Auckland Zoo has been given the go-ahead to a $13m proposal to bring in a herd of up to 10 Asian elephants, and expand into Western Springs park.

The wildlife of Argentina's Esteros del Ibera enchants Pat Baskett.

Watch this video - filmed by a tourist - of two lions attacking their trainer in front of horrified onlookers at a circus in the Ukraine.

Jim Eagles avoids a guinea pig lunch but is charmed by a fortune-telling bird.

Three companies are trying again to secure land use rights for large-scale dairy farming in the Omarama and Ohau regions.

There's Facebook, Bebo, MySpace, Twitter ... and now Dogbook.

If the kids are city slickers, get visit a local petting farm to get them in touch with some of New Zealand's favourite animals.

One of Auckland Zoo's oldest residents, Snorkel the hippopotamus, was euthanised last night after her health deteriorated.

Poor conditions may prevent the rescue of a second whale entangled in rope today.