Scientists in Hungary say they have evidence showing that dogs understand at least some of what humans are saying. Researchers scanned brains of dogs as their owners spoke to determine what part of their brain they were using
Chicago's Brookfield Zoo is mourning the death of an 83-year-old cockatoo named Cookie. The Major Mitchell's cockatoo arrived at the zoo in 1934 and was the last survivor of the zoo's original collection.
Grumpy Cat has been responsible for hundreds of memes. But a recent use of this picture has caused some trouble.
Harambe the gorilla has become a controversial mascot for a Cincinnati school's football team.
Yorrick, the German shepherd, has been banned from Auckland Town Hall concerts after barking in displeasure at brass solos.
Final days of a dog's life revealed in heartbreaking post from pet owner.
COMMENT: If your cat enjoys a healthy diet full of meat then as a carnivore it should be quite healthy, so it doesn't really need this milk.
On a hot day in June last year, Anita Krajnc stopped on the side of a road in Burlington, Ontario, next to a large trailer packed with grunting pigs.
Sherlock and Berlin are four and eight year-old chocolate labradors. They are two of more than 4600 labradors in the city, the most popular dog breed this year.
Auckland Zoo has welcomed its first new arrival of the season with the birth of a kiwi chick. The zoo announced the news on Twitter
Meet Little Andrew, a cat who held his owner's hands as he made his final trip to the vet.
Vets are urging owners to keep their dogs away from poison after two fell sick in Auckland over the past week.
A fire fighter was lowered into the natural limestone shaft - just 40cm wide - to rescue Middy who had been missing since Saturday.
Somewhere in this incredible photo is a leopard - but many are struggling to spot it.
Raw diets are not for every dog, but there's a reason they've been rising in popularity over the last few years. Nicknamed the 'BARF'
"We're not a free charity at all but we try to bend the rules sometimes for the animals' benefit and when the owners are doing the best for their animal."
A 12-year old hunter who posted photos of herself with a dead giraffe, zebra and impala has hit back after outrage over her controversial hobby.
A mundane loan application became an unlikely source of humour for a pet owner when she found herself fitting into an unexpected cat-egory.
Faith, the last hippopotamus in New Zealand was put down by zoo staff yesterday.
Kea researcher Paul van Klink has raised the issue that giving Keas mountain cafe food is damaging the birds' health.
New Zealanders own more pets per household than anywhere else in the world, apart from the United States, according to a new report
Footage of a kiwi apparently "dancing" around a feeder has been posted online by staff at the Orokonui Ecosanctuary, near Dunedin.
A medical trial to discover whether it is possible to extend the lifespan of pet dogs has shown early signs of success.
COMMENT: We have a seemingly intractable conflict of ideas on our hands when it comes to the native wood pigeon or kereru.
A medical trial to discover whether it is possible to extend the lifespan of pet dogs has shown early signs of success.
This afternoon on NZ Herald Focus Tristram Clayton finds out about a brand new SPCA initiative that’s teaching NZ kids about being a responsible pet owner in a way that keeps them focused and engaged.
A woman in a submerged car could be heard yelling "Oh my God, I'm drowning" before two men on a boat got to her.
The mauling of a 15-year-old dog in Masterton has left its owner feeling "wrenched".
COMMENT: This week Colin got stuck under our house. During the half hour we spent trying to talk him out, I came to realisation dogs don't speak English.