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Watch: Funnel-web loses to Redback

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.

Watch: Snakes hunting down baby iguana

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.

Watch: Snakes pack hunting baby iguana

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

Sea lion pup shot and killed in Otago

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

Penguin 'fight' over cheating

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

Five dog grooming tips for first-time owners

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

Rangers give kiss of life to fish

When dozens of fish were left gasping after vandals slashed their tanks, panicked staff at a country park decided to give them the kiss of life.

Abused dog poses for charity calendar

An adorable dog that was lucky to survive the brutal treatment it received has showed off her amazing recovery alongside a hunky firefighter in a charity calendar.

Pig on the loose on the motorway

A pig that was on the loose on Auckland's Northwestern Motorway during peak hour has now been captured.

Watch: CCTV captures croc attack at hotel swimming pool

CCTV footage captures a Nile crocodile getting into a private pool with a couple and attacking. The man quickly scrambles for safety by the edge of the pool leaving his wife behind. The woman luckily survived. She managed to fight of the crocodile before jumping out of the pool. She sustained a couple of bites. They left the reptile in the pool.

Rare ice age elk antlers sold

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

Watch: Extinct Irish Elk antlers up for auction

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.

'Get away from the f***ing boat'

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

Brutal beating: Puppy suffers 11 fractures

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.

No bones about bones

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

Could this be the nature photo of 2016?

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