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Is there an ape for that? Orangutans plan trips
It's the ape equivalent of Google Maps and Facebook. The night before a big trip, Arno the orangutan plots his journey and lets others know where he is going with a long, whooping call.
Man killed by runaway elephant in France
An 84-year-old man has been killed near Paris after an elephant belonging to a local circus escaped from its pen and hit him with its trunk.
Ask Phoebe: Talk to neighbours first about their noisy dogs
Our neighbours have two large dogs on their well-fenced urban property. We have two problems with them.
Dolphin proposal 'inadequate'
Conservation groups say a new government proposal to help the world's rarest marine dolphin, Maui's dolphin, is inadequate and will not save the species from extinction.
A lab experiment, but spot the difference
Black labrador puppy Amani will have a tough job keeping up with his foster brothers - cheetah cubs Winspear and Kamau.
Conservation Week launches today
Conservation Week has launched today with a proposal for a new conservation park on Great Barrier Island and a pest eradication programme on Rakitu Island in the Hauraki Gulf.
Ape escape - Oscar swims for it
Three apes startled hundreds of visitors to a Christchurch wildlife park yesterday when they escaped from their enclosure.
Ships asked to slow down for whales
Ports of Auckland will ask ships to slow down in and out of the harbour to save endangered whales in the Hauraki Gulf.
Photo recall: Long journey brings out the angry bird in JJ the takahe
After enduring a tiresome journey by launch, car, aeroplane and helicopter, JJ the takahe wasted no time establishing the pecking order at her new Tiritiri Matangi home.
Preserve our precious land
Dionne Christian explores how we can help our natural wonderlands for Conservation Week.
Elephant born for the first time using frozen sperm
Vienna's Schoenbrunn Zoo is reporting the first live birth of an elephant through artificial insemination using frozen sperm.
Man used dog as weapon against cop
A Gisborne man has been jailed for trying to set his dog on police, yelling "sic him" as the animal charged a constable.
Family last heard from croc man in '96
News coverage of a New Zealand man who survived stranded on a remote Australian island was the first his Wellington family had heard of him in nearly 20 years.
Former All Blacks beat Thai ladyboys in elephant polo match
A group of former All Blacks have beaten a team of Thai ladyboys in an elephant polo match.
New NZ native found
They're little, they're fluffy and, for the first time, they're all ours.
Tropical fish smuggler's story leaks out
A Vietnamese air passenger has been charged with smuggling live tropical fish in his trouser pockets after airport staff noticed water dripping down the man's leg.
'A great day for beagles'
A change of heart by Parliament on testing recreational drugs on animals has been hailed as a "great day for beagle puppies".
Acupuncture helps ailing alligator in Brazil
Bino's back was killing him. He was suffering from scoliosis. He couldn't move his legs, two of them anyway, and his tail just wouldn't swish.
Ugly campaign may save kakapo
The native kakapo, one of the most endangered species in the world, has been named on a list of the ugliest animals in the world. The reason? Conservation.
Sumatran tiger dies at Wellington Zoo
An elderly female Sumatran tiger has died at Wellington Zoo, in a "devastating" blow for staff and regular visitors.
Otters restore ocean health
The return of sea otters in California's Monterey Bay has caused a remarkable recovery of endangered sea grasses.