A wild horse had to be killed after it was severely injured in an attack.

Berlin's Tierpark says a polar bear born at the zoo last November has died.

Source: NOAA

A Thailand sea turtle underwent hours of surgery after she was found to have been attempting to digest nearly a thousand coins flipped into her pool by tourists hoping for good luck.

Six per cent of New Zealand's yellow-eyed penguin's have been treated.

Veterinarians in Bangkok operated on the 25-year-old female green sea turtle nicknamed 'Bank'.

Truck driver who helped the abandoned animal was criticised for smoking.

Life is good for ducklings saved from certain doom on a railway track.

The pit bull cross which "saved" a boy whose mother allegedly tried to drown him has been spared.

Funding for a Dunedin penguin hospital that's saved 6 per cent of the nation's yellow-eyed-penguin population is set to run out this month.

Simon the ginger cat has defied the odds with leaps and bounds and scales stairs despite losing two legs.

Footage of a flock of turkeys walking in perfect circles around a dead cat has sent the internet into a spin.

Closure for father almost three years after his 4-year-old son was viciously mauled by the family dog.

Tourists often find themselves in precarious situations with wild animals. Here are some of the best moments caught on camera.

Named after their whistling call, whio are beautiful and charismatic ducks! In today's Zoo Tales find out how Auckland Zoo is working with DOC and Genesis Energy to ensure whio are in our future forever.

Nothing to see here folks, just a colossal python devouring an entire possum in a tree.

After half of the famed feral pig colony in the Bahamas dropped dead, rowdy tourists were blamed.

COMMENT: Rachel Smalley discusses whether we need to strike a balance between marine and human life and the environment.

Images in the media of chubby cats and well-rounded dogs may be skewing pet-owners' ideas of what a healthy animal should look like

These days, there's an app for pretty much everything - and, whether for practicality or play, there's something for every whim of animal lovers and pet owners alike.

COMMENT: While those who oppose 1080 will say it's indiscriminate, what's the alternative, asks Rachel Smalley.

Days after an animal skin discovery on an Auckland beach, a carcass adds to the intrigue.

Forget the musical Cats, here's a genuine cat show where the feline stars are centre stage if they want

A Wellington woman who left millions of dollars to the SPCA in her will was honoured today when a new $4million animal centre was renamed after her.

A 10-year-old boy has required what's believed to be the largest dose of antivenom administered in Australia to survive being bitten by a funnel-web.

It is still unclear how a piece of freshly-skinned dog flesh ended on Takapuna Beach.

Police and Auckland Council have been told about the discovery of the freshly skinned dog flesh.

Breeding colony of 2000 seals north of Kaikoura at risk as part of SH1 rebuild.

Tisa the giraffe died after complications followed a health check.

Orca put on a graceful show in Raglan.