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Oldest Carnaby’s cockatoo in wild lived to 35, with eight recorded living beyond 21, researchers find

‘Double takes’ as British Columbia mountain community tries to figure out how local animal came to don neon jacket

Gus gained 3.5kg during his 20-day stopover before being released back into the Southern Ocean on Wednesday

Climate crisis, habitat loss and poaching have reduced its numbers – but will Trump put the kibosh on protections?

Officers installed security cameras to get to the bottom of the thefts, and ended up uncovering a four-legged culprit

Terrier is a break-out star on social media after absconding from the second-story window of his guardian’s house

After a man surrendered his rodents, the shelter is grappling with a rapidly multiplying mouse problem

Connor Brackin, 24, reportedly quit job after alleged killing of animals whose wellbeing he was sent to check on

Eight of the 43 macaques that escaped from facility breeding primates for medical research are still at large

Tiny isopod is dubbed Pentaceration forkandbrewer in push to engage community with climate-threatened life in local waters

California researchers found ‘mystery mollusc’ in deep-sea midnight zone after initially observing it 20 years ago

Conservationists demand action from Minns government after ‘alarming’ rise in deaths of female koalas and joeys

Australian-led study using seal-shaped decoys finds lighting disrupts ability of predators to see silhouettes against sunlight above

Jeff Landry outrages animal activists after importing Bengal tiger from Florida for on-field tradition

Antonia the ferret becomes first cloned animal of an endangered species to successfully produce offspring in US

Critics say amendment 2 is intentionally ‘open to applying chicanery’ and outdated hunting practices

Residents advised to keep doors and windows locked as police use thermal imaging cameras to search for animals

George Craig looked after the 5.5-metre croc for decades. But after the keeper retired from the park, Cassius stopped eating and went into ‘very quick decline’

Unexpected appearance sparks rush to catch animal in a trash can as it hides at check-in and dangles from wires

Reports of casual cruelty to animals during the presidential race are more about gaining votes than concern for their welfare

Family receives $300,000 after technicalities of a California county fair led to the death of their daughter’s goat, Cedar

One sucker is precariously attached to some flimsy reality – a wet leaf, a slippery rock – the other one pointed at the future

Ashes of 28-year-old female grizzly bear returned to Grand Teton national park where she spent much of her life

Conservationists warn actions and ambitions of two super powers could lead to overexploitation of vital food source for whales, penguins and seals

Researchers gain deeper understanding of bird migration in study that could have ‘profound’ implications for windfarms

The island’s birds are known for their different behaviour to their mainland counterparts – but it’s not clear what’s behind it

Agriculture board approves regulations, including ban on moving infested soil between islands, to thwart pests

Expert reminds owners ‘freeze it, don’t squeeze it’ when it comes to the parasites, ideally with a freezing spray from a chemist

Plant enthusiasts stumble across 2-metre long snake consuming egg-laying mammal in Marys Creek State Forest in Queensland

Remaining calm, removing any food from the area, and locking up cats and dogs are among the first things to do if a feathered friend drops in

Labrador Lucy laid down on owner Pamela Helmstadter, 72, to protect her from cold after husband John, 82, fell and died

Scientists are working to find cause of death of shark found in Cape Cod, a popular summer tourist destination

Shoshone national forest officials pause gruesome policy of exploding carcasses to minimize hazard during dry spell

Critically endangered Blue Mountains birds’ song culture undergoing shift as more complex call ‘disappears from the wild’

State troopers found the dog abandoned with flood waters up to his chest, and he will now be adopted, officials say

Snake appears in top of fifth inning of Dodger v New York Mets game before being wrapped in towel and removed