Animals
Calf no longer a stick in the mud thanks to team of firefighters
Fire crews spent two hours rescuing the cow trapped neck-deep in mud in Sydney’s west.
- by Olivia Ireland
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Two cows rescued in a little over a day in Sydney
A calf was rescued from a dam in Kemps Creek after Fire Rescue and SES pulled a cow out of South Creek in Windsor.
Why one of these dog breeds is the victim of unfair stereotyping
These are the “Big Three” guide dog breeds – but a charity says German shepherds have an unfair reputation and are the misunderstood victims of stereotyping.
- by Joe Pinkstone
‘It did not happen in Indonesia’: Jakarta at odds with Australia over cattle disease
Indonesian officials say Australian cattle with lumpy-skin disease showed symptoms before being unloaded from ships, heightening their suspicion over its origin.
- by Chris Barrett and Karuni Rompies
Would you swim at a Sydney beach without a shark net?
The high number of non-target species caught in shark nets this year has renewed calls from experts to ditch the nets.
- by Laura Chung
‘Human in disguise’: Chinese zoo forced to deny bear is a person
Sun bears, originally from Malaysia, are smaller than other species, the Hangzhou Zoo insisted and assured visitors that their animals are the real thing.
- by David Child
‘The night of the massacre’: The gruesome scene that confronted farmer Elena
What Elena Swegen found when she walked out of her Myall Lakes farmhouse was devastating. Yet she’s committed to co-existing with the dingoes she believes killed her sheep.
- by Catherine Naylor
Biden’s dog bites Secret Service officers 10 times in four months
One incident required a hospital visit by an injured law enforcement officer, records obtained by a conservative activist group revealed.
- by Darlene Superville
Residents told to stay indoors with a lioness on the loose in Berlin
Police believe the animal is an escaped pet, with mobile phone footage showing it chasing a wild boar.
- by Tobias Schlie
Cats or dogs? The Perth suburb where felines reign supreme
There is only one suburb in Perth where there are more cats than dogs registered – and it may not be where you would expect.
- by Craig Butt and Holly Thompson
Venomous fire ants could spread nationwide as eradication funding stalls
The potentially deadly pest is poised to march across the country after governments failed to agree on a funding package to continue an eradication program.
- by Mike Foley