Only half of the 100 ‘mushers’ who braved one of Europe’s toughest sled dog races, the Czech long trail, finished the competition, which was hit by severe weather Main image: A competitor rides his dog sled during the Šediváčkuv long race. Photogr...
A serial rabbit-killer who has been spreading terror around a picturesque village in Brittany has struck again. Police were called after the bodies of seven rabbits were discovered slaughtered and dumped on the ground at a home in the village of Min...
I have cast my rod into the tidal current flowing around Montauk Point in New York and my lure is chugging across the surface when a bluefish swirls and fails to grab it. There is a heavier swirl. On a third appearance, the fish grabs. The hook pier...
More than 26,000 of the world’s species are now threatened, according to the latest red list assessment of the natural world, adding to fears the planet is entering a sixth wave of extinctions. New research, particularly in Australia, has widened th...
If the slaughterhouses had glass walls, would anyone still buy their meat? As a vegan, I support Countryfile presenter Tom Heap’s call for children to be taken on school trips to abattoirs. Why not – if you think the truth about what you eat is so h...
Raccoon makes it to the top of the 25-storey UBS Tower in St Paul, and captivates legions of fans worldwide A raccoon who scaled the UBS Tower in Minnesota in a death-defying climb has made it safely to the top of the building after close t...
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A woman who disappeared while walking her dogs near a lake in Miami, Florida on Friday was bitten and likely killed by an alligator that was later captured, wildlife officials said. A necropsy confirmed the alligator bit Shizuka Matsuki, 47, Florida...
With two weeks to go until the World Cup kicks off in Russia, death squads are targeting undesirables in the street. In what local authorities describe as an attempt to make Russia more media- and visitor-friendly, horrifying executions are taking p...
A crayfish who sacrificed its own limb to survive a boiling pot of spicy soup at a restaurant in China has become an online hero. Footage shows the crustacean gripping one of its own claws before detaching it and making a break for freedom, with oth...
Birds had to rediscover flight after the meteor strike that killed off the dinosaurs, scientists say. The cataclysm 66m years ago not only wiped out Tyrannosaurus rex and ground-dwelling dinosaur species, but also flying birds, a detailed survey of...
A fisherman was airlifted to hospital after being bitten on the leg by a shark landed on a boat off the Cornish coast. Crewmates of Max Berryman, 21, tended to his wounds before a coastguard helicopter winched him off the vessel and back to the main...
*This video contains graphic images that some viewers may find distressing* British wildlife park owner, Mike Hodge, is recovering in hospital after being mauled by a lion in South Africa. Hodge reportedly entered the enclosure on Monday to investig...
Despite being a country that guards its culinary traditions more jealously than most - the recipe for the perfect tortilla proves enduringly divisive, and woe betide the anglosajón celebrity chef who dares pollute a paella with chorizo - Spain could...