Tasmania's Wilderness Gallery has put together a thought-provoking show on what was the world's largest carnivorous marsupial.

An adult male leopard injured 13 people before being shot dead.

Herald photographer Natalie Slade captures the action on and off the track at the Auckland Greyhound Racing Club at the Manukau Sports Bowl in South Auckland.

A walking cactus, a wandering leg sausage, a snub-nosed monkey that sneezes when it rains and a blue tarantula are among a list of the top 10 newly discovered species announced by Arizona State University today.

The backers of the New Zealand's Got Talent show want more animal antics.

Danielle Wright goes on a birdwatching tour through Cornwall Park and spots 17 species of feathery friends.