Crayfish can feel anxious, according to a new study showing that "human" emotions are more widespread among animals than previously thought.

A different kind of detector dog is set to be introduced near airports soon that will hunt out snakes, birds and other reptiles that may find their way into the country.

The Invercargill woman charged with keeping too many cats on her city property is continuing the fight to keep her name secret.

Ababy rhino who was unable to sleep on his own after seeing his mother brutally killed by poachers for her horn, has captured the hearts of staff at a centre documenting his progress.

The Auckland Zoo has shut its gates for the day after wild winds damaged their Pridelands exhibit overnight.

Robyn Preston is a mother of five and grandmother of seven from a small community near Dargaville. We meet the photographer who now spends at least half the year in Africa.

More Auckland pet owners are turning to "doggie daycare" options that offer door-to-door service and activities including agility and search and retrieval classes.

The fossil of a squid-like creature wiped out with the dinosaurs has been discovered in a Hawkes Bay streambed. What makes it such a 'significant' find for NZ?

The remains of a man taken by a crocodile in front of his family in the Northern Territory's Kakadu National Park have been recovered.

Danielle Wright connects with a group of special children getting active on horseback.

A vet shot a tranquiliser dart at a zoo employee dressed as a gorilla after mistaking him for a primate.

Dita De Boni writes: I once swore we'd get pets for the kids "over my dead body", yet here I am, looking at a fish tank containing the three newest members of the household: Hammerhead, Fishey and Wuzzley.

Two women have been jailed for 12 months over the death of their elderly neighbour, who was “literally eaten alive” by their starving dog.

Ultimately the goal is for a full and speedy recovery for your pet, regardless of how it is achieved. Here are 5 alternative options.

A long weekend away turned out to be better than expected for Andrea Hegan, who paddled alongside a number of orca whales near Kawau Island on Sunday.

The local council will consider putting up signs on a New Plymouth walkway following a seal attack on an elderly man, but the animal won't be shot unless necessary.

An elderly man attacked by a fur seal on the New Plymouth foreshore was in a serious condition last night.

The dedication and stamina of the worker ant were celebrated in Aesop's Fables - in contrast to the lazy, singing grasshopper.

Dame Jane Goodall, the celebrated ethologist considered the world's foremost expert on chimpanzees, will give a series of public talks in New Zealand next month.

Takahe are famous for one of the most dramatic comebacks in conservation history — but they're not out of the woods yet.

It's been a bad morning for Wellington Zoo. One of its new cheetahs has died and an investigation has been launched into how a toddler got into a tiger enclosure.

British politician George Osborne's cat Freya was chauffeur-driven back to her Downing Street home after being found more than a kilometre away.

The owners of four dogs which attacked a 7-year-old Japanese girl in Murupara are seeking diversion.

The police and SPCA have carried out a search of a Raglan property as part of an investigation into how the bodies of two cats ended up dead in rubbish bags.

Steam rises from a group of Kaimanawa horses during the biannual muster.

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Department of Conservation staff are trying to work out how an endangered South Island kiwi came to be found dead in a North Island town.