Source: BBC / Goal.com. Goal.com overlaid the iguana run clip with commentary from a couple of Leo Messi’s greatest goals, and the result? We’ll let you see for yourselves.

Jeb, a 2-year-old Belgian Malinois, was sentenced to death in September on suspicion of killing a neighbour's dog.

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Source: Liveleak. They are two of the deadliest spiders in the world - containing venom that can kill a person in as little as 15 minutes. One homeowner filmed the moment he caught the arachnids fighting over a ventilation shaft outside his home in Australia.

BBC viewers were scared stiff last night by dramatic footage in the long-awaited series Planet Earth 2 that showed dozens of snakes chasing baby iguanas.

Source: BBC. Snakes hunting as a pack chase down baby iguana in amazing footage for BBC's Planet Earth II that even shocked Sir David Attenborough

The Department of Conservation is pleading for information after a sea lion pup was killed on the Otago Peninsula.

Two penguins got into a vicious brawl after one discovered his "wife" having an affair with another penguin.

Establish good habits early You know the saying: you can't teach an old dog new tricks. Get your pup used to a regular grooming routine

Auckland bug man Brian Lawton shares his home with thousands of lizards, eels, exotic insects, rats, turtles and several tarantulas.

Auckland woman Andie Page is designing custom-made pet pillows for animal-loving Kiwis.

The SPCA is renewing calls for a ban on the public sale of fireworks and launched a survey asking their animals' experience with fireworks.

The identity of the hunter who killed Pedals the bear with a crossbow will remain secret after the authorities in New Jersey refused to release it.

Cat owners share their playful pets quirkiest habits on Snapchat

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A photo of an enormous Hunstman spider spotted in Queensland, Australia, is terrifying social media users.

Source: YouTube/Brosharsadventures. An American traveller has captured video of a shark casually swimming very close to surfers in Byron Bay.

Giant antlers discovered in an Irish bog and which have hung in a Kiwi hunting lodge are going under the hammer.

The Irish Elk died out in the Ice Age, about 11,000 years ago. The antlers and skull are quite remarkable, and extremely rare, especially for NZ. They have estimate of $8k to $15k.

WATCH: Curiosity turns into horror for two fisherman as a great white circles their boat.

A puppy that endured massive swelling to its face and could not open its jaw following a beating is one of the cases included in this year's SPCA List of Shame.

Warnings about feeding bones to pets are overblown - and outweighed by the beneficial effect on pets' teeth, according to pet food

The 2016 National Geographic Nature Photographer of the Year competition wraps this Friday and the photographers are in the running for the coveted title

A Wellington firefighter had to be winched from steep terrain after a cat took exception to being rescued from a macrocarpa tree.

1. Hot-diggity-dog Take the Dachshund-as-hotdog costume to the next level by being the hotdog seller. Your sausage dog will be happy

Ever wondered what features in your pet's dreams? A Harvard researcher has the answers.

This "supermodel" dog has become a social media sensation thanks to her impossibly luscious locks.

Concerns quality vets are being turned away from the industry has prompted Massey University to overhaul the criteria for qualification.

'The dog ate my brownie': Tasty "edibles" such as muffins and cookies that people consume for a buzz are also appealing to animals, who can't read warning labels.