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Watch: Boy who snuck into garage to cuddle dog
A woman reviewing security camera footage at her home was surprised to notice a little boy sneaking into her garage. The footage revealed a boy riding past Hollie Breaux Mallet's home in Louisiana before jumping off his bike and running into her garage. But rather than being up to no good, he was captured playing with the woman's pet dog, Duchess. The footage then shows him leaving the garage and riding away.

Why some science will gross you out
COMMENT: Pigs with human organs may sound "yuck" but is just another case of swapping DNA, writes John Harris.

Firefighters farewell last 9/11 rescue dog
Bretagne responded to multiple natural disasters across the country, including Hurricane Katrina and Hurricane Rita.

Gazza took 'full brunt of blast'
The policeman who jumped out of a second-storey window to escape a gunman during the Porirua seige has spoken about how he feared for his life.

Council targets 'free ride' dog owners
Dog registration fees have risen this year but are cheaper if owners re-register their dogs during the "earlybird period".

Watch: Tiny trotters need a home
For the past five years or so, Lesley Lowe and her 10 little ponies have been entertaining children with trail rides and lessons at the Tiny Trotters Animal Park in Redwood Lane, Tauriko, but since her lease ran out at the end of May they are looking for a new home.

Kea capture on cards after lead poisoning
Attempts are being made to capture a flock of kea in Haast, after one was found to be suffering from lead poisoning.

Guests go wild over new hotel worker
New staff appointments at hotels are rarely of any interest to guests, except in the very exceptional case of this very exceptional worker.

Watch: Drones capture whales off Auckland's coast
Kiwi researchers have used drones to capture stunning footage of Bryde's whales foraging off Auckland's coast.

Whales filmed feeding off Auckland coast
WATCH: Kiwi researchers have used drones to capture stunning footage of critically threatened Bryde's whales foraging off Auckland's coast.

Watch: Parrot is possible murder witness
Source: WOOD TV8 The parents of a 45-year-old who was fatally shot at home in the United State said they think his talking pet continues to relive the slaying.

Watch: Monkey robs jewellery store in India
Source: Youtube.com/indvdos The bizarre moment a monkey robbed a jewellery store for 10,000 rupees.

Stranded whale re-floated
A false killer whale that had stranded north of New Brighton in Christchurch has now disappeared from sight - giving rescuers high hopes it will survive and rejoin its pod.

Penguin colony at mercy of tourists
Mainland New Zealand's largest yellow-eyed penguin colony is in "dire'' need of protection from crowds of tourists

Paul Little: Parents not to blame for child's escape
COMMENT: How do toddlers end up in gorilla cages? Probably the same way they end up behind cars in driveways.

Watch: Toddler saved by a gorilla
Days after a young boy fell into the gorilla exhibit at the Cincinnati zoo - prompting the zoo's decision to shoot and kill a 17-year-old gorilla -- archived video has emerged showing a similar incident 20 years ago, with a very different outcome. Source: WGN-TV

Parents reveal gorilla attack boy's plight
The parents of a boy who fell into a gorilla enclosure, leading to the endangered animal's death, have opened up about their son's condition.

When female sparrows cheat, males make kids suffer
For the research, the scientists studied sparrows on the island of Lundy in the Bristol Channel for a dozen years.

Penguin fitted with 3D printed flipper
A one-footed penguin at Christchurch Antarctic Centre named Bagpipes has been fitted with a prototype 3D-printed foot after losing his own to a fishing line.

Puppy found dumped in banana box
An eight-week-old puppy dumped on the side of a road has been found screaming for help inside a banana box in Masterton.

Gorilla death highlights debate over captive creatures
Captive gorillas, conservationists say, act like an insurance policy in case we "ruin the planet".

Croc victim's dad: 'She'd do crazy things'
The parents of a Kiwi woman who was killed by a crocodile have arrived in Queensland to help with the search for her body.

NZ 'should get rid of 80pc of its cows'
Former president of Wanganui Federated Farmers says dairy farming is responsible for 80 per cent of the degradation of New Zealand waterways.

Gorilla boy's parents get death threats
The parents of the boy who fell into a gorilla exhibit have been threatened, as records show the zoo was previously warned over a security breach.

Watch: Zuri the giraffe's arrives in Wellington
A video shows the 1-year-old Auckland Zoo-born calf Zuri jump out of the custom-made box in which she was transported by road to Wellington yesterday, and do a small skid, before coming to a halt at her new home. Source: Facebook / Auckland Zoo

Kangaroo pops woman's breast implants
A woman has described her implants as "airbags" after being attacked by a kangaroo.

Would you take your cat camping?
Since the beginning of time, dogs - known to some as 'man's best friend' - have accompanied their humans on camping trips.

'Our darling girl is gone'
EXCLUSIVE: The parents of a New Zealander grabbed by a crocodile in Australia have spoken of their pain as authorities continue to search for the missing woman.