on the internet.

A distraught Auckland cat owner is offering a $500 reward for information which leads to the identification of a dog which mauled her beloved cat to death.

Underwater GoPro footage has helped provide Kiwi scientists with the first direct evidence that groups of fish communicate to keep safe from predators.

Marley was a beloved family pet and owner Chelsea Ellmers says it feels like a piece of her family is missing.

A pod of daring orcas have came very close to the Kapiti Coast shore line for the second time in recent months.

A pod of orca put on a display just off the beach at Paekakariki yesterday afternoon.

Mail staff have been attacked 1150 times in three years - by all manner of creatures.

In one of New Zealand's most expensive suburbs, a neighbourhood squabble has spiralled out of control. David Fisher investigates.

A rhinoceros almost escaped a travel container as keepers attempted to move it from its enclosure at a zoo in the Netherlands.

In one of New Zealand's most expensive suburbs, a neighbourhood squabble has spiralled out of control.

Neighbours in one of Auckland's most exclusive suburbs are at war over a dog permit application, which is now under investigation by the police.

Stuffing wool in a shark's nose suggests smell is vital for navigation.

An unlikely friendship between a tiger and a goat who was supposed to be his dinner has charmed Russia.

A giant ape once nature's closest version of a real King Kong is believed to have died out because it failed to adapt its diet to eat its greens.

A dying lion caught in a poacher's snare and slumped in the road was rescued after tourists alerted authorities and uploaded the photos to Facebook.

Theresa believes it our duty to support suppliers committed to the safe treatment of farm animals.

The footage, shared yesterday afternoon, has already been viewed more than 330,000 times.