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Three little lovely liligers

The zoo in Novosibirsk, Russia's third-largest city, is home to a unique animal - the liliger. That's a big cat breed where the father is a lion and the mother is a lion-tiger hybrid, called a liger.

Two 'death row' dogs on the loose

Canada: If you go down to the woods

Suzanne Morphet enjoys more than the bear necessities on a wildlife-filled wilderness cruise in British Columbia.

Cat that cheated death heads off to new life

This wolf's leader of the pack

In New Zealand, motorcyclists must be on the lookout for other vehicles, wandering farm animals and the occasional possum.

Some animal testing inevitable

SPCA head and staunch animal welfare advocate Bob Kerridge admits that some animal testing will be required as part of a new regime which is designed to prove the safety of party pills and synthetic cannabis.

Gareth Morgan pitches latest pest project in schools

Cat abandoned and left for dead - and still nobody wants her

Pygmy marmoset visits vet

Wellington Zoo's four-month-old pygmy marmoset went into The Nest Te Kohanga - the zoo's animal hospital - for the first time late last week. The tiny tot weighed in at only 74.5 grams.

Radical feral cat, rat plan

Move over, Gareth Morgan. A Dunedin woman concerned about the number of feral cats roaming the city has a radical solution for ridding Dunedin of such its undesirables.

Photo gallery: Pets blessed

Animals are blessed at the annual SPCA Auckland Blessing of the Animals, held at St Matthew-In-The-City, Auckland

Four pups put down

Four abandoned blue heeler puppies rescued by members of the public have been euthanised.

Dolphins' flying visit

A pod of dolphins has been putting on acrobatic shows for residents on the North Shore.

New bylaw aims to reduce dog attacks

Digs with pigs and sleeps with sheep

Elisabeth Easther reckons a farm stay could help satisfy your country craving

Govt to meet South Island iwi to protect endangered eel