It's hard to take a big dog on an international sports tour - but easier to take him on holiday.

Researchers from the British Antarctic Survey and the US National Environment Research Council used satellite imagery to discover a massive penguin colony on the Princess Ragnhild Coast in Antarctica.

Seven penguin chicks are the newest residents at Kelly Tarlton's aquarium thanks to a world-class breeding programme.

It's irritatingly hot and the kids are crowding the nest in summer. It's time to give a few of them the boot.

Visitors to the Bay of Islands were treated to a show they won't forget when a whale frolicked and leapt from the sea in front of their boat for at least 15 minutes.

Poachers and stock rustlers are being warned by Federated Farmers to find a different line of work.

A record haul of man-eating saltwater crocodiles was removed from waterways in the Top End of Australia last year, confirming that numbers of the feared reptiles are ballooning.

The majority of New Zealanders do not want recreational drugs tested on animals, a Herald-DigiPoll survey reveals.

More than 360 impounded dogs were killed this year despite being suitable for adoption.

A genetically modified salmon which grows twice as fast as ordinary fish could become the first GM animal in the world to be declared safe to eat.

Liz Holdcroft says the 19 years she's spent at the SPCA have been bittersweet - she's loved and cared for many animals.

Intrepid Fiordland penguin Katrina could be home for Christmas, says the Australian animal sanctuary boss who nursed her back to health.

A distraught dog owner who watched in horror as her pet choked to death on a hard rubber ball hopes safety measures will prevent similar accidents.

Monty, Porter and Ginny have already turned heads around the world after video of them driving a modified Mini went viral on the internet. Now the man who spearheaded the training to put the dogs behind the wheel is considering their next challenge.

An SPCA inspector is "extremely disappointed" by the sentence imposed on a Dunedin man convicted in relation to a "very disturbing" animal welfare case.

The New Zealand dotterel breeding season this year has been fraught with nest losses mainly due to predation.

The Knocked Up star announced the specially-designed Just One range on Monday, and she says the funds will benefit US charities working to end animal cruelty via her Jason Debus Heigl Foundation, named in honour of her late brother.