Bats are being driven from Sydney's botanic gardens as staff attempt to address the damage their colony has done to the area's trees.

The orphanage, which is home to 83 elephants, is currently a major tourist attraction in Sri Lanka. The orphanage officials named 15 baby elephants that were born in the orphanage at a function held over the weekend.

Tasmania's Wilderness Gallery has put together a thought-provoking show on what was the world's largest carnivorous marsupial.

An adult male leopard injured 13 people before being shot dead.

Herald photographer Natalie Slade captures the action on and off the track at the Auckland Greyhound Racing Club at the Manukau Sports Bowl in South Auckland.

A Wellington couple expected to collect their cat from their local vet, but collected his ashes instead.

A walking cactus, a wandering leg sausage, a snub-nosed monkey that sneezes when it rains and a blue tarantula are among a list of the top 10 newly discovered species announced by Arizona State University today.

The backers of the New Zealand's Got Talent show want more animal antics.