Kiwi chick kicks into the world legs first
The chick from Moehau successfully arrived with a little bit of last-minute help.
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Cats turn their noses up at agility course
Most sat and stared blankly at the obstacles or hid in the cat tunnel.
Five tips for helping kids cope with the loss of a pet
Don't say the animal has gone 'to sleep' - know how to share the news of a pet dying.
Proof cats really can use toilets
Toilet-training cats is surprisingly possible and the benefits are great.
Zoo Tales: Playful lions
It’s a well-known fact that cats LOVE to sleep – and our big cats are no different. In today’s Zoo Tales, find out how our Carnivore keepers find ways to keep our pride of female lions mentally and physically active!
Kiwi vet students strip for charity
Massey University vet students have revealed a very cheeky fundraising venture.
Five things every allergic cat-lover should know
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There is a reason dogs like meat
New research in New Zealand has shown what dogs and their ancestors have known for thousands of years.
Chimps conduct funeral rites: scientist
A chimpanzee has been filmed using tools to apparently clean the corpse of another chimp.
Watch: Kids gone? Get a dog
A new charitable trust aims to encourage empty nesters to adopt a dog with a creative media campaign
Kids moved out? Replace them with a dog
Campaign brings together pet charities in a bid to have empty nesters "replace" their children with rescue dogs.
Dog a bridesmaid at bittersweet wedding
At a last minute wedding planned after the bride was diagnosed with terminal cancer, this pooch was given a special role.
Disabled goldfish gets a wheelchair
A kind aquarium worker has lent a sinking goldfish a fin.
Zoo Tales: Truly unique tuatara
Slow-growing, spiny-backed and truly unique - take a tour with Ectotherm keeper Julie and meet Toa, Tipua, Taki and Flame, just a few of the incredible tuatara that live at Auckland Zoo.
And the winner is ... Afterglow Miami Ink
Afterglow Miami Ink the American Cocker Spaniel has been crowned Best In Show at this year's Crufts.
Five reasons pigs make great pets
They're extremely intelligent Pigs are smart and require about the same amount of training as a domestic dog. That means, if you spend
Fire crew rescue cat stuck in dashboard
In the midst of all the flooding, firefighters stepped in to rescue cat.
Watch: Dolphin body slams into surfer
As the surfer readies himself for a wave dolphin commits the ultimate surfing sin.
Zoo Tales: A leaping success for Archey’s frogs
For years, Auckland Zoo has been working with DOC to help the critically endangered endemic Archey’s frog, the world's most evolutionarily distinct and globally endangered amphibian. Auckland Zoo holds the only captive population of Archey’s frog in the world, has had great success in breeding, rearing and releasing the species. In this week’s Zoo Tales join Ectotherms and Birds curator Richard Gibson who takes us through the journey from collection to release of some Archey’s frogs into Pukeokahu Forest.
Zoo News: Update on giraffe calf Kabili
Pridelands Keeper Jessie Hill gives an update on Auckland Zoo's giraffe calf Kabili.
'Disgusting' act of cruelty against horse
A wild horse had to be killed after it was severely injured in an attack.
Polar bear cub born at Berlin zoo dies
Berlin's Tierpark says a polar bear born at the zoo last November has died.
Watch: Turtle recovers from surgery after eating nearly 1000 coins
A Thailand sea turtle underwent hours of surgery after she was found to have been attempting to digest nearly a thousand coins flipped into her pool by tourists hoping for good luck.
Penguin care funds run out
Six per cent of New Zealand's yellow-eyed penguin's have been treated.
Turtle swallowed 915 'lucky' coins
Veterinarians in Bangkok operated on the 25-year-old female green sea turtle nicknamed 'Bank'.
Baby elephant saved from side of road
Truck driver who helped the abandoned animal was criticised for smoking.
Is this happiest duckling in the world?
Life is good for ducklings saved from certain doom on a railway track.
'Hero' dog who saved boy to be spared
The pit bull cross which "saved" a boy whose mother allegedly tried to drown him has been spared.
Five pets who love selfies more than humans
Think you're pretty good at taking selfies? These pets have their selfie game down-'pat' and will make you think again.
Penguin hospital's cash runs dry
Funding for a Dunedin penguin hospital that's saved 6 per cent of the nation's yellow-eyed-penguin population is set to run out this month.