Vets are warning people not to give their dog a bone, because it could kill them.

Nine ducklings survived a deadly dash across a motorway yesterday afternoon. Their mother wasn't so lucky.

Marnie If you've never heard of Marnie - where have you been? This 14-year-old Shih Tzu was found smelly and matted on the streets

Her little dog was hit by a car, hours later Coral Luscombe found out a stranger had anonymously paid $1000 toward her dog's vet bill.

Google has admitted its face-blurring technology may have been "a little overzealous" after blurring a cow's face for privacy.

Watch: CCTV footage after rabbits have been stolen from breeders' backyards.

Introduced pests such as stoats, possums and rats might be major threats to New Zealand's dwindling kiwi population but another even

COMMENT: There is widespread evidence that interactions between people and marine mammals can have negative outcomes.

Shark-dog, who made headlines for his Houdini-like escape, is loving the attention and about to get his wardrobe updated.

Sentencing has been delayed in the death of Hamilton Zoo curator Samantha Kudeweh, killed by a tiger nearly a year ago.

A Tauranga wildlife photographer was diving with friends when two orca "appeared out of nowhere".

COMMENT: Misinformation is counterproductive in battling dramatic decline of species in Auckland Islands.

The Lion Man has hit back at new claims he abuses his animals at his big cat sanctuary in South Africa, saying "you cannot abuse a lion."

This is the moment a cat was found alive 16 days after it was trapped under rubble in the devastating Italian earthquake.

It sounds like a cute initiative, but creating an underpass for penguins in Oamaru is no walk in the park.

Watch: A primary school north of Auckland has seen its roll surge in recent weeks with the opening of an unusual daycare.

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An endangered NZ dolphin whose blowhole was deformed or became injured has learned to breathe through its mouth.

An endangered dolphin whose blowhole was deformed or became injured has learned to breathe through its mouth. Biologists studying a pod of Hector's dolphins off the coast of New Zealand were surprised to see the adult dolphin surfacing in an unusual way compared to other members of its group.

A man has been accused of breaking into a Massachusetts home and painting a dog purple before making a getaway in a stolen car.

Footage from AFP. Scientists studying whales in Australia have gained rare images of a white calf swimming with its mother as part of a project they hope will help conservation efforts.

Cattle mysteriously washed up on Dunedin beaches are a puzzle for local authorities.

Cats and dogs have long been pitted against each other as polar opposites: cats are known for being aloof, independent and sometimes

Research shows dogs process language using the same regions of the brain as people.

If you've got a musical moggy, this pet project could be right up your street - a CD of songs specifically for cats. The album, Music

A pig on the loose stunned motorists after the massive animal escaped from its home in Suffolk.

After her farmyard-mad son insisted on a birthday cake depicting a cow giving birth, this mum decided she had no choice but to come to the party.

This feline resident of a Swiss hostel has an important job to do.

Scientists in Hungary say they have evidence showing that dogs understand at least some of what humans are saying. Researchers scanned brains of dogs as their owners spoke to determine what part of their brain they were using