Auckland Zoo is celebrating the arrival of two Nepalese red panda cubs, an extremely valuable addition for this endangered species.

An alien-looking black frog-fish caught in Northland waters will be formally identified at Te Papa Museum today.

A one-eyed vulnerable albatross has been released back into the wild after receiving treatment at Wellington Zoo.

An adventurous fluffy gray cat has travelled around the United States, amassing a huge Instagram following.

WATCH: A high-definition camera attached to a penguin's back has had 'ground-breaking' results.

Manurewa Molly, the dumped kitten rescued by a police constable this morning, has met her new mum and dad.

Pictures of a seven-metre great white shark spotted off Adelaide's coast has been causing a stir on social media.

Feeding dive of a Yellow-eyed penguin off Otago Peninsula.

Auckland biodiversity student hunting for whale DNA.

New military working dog and handler demonstrate how they work together to catch an offender at Airforce graduation ceremony.

A dog owner at war with her Auckland neighbours has progressed to a new home - and a brand new controversy - a little further south.

A crocodile that tore off part of a woman's arm in the far north of Western Australia has been caught and destroyed.

Can dogs tell when we are happy, sad or angry?

The owner of the husky that mauled an Auckland cat to death has been in contact with the feline's owner.

We all know a horse is a horse, but a newborn Te Aroha foal is so tiny, it wears a miniature dog's coat.

A Christchurch resident doesn't know what happened to his cat. He paid a cattery more $300 to take care of his two cats, but only one was returned.

An Adelaide woman managed to avoid a nest of snakes after discovering a pregnant mother under her fridge.

A grinning pooch awaiting adoption has won hearts on the internet.

A distraught Auckland cat owner is offering a $500 reward for information which leads to the identification of a dog which mauled her beloved cat to death.

Underwater GoPro footage has helped provide Kiwi scientists with the first direct evidence that groups of fish communicate to keep safe from predators.

Marley was a beloved family pet and owner Chelsea Ellmers says it feels like a piece of her family is missing.

A pod of daring orcas have came very close to the Kapiti Coast shore line for the second time in recent months.

A pod of orca put on a display just off the beach at Paekakariki yesterday afternoon.

A dead mountain lion has baffled biologists after it was found with a fully formed set of teeth growing out of its forehead.

Chengdu is a booming high-tech hub but fiery cuisine and pandas - came first.

Mail staff have been attacked 1150 times in three years - by all manner of creatures.

In one of New Zealand's most expensive suburbs, a neighbourhood squabble has spiralled out of control. David Fisher investigates.

A rhinoceros almost escaped a travel container as keepers attempted to move it from its enclosure at a zoo in the Netherlands.