Animals

Inside Soft Paws play area with a huge ball pit and slide

Video: I took my dog to a soft play area...he LOVED the huge ball pit

Dogs can sometimes become distressed when they are left alone for too long.

This is the exact amount of time you can leave your dog home alone

Liam Fair, taunting his dog with the rat. A man has been found guilty of using his neglected dog to cause "unnecessary suffering" to a rat in a shocking video.

Shocking video shows man encouraging dog to kill a pet rat

There are apps for IDing plants, birdsong, and even star constellations

8 top apps for learning about nature, from plants to the night sky

Hemlock roots are poisonous to both animals and humans.

Dog owners warned after poisonous plant found on UK beaches

RNLI rescue dog after 14ft fall into river

Caught on Camera: Dog rescued by RNLI after falling 14ft into river

Extremely rare baby rhino celebrates 1st birthday in adorable video

Extremely rare baby rhino celebrates 1st birthday in adorable video

A viral TikTok video claiming to shows gorillas 'abandoned' at Bristol Zoo's former Clifton site has more than 800k views

Repeated break-ins at gorilla enclosure as zoo steps-up security

The £1,000 coin is made from solid fine gold

The Royal Mint has launched a £1,000 coin - and it's really not cheap

Lynx spotted in the Cairngorms National Park

Camera trap footage shows Lynx on the loose after illegal release

When is it too cold to walk your dog? (Photo: Christopher Furlong/Getty Images)

Watch: This is when pet experts say it’s too cold to walk your dog

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Big cats sightings are regularly reported across the UK.

"Big cat the size of a panther" spotted by golfer about to tee-off

Otto the cat being rescued from a 40 feet-tall tree by Knighton Countryside Management in Weymouth, Dorset.

Heartwarming moment terrified cat gets rescued by workmen

review of the Enabot X pet and family companion robot

I tested 'crazy' AI robot pet and family companion

Santa's elves pet the animals on Lowlands Farm, including adorable goats, rabbits and alpacas.

Inside the magical Christmas alpaca farm where you can meet Santa

Donna Marie Woodhouse had an incredibly close encounter with a pod of orcas.

Watch: Woman films surreal up-close encounter with majestic orca pod

Nigel Cooper and his Koi pond in Ulverston, Cumbria.

Fish-eating otters killed my koi-carp. Now my dog scares them away

Bailey Lister, founder of Hugo's Small Animal Sanctuary in Blackpool

I rescue exotic pets. They're cute 'til they turn into horrible teens

Flop the Humboldt penguin in the baby bouncer.

Watch: Fluffy baby penguin learns to stand again using baby bouncer

A poll of 2,000 meat-eaters found the youngest generation are most conscious about where their food originated from

Gen Z feel twice as guilty about eating meat than the over-65s

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Tigers in the snow at West Midlands Safari Park.

Adorable video shows rare tiger enjoying the snowy weather at zoo

Watch: Baby red panda dies at zoo from 'stress caused by fireworks'

Mary the elephant takes a shower.

Watch: Elephant known as “queen of showering” uses hose to rinse off

Rare pink baby pigeon hand-reared using a unique technique at Paignton Zoo in Devon.

Watch: Rare pink baby pigeon hand-reared using unique technique at zoo

Haggis the pygmy hippo calf.

Watch: Rare tiny ‘Moo Deng’ pygmy hippo calf born at zoo

Fen raft spider.

Watch: How big are fen raft spiders as species returns to UK

Video grab as a camel was rescued from being stuck in mud in the middle of a desert using an excavator.

Camel stuck knee-deep in mud gets rescued...using a digger

A polar bear working up the courage to jump into a pool.

Watch: Polar bear works up the courage to jump into pool on ninth try

Extremely rare newborn crocodiles born through Chester Zoo

Hear the super-sweet chirps as extremely rare newborn crocodiles hatch

Six-year-old Luca the Bloodhound struggled to see - until he had a facelift!

Meet the loveable droopy-faced pooch who had a facelift-so he can see!

Watch as War Horse memorial gets purple poppy coat to remember fallen service animals

Watch as War Horse statue gets draped in beautiful purple poppy coat

Robyn Swan sold all her belongings to live in a shipping container.

Watch: Woman lives bill-free in a shipping container in rural Scotland

Alpacas spotted taking a stroll down city centre street.

Watch: Alpacas spotted taking afternoon stroll down city centre street

Pesto the penguin at Sea Life Melbourne.

Watch: 22.5kg fluffy penguin called Pesto waddles around his enclosure

Watch: Dog stuck 8m deep in rock before she's freed in rescue mission

The minke or fin whale washed up on Headland Beach, Hartlepool.

Watch: Massive whale washed up on British beach

Jackie Leek takes her giant pet tortoise called Mr Miyagi on regular walks to the pub.

Watch: Grandmother takes her pet tortoise to the pub with her

Grandmother Debra Martin is tackled to the ground by her golden retriever.

Watch: Grandmother is tackled to ground by her ball-obsessed dog

Margaret Lees with her cows as they cross the road from Park Farm in Ramsbottom.

Watch: Farmer stunned after driver complains about cows crossing road

Cinnamon the capybara is located and captured.

Watch: Capybara is captured after week of ‘living her best life’

Todd German from SeaLife Scarborough and Scott Blacker from SeaLife Blackpool releasing Nazare a loggerhead sea turtle into the sea off the coast of Horta in the Azores

Heartwarming moment loggerhead sea turtle is released back in the wild
Heart-warming video shows the moment when an injured loggerhead sea turtle is released back into the ocean, after being nursed back to health at Sea Life Centre...

Adorable sleepy raccoons lounge around at Northumberland Zoo

Watch these super-cute sleepy raccoons lounge around at the zoo

Meet the adorable one-horned Rhino - a gentle giant who loves to play

Meet the adorable one-horned Rhino - a gentle giant who loves to play

From the left - Elena Michalczuk, 11, Grace Pratt, 10, Cordelia Donald, 9, Amy Brooks, 11, with Klara Remmington and Bandit the cat.

Watch: Lollipop lady’s cat helps school children cross road

Watch: Two new southern white rhinos arrive at safari park

Fen Raft Spider on the Dyke networks of the Lower Waveney Valley.

Watch: Rat-sized spiders back in UK - they're big enough to hunt fish

Lion finds hidden camera at zoo.

Watch: ‘Selfie-taking’ lions find hidden camera and run off with it

Two kits have been spotted in the Cairngorms National Park with families of beavers introduced there.

Watch: First beaver kits born in wild in 400 years in national park

Basking shark spotted off the coast of Scotland in Ayrshire

Terror as paddleboarder crosses paths with '10 metre' shark

Annie the alpaca with her one-year-old daughter Bailey and doting owner Dannie Burns.

Spoilt alpacas "think they are labradoodles" and live the high life

Rare white squirrel roams streets of UK town.

Watch: One-in-100,000 rare white squirrel roams streets of UK town

Kisumu with daughter Mobi.

Watch: Adorable baby western lowland gorilla takes first steps at zoo

A huge snake is filmed slithering along UK canal towpath.

Watch: Huge 4ft snake is filmed slithering along UK canal towpath

Whale pops up from sea in front of amazed Jersey schoolchildren on trip.

Watch: Whale pops up from sea in front of amazed schoolchildren

Brian Surguy is attacked by a protective mother duck while trying to help her ducklings.

Watch: Protective mother duck attacks man trying to rescue ducklings

Watch a programme on Shots TV exploring some of Britain's quirkiest pets - and the wonderful things we get upto with them!

Watch: Britain's unusual pets and the quirky things we do with them

Sixteen-month-old has a heart-warming interaction with horses.

Watch: Sixteen-month-old has a heart-warming interaction with horses

Giraffe hauls toddler, 2, from back of family’s pick up truck.

Watch: Giraffe hauls toddler, 2, from back of family’s pick up truck

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