A new class action lawsuit has been filed against SeaWorld in Florida which accuses the marine park of keeping its killer whales drugged.

Eight-year-old Anjalee is munching into mountains of coconuts in Niue as she waits for the 90-day quarantine period to pass before entering Auckland.

Eight-year-old Anjalee is spending 90 days in quarantine on Niue as she waits for her boarding pass to Auckland, where she will eventually live in Auckland Zoo.

Dogs have a 98 per cent reliability rate in sniffing out prostate cancer, according to newly-published research.

I'm not sure where in nature a dog would access bacon or cheese or smoked food or indeed the many grains, including corn, which are included in these treats, writes Wendyl Nissen.

A dominant male chimpanzee that launched a ferocious two-minute attack that killed a female newcomer to Hamilton Zoo is back with his troop.

Tuatara have hatched in the wild in the South Island for possibly the first time in several hundred years, experts say.

A rat plague in the picturesque Hunua Ranges is threatening New Zealand's biggest mainland population of the kokako.

Tuatara have hatched in the wild in the South Island for possibly the first time in several hundred years, experts say.

A proposed voluntary code of conduct for breeders selling puppies on Trade Me doesn't go far enough, say animal advocates.

Some take part in a competition to kill as many rabbits as possible. Animal expert Sally Hibbard questions the 24th Annual Great Easter Bunny Hunt.

Spiders presented such a great danger to humans during the early evolutionary stages that a fear of the species became part of our DNA.

NZ is home to tens of thousands of endemic plant, animal, insect and marine species. Jamie Morton looks at 10 new finds.

Dog breeders should be subject to comprehensive regulations, writes Kerre McIvor.

Holidaymakers at Papamoa Beach yesterday cleared the water after a 2.5m bronze whaler entered the shallows.

Two bouncy, wriggly beagle puppies will be spending their first Easter as trainee biosecurity detector dogs. Brother and sister Charleston and Roxy are only 10 weeks old but are already two weeks into their Ministry for Primary Industries (MPI) training programme.

The Government has relented to a campaign to ban animal trials for the second time in a year, this time within the cosmetics industry.

The Government is expected to propose a ban on testing cosmetics on animals this afternoon.

Basic Kiwi ingenuity is helping endangered sea lion pups out of tough spots on one of New Zealand’s most remote islands.

Half the 7375 dogs impounded in Auckland were destroyed in 2013-14 after being unclaimed by their owners and deemed unsuitable for adoption.

A funeral for a woman in Mexico took an unexpected turn when stray dogs unexpectedly showed up to pay their respects.

A hunter had to be airlifted to hospital yesterday after he was attacked by a swarm of angry bees in the Bell Hill area.

With the full name of Abergavenny Sunny, and a pedigree status as a seal tabby Birman, Sunny the cat is a creature of some dignity and grace.

One-year-old red panda Khusi was transferred from Hamilton Zoo, and arrived in the capital on Tuesday.

He is 12 weeks old, 7cm tall and weighs just 300g. Meet tiny Toudi who is believed to be the world's smallest Chihuahua.

Wrapped in a furry cream blanket with a pink silk trim, Anubis the cheetah lies in a large green sling and is carried into the Auckland Zoo vet surgery by seven zoo staff.