Two penguins got into a vicious brawl after one discovered his "wife" having an affair with another penguin.

Establish good habits early You know the saying: you can't teach an old dog new tricks. Get your pup used to a regular grooming routine

When dozens of fish were left gasping after vandals slashed their tanks, panicked staff at a country park decided to give them the kiss of life.

An adorable dog that was lucky to survive the brutal treatment it received has showed off her amazing recovery alongside a hunky firefighter in a charity calendar.

Auckland bug man Brian Lawton shares his home with thousands of lizards, eels, exotic insects, rats, turtles and several tarantulas.

Auckland woman Andie Page is designing custom-made pet pillows for animal-loving Kiwis.

The SPCA is renewing calls for a ban on the public sale of fireworks and launched a survey asking their animals' experience with fireworks.

The identity of the hunter who killed Pedals the bear with a crossbow will remain secret after the authorities in New Jersey refused to release it.

A photo of an enormous Hunstman spider spotted in Queensland, Australia, is terrifying social media users.

Source: YouTube/Brosharsadventures. An American traveller has captured video of a shark casually swimming very close to surfers in Byron Bay.

A pig that was on the loose on Auckland's Northwestern Motorway during peak hour has now been captured.

CCTV footage captures a Nile crocodile getting into a private pool with a couple and attacking. The man quickly scrambles for safety by the edge of the pool leaving his wife behind. The woman luckily survived. She managed to fight of the crocodile before jumping out of the pool. She sustained a couple of bites. They left the reptile in the pool.

Giant antlers discovered in an Irish bog and which have hung in a Kiwi hunting lodge are going under the hammer.

The Irish Elk died out in the Ice Age, about 11,000 years ago. The antlers and skull are quite remarkable, and extremely rare, especially for NZ. They have estimate of $8k to $15k.

WATCH: Curiosity turns into horror for two fisherman as a great white circles their boat.

A puppy that endured massive swelling to its face and could not open its jaw following a beating is one of the cases included in this year's SPCA List of Shame.

Warnings about feeding bones to pets are overblown - and outweighed by the beneficial effect on pets' teeth, according to pet food

1. Hot-diggity-dog Take the Dachshund-as-hotdog costume to the next level by being the hotdog seller. Your sausage dog will be happy

Ever wondered what features in your pet's dreams? A Harvard researcher has the answers.

This "supermodel" dog has become a social media sensation thanks to her impossibly luscious locks.

Concerns quality vets are being turned away from the industry has prompted Massey University to overhaul the criteria for qualification.

'The dog ate my brownie': Tasty "edibles" such as muffins and cookies that people consume for a buzz are also appealing to animals, who can't read warning labels.

The family of a much loved dog is devastated after it escaped from a high security dog pound and was found dead three days later near the Paraparaumu railway tracks.

A parrot's saucy words lead a woman to believe her husband was having an affair with their housemaid.

The SPCA has condemned new hidden camera footage showing more mistreatment of bobby calves as deeply disturbing and inhumane.

But her pet pooch Elmo could be the key to saving her life.

Source: Jane Tarrant / Facebook. Jane Tarrant had an unexpected close encounter near Mahia

She's got style, she's got grace, she's also an Afghan hound who has more online fans than most internet celebrities.

It wasn't quite the cat-up-a-tree cliche, but it was something near-enough that gave a Wellington fire crew a memorable call-out for the long weekend.