Fewer animals were used in experiments in New Zealand in 2015 but a bigger proportion didn't survive their tests, according to new figures.

With some of the highest rates of pet ownership in the world, Kiwis love their furry companions.

Source: MPI Detector Dogs. A first time crossbreed of Beagle and Harrier Hound has led to this adorable litter of purpose-bred super sniffers.

Cross between a beagle and a harrier hound created to protect New Zealand's borders is believed to be a world first.

You'd be hard-pressed to find a dog that doesn't love playing fetch. But what happens when they bring home something they're not meant

A giant 3.2m female great white shark was one of five caught in Australia, two days after controversial shark nets were deployed.

A dying man's beloved dog was brought to his hospital bedside to say goodbye after he suffered a brain haemorrhage.

This is the moment a three-and-a-half-metre long olive python called Sprinkles devoured an entire rabbit for her dinner.

COMMENT: Blame internet giants for allowing fake news to spread globally.

A rabbit has been left with puncture wounds after it was shot with arrows five times.

Source: Facebook / Stacey Bell

It turns out it's not just us humans that like to celebrate Christmas.

"We want to believe that this little varmint is decorating his nest, but really, we think that he believes these to be food."

Some cats treat their owners to the odd dead bird or mouse, but Bear the cross-eyed Tonkinese brings home gifts of a different kind.

The elephant keeper who punched a kangaroo to save his beloved dog will keep his job at Taronga Zoo.

One of Australia's leading kangaroo experts has weighed in on the confrontation that sent the world into a meltdown.

It's been dubbed the most Aussie video you'll ever see. But the men behind the video says there's a lot more to what happened.

On International Cat Day, August 8 every year, cat lovers around the world dedicate an entire day to recognising and celebrating one

There was a happy ending for one mama duck spotted pacing in distress along a West Auckland road after her gaggle of babies fell into a drain this afternoon.

A photo of two "hot" Southern District police officers posing with puppies has garnered hundreds of likes on Facebook.

When he turned 90, everyone assumed that Sir David Attenborough would slow down. Hardly. Ahead of his New Zealand visit, Joe Shute meets the world's favourite naturalist.

Source: LiveLeak. Shocking footage has emerged showing the moment a circus trainer was mauled by a lion during a live show in Egypt, leaving him with fatal injuries.

COMMENT: How tragic would it be if we could only experience tui, kereru (wood pigeons) or piwakawaka (fantails) as stuffed specimens in museums?

A second baby blue penguin has been welcomed to Picton's EcoWorld.

Animal control officers were alerted to a "large, rogue goat" that was reported disrupting traffic in Oamaru.

Workmen came to the assistance of a grizzly bear who fell in to a septic tank in Ericek, Turkey. Source: Vitaly Petrukhin

A runaway seal has found itself mixing with the wrong herd after he was spotted in a cow paddock miles from the ocean.

Source: Bega District News

You may have already heard of Hooch, an abused French mastiff announced as this year's Hero Dog of the Year by the American Humane

You are by no means alone if Bella and Missy are on your Christmas present list - and they're not your children. The furry members