Three-month-old cheetah cubs Matata, Kanzi, Gorse and Nia will today venture into the wild at Orana Park in outer Christchurch.

A six-legged critter who knows a thing or two about cricket has predicted New Zealand will win against Sri Lanka today.

Everyone knows that dogs are a human's best friend - and now scientists have shown they can read our faces.

More stranded pilot whales are expected to die as weather conditions and nightfall hamper efforts to save 174 pilot whales that ran into trouble today.

Three-month-old cheetah cubs Matata, Kanzi, Gorse and Nia are taking their first steps into the wild at Orana Park in outer Christchurch.

More stranded pilot whales are expected to die as weather conditions and nightfall hamper efforts to save 174 pilot whales that ran into trouble today.

109-year-old Alfie Date spends his time knitting tiny wool sweaters for tiny injured penguins.

Two large sharks have been spotted of the northern NSW coast where a surfer was fatally attacked, forcing authorities to reassess beaches.

Authorities have revealed a large great white shark was behind Australia's latest shark fatality, as video footage has emerged of the attack.

The sharp decline in honeybees has been linked to changes in foraging behaviour brought on by stress, a study has found.

The latest fashion in dogs is 'designer' cross breeds with the resulting canine creations becoming incredibly popular. Think schnoodle or chorkie. Sally Hibbard investigates the trend.

"I can't sleep at night because I'm scared a white-tail spider's going to sting me, or bite me." An Auckland family has had enough of spider bites.

'It went whack and he was thrown in the air.' A Japanese surfer killed yesterday when both his legs were bitten off by a shark was a 'great guy', friends say.

A West Auckland woman believes she may have inadvertently brought an Australian redback spider into her home.

Parks and beaches are great places for dogs to romp around, but they are not a free-for-all, says Cathy Casey.

“He lost both his legs," says a local after a killer shark apparently came out of nowhere and attacked a man off a NSW beach.

A shocked Australian resident filmed the disgusting spectacle of a writhing worm emerging from a dead spider after it was sprayed with insecticide.

What makes Grumpy Cat so special? Nothing, writes Greg Dixon. His cat is far cuter.

Auckland councillors have been bombarded with more than 200,000 emails urging them to oppose the latest proposed oil exploration plan.

A Rotorua pest control expert hopes he won't come across any more highly dangerous spiders after the discovery of a female redback in a garden.

The criticism over the inability to replicate the wild in zoos is misplaced. It’s a cruel world out there, but we can help, write Jonathan Wilcken and Karen Fifield.

A war of words has broken out between big cat conservationists, with Lion Man Craig Busch hitting back at South African critics who claimed he abused his animals.

For the 11th year, Animal Planet's Puppy Bowl showcases the athletic talents of adorable puppies.

It may look like a Photoshop effort, but Rami the dog really does have the head of a pit bull and the body of a dachshund.

When I first met Velvel, he was peeking out from a cardboard box in the back seat of my boyfriend’s Saturn wagon.

They're small, come in sets of four and are a proven success with the kids. Countdown is launching its new collection of Super Animals collectable sound cards today.

Eleven great white sharks have been spotted at a single site in the Kaipara Harbour - the largest concentration of the species yet seen in the upper North Island.

The death of a puppy found inside a suitcase in a Milton cemetery is being treated as suspicious, a SPCA Otago inspector says.

At what point does an individual go from pet enthusiast to 'animal hoarder'? Animal behaviour expert Sally Hibbard investigates.

A US cat owner has been left baffled after he claimed his "dead" pet turned up five days after being buried.