15+ hour, 12+ min ago   (438+ words) A birthday party is to be held for a capybara who became world famous after escaping from a zoo. Cinnamon's third birthday will be marked by staff at Hoo Zoo near Telford, two years after the intrepid rodent left her…...

3+ day, 15+ hour ago   (390+ words) A 13-year-old girl who has looked after cows since she was little has had the rare pleasure of seeing one of her own cows give birth to triplets. The National Farmer's Union estimates the chances of it happening are about…...

1+ week, 9+ hour ago   (704+ words) Former Top Gear star Richard Hammond has said he'll "find a way" of sharing his new £2m home in Wales with bats found foraging in the grounds. The 56-year-old bought the 19th Century Georgian mansion in Llanwenarth, near Abergavenny, in November 2025. But…...

2+ week, 3+ day ago   (519+ words) A record-breaking number of choughs have made their nests around the Cornish coastline this summer proving the breed is in "robust health", a bird conservation charity has said. RSPB England said 161 choughs had been counted in Cornwall - 32 more than the…...

2+ week, 3+ day ago   (193+ words) Seen as pests in some parts of Asia, long-tailed macaques are highly sought-after in the world of biopharmaceutical research for drug development. But now a worldwide shortage means one monkey can sell for tens of thousands of dollars, so what’s…...

2+ week, 5+ day ago   (379+ words) The owner of a stately home used as Wayne Manor in the film Batman Begins could lose the property if they do not conduct bat surveys. Buckinghamshire Council has served a formal listed-building repairs notice on the company behind Grade…...

3+ week, 1+ day ago   (449+ words) Two aspiring wildlife presenters have started their own YouTube series aimed at celebrating nature in the West Midlands. Ryan Eddowes, from Wolverhampton, and Adam O'Hare, from Birmingham, said they wanted to the spread the word about the benefits of seeking…...

3+ week, 4+ day ago   (962+ words) When Promise Okoro walked out of his final degree exams earlier this month, he fully expected the usual end-of-term celebrations. His cheering friends were already outside blasting music and snapping and filming this much-loved Nigerian "signing-out" ritual. Their white shirts…...

4+ week, 2+ hour ago   (1043+ words) "I knew something was different because the sharks were on the surface," says Tayane Dalazen, a 37-year old Brazilian lawyer and social media personality. "There were a lot of them," she says. "Later, I discovered [the tour organisers] were feeding…...