Passengers on board a cruise witnessed scavenging sharks feed on a carcass.

The tigers must be slowly and carefully introduced before breeding is even considered.

Bashii the Sumatran tiger displays the Flehmen response to the scent of Senja the female tiger. Credit: Wellington Zoo

A seagull has been rescued by the New Zealand Fire Service at NZME Headquarters in Auckland. Credit: Doug Sherring

'Stacks' of jellyfish sends surfer fleeing the waves.

"All dog breeds have health issues, not just pugs". Made with funding from NZ On Air.

New research suggests an ancient answer to a gross yet common canine habit.

Animal behaviourist Mark Vette explains how to help your dog cope now you're back at work.

Ahh, summer: the season of road trips. There's nothing better than travelling Aotearoa

We all love sharing photos of our new fur babies. But would you go this far?

COMMENT: The auction site's stance is laudable - but it does open a can of worms.

JT was found wandering the streets in January and quickly became an SPCA favourite

Hans was alone and scared when he was found wandering the streets by himself.

TradeMe bans sale of pugs, British bulldogs and French bulldogs.

Wellington zookeepers provide summer enrichment for the animals.

Diver comes within inches of his life after a shark took a "test bite" of his fin.

A brutal daylight dog-snatch has left an owner nursing wounds and a broken heart.

Young, scared and alone. Abigail was found wandering around a stranger's house.

Living on the streets, Selena was fending for herself and her puppies before the SPCA came

Switzerland has joined NZ's decision to ban boiling of live lobsters.

A weatherman got a surprise when his segment was crashed by a bird.

NZ native seabirds have their safety preserved on pest-free lands. Supplied by Forest & Bird

A bystander filmed the man kicking his dog on a Gold Coast beach.

A stray cockerel is tormenting a west Auckland community in the wee hours of the morning.

Rescue centre overrun with dogs as ignorant owners dump huskies.

Anonymous caller wanted the money handed over late at night at a cemetery.

Doc is warning people to keep their distance from an elephant seal near Kakanui River.

Hunter Baldwin 'traumatised' after dog attack on fishing trip.

Darryn is in control of nine hens at his new home.

The family had given up hope of ever finding their loved moggy. 15 years later he returned