Helicopter pilot Todd Dunham had a day to remember yesterday, rescuing two men attacked by animals in separate incidents in the Bay of Plenty.

A man has been filmed dragging a shark out of the water in Florida and holding it down while he gets a photo with it.

Zimbabwe's largest wildlife area says it is suffering from an overpopulation of lions in what is being described as a side-effect from the Cecil the lion affair.

A Whangarei man had a close encounter with a great white shark, capturing the exciting moment on video.

Guilt is a horrible thing. It eats at your soul. There's nowhere to run and nowhere to hide. Booze helps but only for a while, writes Matt Heath.

WATCH: Boat trip to Whangarei Heads has scary close encounter.

A new Israeli study has indicated that arachnophobes overestimate spider size compared with other neutral animals, such as birds and butterflies, that do not cause fear.

Monkeys just want to have fun - and brandish dangerous weapons.

A video of free range chooks streaming out of their barn at a Whangarei egg producer has now gone intergalactic after Star Trek actor George Takei linked it to his 9.5 million followers on Facebook. Source: Otaika Valley Free Range Eggs NZ

Tens of thousands of sharks seen migrating in swarms within a stone's throw of Florida beach.

A futurologist predicts by 2050 it will be possible to implant devices into animals, giving them the ability to speak to us.

A six-year-old girl has died after being bitten by a brown snake on a property in New South Wales.

Twenty two taiko chicks were hatched from 26 eggs this breeding season, nine more chicks than the previous seasonal record of 13.

To celebrate Valentine's Day Regan Schoultz visited Auckland Zoo to see first-hand the animal attraction on show.

A new doggy speed dating service was set up to help Aucklanders find love this Valentine’s Day. Dozens of Auckland Council Animal Shelter dogs were at Victoria Park on Friday looking for love.

Pampered pooches struggling with the heatwave are causing lengthy backlogs at grooming centres.

"Dinner time!" An officer with the Department of Parks and Wildlife in Western Australia captured this incredible photo.

A man walking his dogs came across a shark rolling in the surf this morning, near where five sharks were seen yesterday.

What's stopping a crusade to eradicate mozzies?

China's ocean theme parks is capturing some of the world's most magnificent and intelligent animals from the wild and keeping many of them in cramped, inadequate conditions.

Scientists say horses understand us more than we think.

Punakaiki residents say they want to be told if chlorine is added to their drinking-water supply.

Not a dog or a cat person? Then how about a fluffy bunny the size of a dog?

Florida authorities have arrested a man accused of throwing a live alligator through a restaurant's drive-through window.

Many dog owners suspect their pet is smarter than the average hound.

84 dogs, 315 poo bags and a whole lot of peanut butter. Awwwwww!

It was the humans doing the sitting yesterday while their dogs strutted the catwalk at the Auckland Pride Dog Show.