Auckland Zoo needs your help to name two new arrivals - a pair of male capybara pups.

Apollo Taito is a sergeant in the NZ Army, an ambassador for animal rights organisation Safe and one of an estimated five Samoan vegans in the country.

A petition has been set up in an attempt to find a loving family for this dumped dog.

Chihuahua-Chinese Crested mix takes home world's ugliest dog honours in California competiton

Dog lovers might think cat owners often feel superior to them - and they might be barking up the right tree.

The current diversity of feathers, fur and scales is part of what made their origins so mystifying to scientists.

An Auckland electrician who rescued a young pup out of a rubbish bin is disappointed to his good deed might end with it being put down.

A Texan zoo has found a creative way to keep a llama cool in temperatures of more than 40C.

Feline like a drink? "Pinot meow" for your cat is now a thing.

Under a full moon and clear skies on an unseasonably warm evening in late June, I am hiking across Otata Island in The Noises.

Auckland Zoo hope that the release of hundreds of captive-bred young Wetapunga (Giant Weta) on Otata Island in the Hauraki Gulf will help the health of the islands forests.

Organisers of a nationwide survey are urging people to keep a sharp eye out for feathered visitors to their back gardens.

A new detective has arrived. He is an altogether different species of investigator.

Whangarei mechanic Michael Smith's job title usually doesn't include rescuing cats - but today was a different story.

Chameleon spit is 400 times more viscous than our saliva.

When Trina Hibberd woke up Monday morning, she found herself in a living nightmare after discovering a five-metre python draped around her living room.

An Amazon jaguar has been shot dead by the Brazilian army after participating as a 'mascot' for an Olympic torch ceremony.

The justice meted out to animal attackers varies by jurisdiction and species. But the default is to err on the side of human safety.

A large dolphin pod rides the waves at West Beach in Esperance, Western Australia. Source: Youtube / David Smith777

A little blue penguin found lethargic and emaciated at Moa Pt in Wellington has been returned to the wild after Wellington Zoo staff nursed it back to health.

Jennifer Layton was disqualified by the council of owning a dog for five years from October 2013, but after a third appeal that time has been halved.

Shocking footage has emerged of a shark being dragged out of the water so a group of tourists could take photographs with it.

The woman who was attacked by a bear suffered several bites and scratches and had injuries to her head, neck and upper body.

The male elephant, nicknamed Pretty Boy, is believed to be about 25 and is the latest casualty of poachers supplying the ivory trade.

It's not just humans who battle weight issues - our dogs, cats and other pets all run the risk of obesity too.

Research has long shown that animals suffer psychological damage in captivity, yet we've always found a way to justify confining them to tanks and cages.

The woman discovered the animal on her 5-year-old son in their Colorado back yard.

It's morning in the Murchison, a desolate, sunbaked corner of the midwest of Western Australia, and a trio of wedge-tailed eagles are circling.

Melbourne Zoo's newborn elephant cannot stand, which leaves her future uncertain.

A woman in her 40s has suffered multiple bite wounds after being attacked by a dog in Hunterville, in the Rangitikei district.