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All the latest news and articles about all creatures great and small, from both the UK and the rest of the natural world.

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Youngster diagnosed with lung disease caused by pet parrots SWNS

Teenage boy forced to give up pet parrots after lung disease diagnosis

UK October 5, 2025 By Ryan Prosser

Here's why these insects have been spotted in England for the first time

UK October 3, 2025 By Sarah Hooper

I didn’t see my first squirrel until I was nearly 30 - but it changed my life

Lifestyle October 1, 2025 By Sarah Ingram

Mum killed by dog fighting over McDonald's chicken nuggets

UK September 30, 2025 By Sara Odeen-Isbister

WORDS BYLINE: Dee Lukasik A conservation park is appealing for help after a bearcat managed to escape from its enclosure. Staff at The Fenn Bell Conservation Project in St Mary Hoo discovered a female binturong, called Suki, had gone missing yesterday morning (September 25). A spokesman for the park, Connor Gordon, said she was last seen in the last seen in the Bell Wood area around 8.30am. ???We were doing our morning checks that we do every day, just to make sure all the animals were fine overnight,??? he explained. ???One of the keepers noticed that Suki had breached her enclosure. ???About 10 minutes later, she was spotted on site at the far end adjacent to the woodland, but unfortunately we lost sight of her and she hasn???t been seen since.??? Binturongs, also known as bearcats, are unusual mammals found in the forests of South and Southeast Asia. They are not related to bears or cats but belong to the civet family. Adults can grow to about a metre long, with shaggy black fur and a prehensile tail strong enough to grip branches. Mr Gordon added that searches had been ongoing ever since. ???We???ve spent hours searching with staff, supported by police and search and rescue using a thermal drone,??? he said. ???We???ve set out cameras and are recovering footage now to try and pinpoint her location a little more directly.??? The animal is thought to still be close by. ???She???s not a massively fast animal, but typically spends most of her time up in trees,??? he added. ???We???re highly expecting her not to have gone too far and to still be somewhere in Bell Wood,??? he explained. ???But a small dark animal in a big set of woods isn???t the easiest thing to spot.??? Mr Gordon said members of the public should not try to catch Suki if they see her. ???If they do see her, just give us a call immediately,??? ???Do not approach and just keep an eye on her. ???Although she poses a low risk to people, there is still a chance she could give a bite if cornered or scared.??? Binturongs are nocturnal and are most likely to be active from early evening until the early hours of the morning. They mostly eats fruit and veg. ???She???ll eat small amounts of meat, but she???s not a particularly good hunter,??? the spokesman added. The conservation project has also set out food near cameras in the hope of drawing her out. Local authorities have been informed and a full investigation is under way. ANYONE WHO SPOTS SUKI IS URGED TO CALL 07898 658908. Featuring: A binturong named Suki escaped from her enclosure on Thursday When: 26 Sep 2025 Credit: Cover Images **All usages and enquiries, please contact info@cover-images.com - +44 (0)20 3397 3000**

Bearcat goes missing from UK zoo - only to walk back in 72 hours later

UK September 29, 2025 By Daisy Outram

Elephant charges, knocks tourist from safari canoe and holds them underwater

World September 30, 2025 By Jen Mills

A man with a squirrel that he rescued sitting on his head.

'He is my boy’: Man who saved injured squirrel says the pair are now inseparable

Weird September 29, 2025 By Alex Daniel

Television programme, 'The secret Life of the Zoo', TX Channel 4. Iblis, the Asiatic lion at Chester Zoo..

Rare lion that 'captured the hearts of millions' at UK zoo dies aged 18

UK September 27, 2025 By Luke Alsford

WITH VIDEO Pictured: Foxes terrorising Portchester, Hants. Drivers in a village are being terrorised by 'gangs' of foxes who keep damaging their cars, costing them thousands of pounds. Motorists in the Hampshire village say the foxes are 'obsessed' with damaging their vehicles. People in Portchester say they have discovered wiring has been chewed-through by foxes and that the animals are scratching their cars by climbing all over them. A window cleaner in the village said he was driving his van and realised his brake didn't work because foxes chewed through his brake lines. SEE OUR COPY FOR DETAILS. Please byline: Solent News ?? Solent News & Photo Agency UK +44 (0) 2380 458800

Villagers nearly crash cars after foxes obsessed with chewing brake cables strike

UK September 26, 2025 By Luke Alsford

There's an angry squirrel in California who's put two people in hospital

Weird September 25, 2025 By Katie Boyden

Kittens in the litter eating food on schoolgrounds

A feral colony of cats is slowly taking over a secondary school

UK September 24, 2025 By Sarah Hooper

leopard sharks mating video Dr Hugo Lassauce

'World's first' shark threesome caught on camera by excited scientists

Tech September 23, 2025 By Jen Mills

A photo of a tan puppy cocker spaniel wearing a bib

Bailey the dog 'freed' from jail after claims he was left 'quivering during prison fights'

News September 23, 2025 By Josh Milton

Bear attacks woman, 90, after wandering into shop during rampage through town

US September 22, 2025 By Sam Courtney-Guy

Craig the Crab. // Passengers were left shell-shocked after discovering a live crab sitting on a train. The crabby commuter- who has been named Craig- was found on Wednesday evening on a South Western Railway service from London to Portsmouth. Train driver Mark Walsh was approached by a passenger about the crustacean and at first thought it was a joke until he saw the seat pincher. Mark says that Craig was quite poorly from the journey, but they dropped him off at a park in Southsea. The driver speculated that the crab might have escaped from a fisherman's passengers box or have been placed as a prank from school children. Photo released 19/09/2025

Passengers baffled to find live crab on train heading to the seaside

UK September 20, 2025 By Sarah Hooper

**ONLINE EMBARGO 00.01 BST, SEPTEMBER 18, 2025** One of a kind - the UK?s only baby bonobo snuggles with first-time mum ?Yuli?. // UK conservation charity Twycross Zoo has announced the successful birth of an endangered bonobo ? human?s closest living relative. Marking a significant moment for global conservation efforts, the newborn bonobo arrived safely on Thursday 11 September to first-time mum, 11-year-old ?Yuli?, as part of a coordinated conservation programme for the endangered species. Twycross Zoo is the only UK zoo to care for this species, and as part of the European zoo conservation programme, it cares for 10% of the entire European bonobo population. The first-time mum, 11-year-old ?Yuli?, arrived at Twycross Zoo from Vall?e Des Singes as part of the European-led conservation programme in 2023. The programme, which is a collaborative effort between EAZA (European Association of Zoos and Aquaria) member zoos, aims to create a genetically diverse and healthy population of the species in zoo-care, in support of their wild counterparts. Photo released 17/09/2025

Endangered bonobo born at Twycross Zoo branded 'extraordinary moment'

UK September 18, 2025 By Luke Alsford

Mum 'let alligators kill her young son and gave her newborn baby cocaine'

US September 17, 2025 By Jessica Kwong

Image shows officials in animal cage after they failed to trap tiger on the prowl (Picture: India Today)

Furious Indian villagers trap forest staff in tiger cage after failure to catch big cat

World September 16, 2025 By Herbie Russell

England flags are now being painted on snails

Even snails can't escape after someone paints an England flag on its shell

UK September 17, 2025 By Luke Alsford

Man banned from taking his 5ft long emotional support alligator into supermarket

US September 13, 2025 By Jessica Kwong