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Incredible images of wolves battling Grizzly bear: Who wins?
A British holidaymaker has captured incredible images of a battle between a Grizzly bear and a trio of wolves.

Watch: Leopard seal at Bayswater Marina
Leopard seal that paid a visit to Bayswater Marina, Bayswater, Auckland.

Watch: Wolf pack vs grizzly bear. Who wins?
Incredible images by a British holidaymaker on a visit to Montana show the moment a 595-pound Grizzly bear took on a pack of wolves as they munched down on a deer carcass.

Auckland Zoo's new baby flamingo in the pink
Staff at Auckland Zoo have been tickled pink by their latest addition: a flamingo chick.

Zoo Tales: Flamingo chick hatches at Auckland Zoo
For only the second time in its history, Auckland Zoo has welcomed a flamingo chick into the world.

Watch: Kiwi farmer helps pig stuck in cow
A New Zealand farmer performed amateur surgery to free a pig stuck in a dead cow.

Five New Year's resolutions for pet owners
Measure food every time Everyone knows food is the easiest way to any animal's heart but that doesn't mean you should overfeed your

Shepherd trampled by flock in Germany
A female shepherd is trampled and then butted into the ground after her flock was spooked by a car.

'Steve' the cheeky quokka on the run
The hunt is on for a rogue quokka who hitch-hiked from Rottnest Island to a Perth waste and recycling facility.

Penguin selfies 'not cool'
If people bother the rare penguin moulting in Dunedin it will be moved to a secret location, the Department of Conservation says.

#DoesItFart: Science is a gas
Do baboons pass gas? What about salamanders? Millipedes? Real-life scientists are now taking to Twitter to provide answers.

Oh deer! Snow monkey gets frisky
In only the second ever recorded instance of interspecies mating, a snow monkey has been filmed trying to mate with a deer.

Thieving squirrels go nuts for chocolate
In surveillance camera footage, the suspects wore no masks - just bushy tails.

Penguin picks pool position
A cranky Fiordland crested penguin looks set to spend a month perched on a rock by the St Clair Hot Salt Water Pool in Dunedin.

Zoo Tales: Squirrel monkey ice blocks
Squirrel monkeys are Primate keeper Samantha Robertson favourite species to look after at the Zoo. Watch as she prepares the perfect summertime morning tea treat for our curious and cute squirrel monkeys!

Jack led the tour guide's life
Strolls around St Bathans won't be the same after the loss of its canine tour guide.

Without action, say goodbye to polar bears
As the Arctic warms faster than any other place on the planet, there is only one sure way to save polar bears from extinction: decisive action on climate change.

Australia Zoo jokes after snake bite
Australia Zoo made a joke on its Facebook page after a second woman in a week was bitten by a wild snake at the venue.

Heartwarming moment man rescues frozen sparrow
Footage of a kind farmer rescuing a sparrow in a spot of bother has gone viral.

Heartbreaking moment horse is overcome with grief at funeral
Inseparable since the horse's birth, these incredible images show the animal's heartbreak over the death of his owner.

Owners upset after cattery loses cat
The disappearance of a ginger tom cat from a North Shore cattery has the cattery's owner puzzled and the family distraught.

Five animal accounts to follow on Twitter
Maybe you're looking for a reason to get a Twitter account or maybe you're already a regular tweeter. If you're either of those things

Our Blue Backyard: Life beneath waves
In Auckland's Hauraki Gulf, you can find one quarter of the world's seabird species - and around 20 per cent of its whale and dolphin species.

Fairy tern chick's dramatic rescue
As rescuers scoured Kaipara Harbour for survivors of fishing charter tragedy, conservationists were performing a rescue operation of their own nearby.

SPCA 'flat out' over busy Christmas period
The Rotorua SPCA has been "flat out" over the holiday period, with the kitten season in full swing. SPCA shelter manager Karen Rolfe

Watch: Oystercatcher chicks hatch on Mount Maunganui beach
This pair of oystercatchers have set up their nest right in the middle of Mount Maunganui's main surf beach - during the busiest time of the year. Despite being visited by hundreds (maybe even thousands) of holiday-makers, they have hatched two chicks. But they have a long road ahead as they could be trampled by beach-goers or killed by roaming dogs. Source: Kimbirdley

Little blue penguin spotted in Avon River
A little blue penguin was spotted in central Christchurch today after making its way up the Avon River.