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Animals

9 July 2024

  • Fried silk worms pupas in Thailand. Silk worms are among the species on Singapore’s list of insects approved for human consumption.

    Singapore has approved 16 insects to eat as food: here’s everything you need to know

  • A grizzly bear in the woods.

    Canada: grizzly bear hunting quietly reinstated in Alberta

  • a sign reads "Volusia County Florida" on a beach

    Shark bites teen training to be a lifeguard in Florida

  • Elephants including a calf roaming through the African bush

    Spanish tourist trampled to death by elephants in South Africa

8 July 2024

  • Wild dingoes near Alice Springs

    Modern-day dingoes already established across Australia thousands of years ago, research finds

    Newly recovered DNA shows the predators share little genetic ancestry with domestic dogs and are descended from ancient animals from China
  • A closeup of the face of a red fox in a meadow.

    The pet I'll never forget
    The pet I’ll never forget: the fox I invited into my home – but never quite trusted

    Pitiably small, with a moth-eaten coat, he took food from my hand and liked to snuggle. Then my wife found him padding towards the nursery ...
  • Two elephants with tusks walk in a dusty landscape at sunset

    The age of extinction
    Trophy hunter killings spark fierce battle over the future of super tusker elephants

    The lifting of a long-held ban has angered conservationists, but others argue trophy hunting can support local economies and even help protect threatened species

7 July 2024

  • An employee carries a blue shark into cold storage at Miami Pescado, Cananéia.

    Seascape: the state of our oceans
    ‘We sell it in secret, like drugs’: Brazil’s appetite for shark meat puts species under threat

    Despite curbs on certain species, trade in the cheap fish is booming. But worried conservationists say most people do not even realise they are eating shark

6 July 2024

  • Mike Hohnen with his cat Bootsy and neighbour Enid Morrison in Rozelle in Sydney’s inner west

    ‘The cat has changed my life’: how Bootsy turned a street of strangers into a community

    When Mike Hohnen moved into a new suburb he was looking for solitude. His tabby had other ideas

5 July 2024

  • The incident disrupted Fourth of July at South Padre Island, as two were taken to the hospital

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    Shark bites two swimmers near Texas beach – video

  • king charles and queen camilla cuddle koalas

    Hands off the koala: why cuddling Australia’s iconic marsupial could soon be a thing of the past

  • US Border Patrol agents help a person who was bitten by a shark on South Padre Island, Texas, on 4 July 2024.

    Solo shark bites two and makes contact with two others at Texas beach

  • Two horses run down a London street, with a white one covered in blood

    Stress may be to blame for military horses bolting through London, says expert

  • Rewilding plan aims to bring majestic white storks to London

  • The week in wildlife
    Week in wildlife – in pictures: joyriding birds, a rare golden cat and a surprise king cobra

4 July 2024

  • Puppy Pip in Putney

    Polling place pooches: dogs on UK election day – in pictures

    Guardian readers have been sharing their pictures of dogs at polling stations. Here are some of them
  • Raptor expert George Smith ringing peregrine chicks on a cliff ledge while roped to a tree above

    The age of extinction
    ‘I’ve known some of these peregrines for 15 years’: protecting Scotland’s raptors – in pictures

    The fastest birds in the world, peregrine falcons are sought after for racing and can sell for up to £250,000 in the Middle East. Poaching is a constant threat, with eggs and chicks stolen to supply the hidden market. Now, there are nationwide efforts under way to ring and take DNA from wild chicks – but just reaching their nests can be perilous
  • Adrian Chiles

    I am all for a bit of feeble-minded fun. But why won’t my dog grow up?

    Adrian Chiles
    When he was a puppy, it was sweet and funny to hear him growl every time I held a broom. Four years later, I’m no longer laughing, writes Adrian Chiles

3 July 2024

  • A large sea cow or dugong with its elongated snout stirring up sediment as it grazes the seabed

    Seascape: the state of our oceans
    ‘We rarely see them now’: just how vulnerable are Vanuatu’s dugongs?

  • Greyhound dogs race at Wentworth Park

    NSW greyhound racing board could be sacked after minister issues ‘show cause’ notice

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