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.

First there were "quake cows", now a lamb has been plucked to safety in Canterbury.

Pamela De Vere left two dogs to starve in a garage without food or water. It was the second time she had ill-treated animals.

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.

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.

131116bf12.JPG PHOTO/BEN FRASERSUPPORT: The Rotorua community and their four-legged friends had a great time at the VETPlus Dogs'

Four-legged crime fighters are the latest recruits to stop drugs, illicit items and cash from being smuggled into the country.

Everyone loves an optical illusion, but the latest visual tease to leave the internet confused is something a little different.

A Zimbabwean high court has dropped charges against the professional hunter, Theo Bronkhorst, who led the expedition that killed prized lion Cecil.

Genetic evidence suggests that man's best friend has been enjoying food scraps from humans since the earliest days of living together, even adapting to digest changes in human diet.

Source: Twitter @EuropeanTour. A band of mongooses invaded the course on the European Tour.

Behind the scenes footage from the first episode of Planet Earth II shows the gruesome fate of hatchlings who didn't manage to escape.

Source: BBC / Goal.com. Goal.com overlaid the iguana run clip with commentary from a couple of Leo Messi’s greatest goals, and the result? We’ll let you see for yourselves.

Jeb, a 2-year-old Belgian Malinois, was sentenced to death in September on suspicion of killing a neighbour's dog.

Source: Twitter @Inda_medina

Source: Liveleak. They are two of the deadliest spiders in the world - containing venom that can kill a person in as little as 15 minutes. One homeowner filmed the moment he caught the arachnids fighting over a ventilation shaft outside his home in Australia.

BBC viewers were scared stiff last night by dramatic footage in the long-awaited series Planet Earth 2 that showed dozens of snakes chasing baby iguanas.

Source: BBC. Snakes hunting as a pack chase down baby iguana in amazing footage for BBC's Planet Earth II that even shocked Sir David Attenborough

The Department of Conservation is pleading for information after a sea lion pup was killed on the Otago Peninsula.