WARNING: GRAPHIC IMAGE - Mohawk the lion, one of Kenya's most famous big cats, was fatally shot by wildlife rangers after they ran out of tranquilisers.

Mohawk the lion, one of Kenya's most famous big cats, was fatally shot yesterday by wildlife rangers.

The three-legged bull mastiff cross walks around with armour, in the form of a custom-made brace.

Who's a good dog? Look no further than these great companions.

We have all heard how rescuers have to come to the aid of cats stuck up trees and birds with broken wings, but this operation was a little more complicated.

The idea of unicorns roaming alongside humans sounds like something from a fairy tale, but a "Siberian unicorn" may in fact have lived alongside our ancestors.

Researchers in Australia are administering an online cat personality test, and they've found something interesting: Cats are not too different from us.

Photographers from 54 countries captured stunning moments for this year's UPY London Underwater Photographer of the Year competition. Here are our some of our favourites.

Located about 45 minutes outside Tasmania's capital of Hobart, Bonorong is the anti-zoo.

What's better than an online personality test? An online cat personality test.

A 6-year-old cat burglar with a taste for men's underwear is terrorising the streets of Hamilton.

The massive campaign to find a missing pooch.

A kitten who survived a trip from Papamoa to Auckland after stowing away under the bonnet of a car, has been re-homed.

Dog owners are happier, more sociable and earn bigger salaries than cat owners, according to a new study.

A cocker spaniel cross was rescued from a construction site in Clover Park, South Auckland, after it fell in a hole.

Green sea turtles and a black sea turtle have been set free as part of a turtle rehabilitation programme which has been run by Kelly Tarlton's for 20 years.

A central Auckland cafe staffed by five humans and 12 cats is on the look-out for three new feline staff members willing to be paid in love, cuddles and snacks.

A central Auckland cafe staffed by five humans and 12 cats is on the look-out for three new feline staff members willing to be paid in love, cuddles and snacks.

Denise Robinson Winskill was killed when her husband accidentally ran over her in his ute in October 2013.

"Suddenly I heard a noise on my left and saw a big ostrich in the bush, most likely a female. In a second her friend jumped from the left a started chasing my friends! The creature had no problem to keep up at 50km/h". Source: Oleksiy Mishchenko / ViralHog

A farewell ceremony is being held for Christchurch's two thousand godwits this evening.

GALLERY: Injured turtles at Kelly Tarlton's.

Richard Robinson visited the sick and injured turtles being rehabilitated at Auckland’s Kelly Tarlton’s.

An animal handler in Queensland was viciously attacked by a crocodile during a feeding show.

The friendliest looking sea creature we've seen in a while.