The three-year-old gentle giant tips the scales at 76 kg.

An image of a curious cat walking along a rubbish pile is the latest optical illusion to have puzzle fans scratching their heads.

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Koalas are very cute and sleepy animals that can certainly draw a crowd at any zoo.

New Yorkers have taken to carrying their pooches in all kinds of pouches to cleverly circumvent transportation rules that forbids bringing them on board

On NZ Herald Focus - Get up close to a golden lion tamarin in Rio de Janeiro.

Heartwarming rescue tale resonates with readers.

Moving house is tough enough for us two-legged creatures, but it can be even harder on our four-legged mates.

A small, New Zealand-owned pet-food company has shown the international big boys who's boss in the latest ratings by consumer satisfaction

Scientists want to find out whether bits of plastic junk commonly found inside the stomachs of seabirds is killing them.

A former Warriors player has pleaded guilty in court after a dog he owned attacked a child earlier this year.

Duck/dog and his canine co-workers are making waves overseas with their oh-so-cute social media presence.

A Queensland man got in trouble with the law after he whipped out his snake on a commuter train.

A Kiwi breeding stud has been allowed to retire after bolstering the endangered bird's population.

A woman has recounted the moment a silverback gorilla ran at her and knocked her over while she was on her honeymoon in Rwanda.

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A diplomatic gift of an elephant risks becoming a nightmare for the NZ Government as groups take legal action to stop the animal coming to Auckland Zoo.

An olive ridley turtle that washed up on a Hawke's Bay beach last week has died at Auckland Zoo.

Two Florida girls got a surprise this summer when they went out paddleboarding - and made a new friend.

Thinking about getting a new family pet? Auckland SPCA is offering 50 dogs and puppies for adoption at half their normal price for the next two weeks.

The Waikato Expressway team has adopted a wayward kitten found at its Huntly project office.

It's no longer enough for an Auckland house deposit, but the cost of Marius and Lizel Koekemoer's two cats is still a sum to wince over. The Auckland couple spent more than $20,000 importing a breeding pair of pixiebob cats into New Zealand, and now the female is expecting her first litter.

It's no longer enough for an Auckland house deposit, but at more than $20,000 the cost of these two cats is still a sum to wince over.

John Lennon sang about it, and now Auckland Council are living it. Life, happening, while you're busy making other plans. The life - four tiny black swan fluffballs - have upset plans to install a sculpture in a suburban Auckland park. But they might be the cutest project delay in the city this year.

Auckland Council planned to install a sculpture in a suburban park, but mother nature had other ideas.

A record breeding season for New Zealand and the world's population of lovable but critically endangered kakapo has seen their numbers shoot up by an amazing 28 per cent to 157 individuals.

Hand-reared kakapo chicks put in outdoor pens for a month to wean them. Here's Wendy2 being "begged" after feeding. Source: Dr Andrew Digby, DOC

Rob Kugler is documenting his and Bella's adventures on his website and on Instagram.

Located in downtown Bangkok, Neverland cafe hosts a wide pen area where visitors can play with 29 dogs during the cafe's service hours.

Tourists visiting Thailand are urged not to take selfies with slow loris animals after one was found with his teeth ripped out.