A photo of two "hot" Southern District police officers posing with puppies has garnered hundreds of likes on Facebook.

When he turned 90, everyone assumed that Sir David Attenborough would slow down. Hardly. Ahead of his New Zealand visit, Joe Shute meets the world's favourite naturalist.

Source: LiveLeak. Shocking footage has emerged showing the moment a circus trainer was mauled by a lion during a live show in Egypt, leaving him with fatal injuries.

COMMENT: How tragic would it be if we could only experience tui, kereru (wood pigeons) or piwakawaka (fantails) as stuffed specimens in museums?

A second baby blue penguin has been welcomed to Picton's EcoWorld.

Animal control officers were alerted to a "large, rogue goat" that was reported disrupting traffic in Oamaru.

Workmen came to the assistance of a grizzly bear who fell in to a septic tank in Ericek, Turkey. Source: Vitaly Petrukhin

A runaway seal has found itself mixing with the wrong herd after he was spotted in a cow paddock miles from the ocean.

Source: Bega District News

Kakapo numbers have increased 20 per cent after the most successful breeding season in 25 years.

A police officer and pig have become unlikely friends.

An anti-squirrel council board member ended up with some nasty injuries courtesy of his arch-nemesis.

A cat-loving couple are sending the Internet into a frenzy by re-enacting famous movie stills with the help of their cats.

Admirers of wildlife photography have the chance to vote for five top images from around the world.

Check out these entries in the People's Choice category of this year's Wildlife Photographer of the Year competition run by the Natural History Museum in London. You can see the full gallery and vote on their website.

A video of an enormous polar bear in Canada gingerly patting a chained sled dog hit the Internet last week and quickly went viral.

The West Coast Wildlife Centre at Franz Josef Glacier has hatched its 101st Haast tokoeka kiwi chick.

International groups seek volunteer travellers to accompany animals to their new overseas homes.

Supplied by Anya Bell. The iconic bird was spotted on the Heaphy Track in Kahurangi National Park.

Cat owners know the feeling of coming home with a brand-spanking new toy for a beloved pet, only to have the animal favour the box

Drops of the controversial pest-control poison 1080 have killed at least two dozen endangered kea in recent years.

Wellington Zoo's 20 year old Sumatran Tiger was euthanised today.

People love to watch them shake their tails and waddle. Oamaru's little blue penguins have become international sensations with a

Oamaru's little blue penguins have become international sensations with a video of them using an underpass clocking thousands of views.

A golden pheasant has become a star in China because people think he has the same hairstyle as Donald Trump.

Two cattle and a calf which survived yesterday's earthquake should be allowed to retire and live out their days in a sanctuary, animal rights group Peta says.

A South African rhino who was named Hope after she survived a 2015 attack by poachers who hacked off her horns and part of her face has died.

Boots the Kitten Nanny Boots the 'Kitten Nanny' is a living legend. One of around 300 dogs found abandoned in New Orleans after Hurricane

The pups were out in force today as dogs from around Auckland were taken for a stroll at One Tree Hill in the name of charity.

Dog owner "flabbergasted" by the response to his call for people to join him and Walnut on their last walk together.