Birmingham Conservation Wildlife Park boasts a wealth of rare and endangered animals right in the heart of Birmingham. Based ...

The cluster of deaths in the past five-weeks point to stoat attacks -- backed by DNA analysis and video footage. Spokesperson Deidre Vercoe says it's taking the deaths seriously -- and warns more ...

A green pit viper named after Salazar Slytherin from Harry Potter, an unfamiliar snake found in an Instagram post, and twelve ...

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An ultra-rare albino kangaroo discovered on a Dalby reserve has tourists flocking to the region to get a sight of the hopping ...

The habitat boasts an impressive array of creatures including rare fishes, geckos, frogs, turtles, monitor lizards, and various snake species. “Some notable of them include the Madagascar day gecko, ...

Books about writers’ dogs and cats are a literary staple. Now there’s a booming subset of memoirs about writers’ relationships with less domestic creatures. By Alexandra Alter Alexandra ...

S Sathish, a 51-year-old dog enthusiast from Bengaluru, India, has spent INR 50 crore on a rare wolfdog named Cadabomb Okami, making it the world's most expensive pet dog. Sathish, who owns over ...

From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it's investigating the financials of Elon Musk's pro-Trump PAC or ...

The island has the rare distinction of hosting two unique breeds after the discovery of a leaf-tailed gecko in 2023. A new lizard species, dubbed the Scawfell Island sunskink (Lampropholis isla ...

Cadabomb Okami, the latest addition to his collection, was bred in the United States and sold through a broker in India in February. A Bengaluru-based dog breeder has made headlines after spending ...