Animals | featured news

A Great Dane from the US state of Arizona is officially recognised by Guinness World Records as the tallest dog ever on record.

Great White Sharks are now even more endangered than tigers, according to a leading marine biologist.

A Scottish terrier named Sadie, the overwhelming favorite, was chosen the best in show Tuesday night at the 134th Westminster Kennel Club Dog Show.

Caplin Rous relishes snuggling in bed, going to the pet store with his owner and performing tricks like shaking for treats. He might sound like your typical dog, but guess again. This 100-pound pet is actually a capybara, otherwise known as the largest rodent species on earth.

The number of tigers in the wild has dwindled to 3,200, the World Wildlife Fund said Wednesday as it launched a campaign to save them.

Birds may use their feathers for touch - to feel their surroundings just as cats use their whiskers, scientists find.

Two American-born pandas arrived in their new China home Friday, bringing a welcome dose of cuddly to the ...

Iran announced the test-firing of a powerful rocket loaded with several live animals into space and unveiled a handful of other space technologies Wednesday, ahead of a nationalist holiday and amid heightened international concerns about Tehran's nuclear research and missile programs.

Police in Vermont say a 75-year-old woman trying to rescue a cat stuck on a highway's median was hit by a car and killed.

Lava from an erupting volcano in a sparsely populated area of DR Congo threatens rare chimpanzees, officials say. Mount Nyamulagira, 25km (16 miles) from the eastern city of Goma, erupted at dawn on Saturday, sending lava into the surrounding Virunga National Park.