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USA

Heidi the orangutan celebrates 2nd birthday in Chicago Zoo

Heidi turned two on December 20 and spends her days exploring her habitat with her mother Sophia.

24/12/2018

United Kingdom

Falklands island with five different species of penguins up for sale?

A Falklands island with five different species of penguins and a nearly six-kilometre long sandy beach is up for sale.

13/12/2018

Germany

Auf Wiedersehen, pet: German animal shelters stop Christmas adoptions

The temporary ban is to prevent people from spontaneously getting a pet for Christmas only to return it to the shelter afer the holidays.

11/12/2018

Japan

Penguins get into a festive flap in Japanese zoo

A zoo in Japan gives it penguin population Christmas appeal by dressing them up as santas for a special festive parade.

06/12/2018

Living

Chanel bans exotic skins from its creations

The Parisian fashion house stops manufacturing products made from snakes, crocodiles, lizards and more.

05/12/2018

No Comment

Brexit, Nepal and pygmy whales: No Comments of the Week

Brexit, Nepal, football, protests and pygmy killer wales feature among Euronews‘ No Comment highlights and lowlights of the past seven days.

30/11/2018

Switzerland

Swiss 'say no' to more sovereignty — and cow horns — in referendums

Early results suggest that Swiss voters have rejected a proposal to give domestic laws precedence over international statutes, an outcome which critics said would compromise its global agreements and damage its economy.

25/11/2018

United Kingdom

British police seek Cat Killer after pet stabbing spree

At least three cats have died after two were stabbed to death and five injured in attacks within one mile (1.6km) of a residential area in southeast England.

24/11/2018

World News

EU states 'putting threatened marine species at risk'

Environmental NGOs have warned that pledges on paper to protect sites in the Natura 2000 network of core breeding and resting sites for rare and threatened species were not being fulfilled.

13/11/2018

USA

Thousands of animals rescued from California wildfires

Thousands of farm animals and pets were moved from Ojai and Malibu, California, by rescue workers on Saturday and Sunday as wildfires raged across the US state.

13/11/2018

France

Scapegoat found as Paris Metro brought to a halt

Scapegoat found as Paris Metro brought to a halt by four-legged commuter

13/11/2018

Australia

Trick or treatment? Programming zoo animals to keep calm for the vet

Trick or treatment? Programming zoo animals to keep calm for the vet

13/11/2018

Green News

Agenda: what’s on in November?

Events promoting animal welfare and sustainable living in Europe.

01/11/2018

Russia

Watch: Man jumps in freezing Russian river to rescue dog

A man has jumped into a freezing river in St Petersburg to rescue his dog after it slipped and fell in.

31/10/2018

France

Lion cub discovered in French garage

The discovery came after another cub was found in an apartment in a Paris suburb.

27/10/2018

World

Raw Politics: Orban adopts a baby rhino

Raw Politics: Orban adopts a baby rhino

22/10/2018

No Comment

Watch: No Comment videos of the week

No agenda, no slant. Get the picture without the commentary.

19/10/2018

Denmark

Gruesome discovery of headless alpaca sparks mystery in Denmark

Police are struggling to explain the disturbing and grisly find.

17/10/2018

Australia

Same-sex penguins rear egg at Sydney zoo

A same-sex penguin couple who are stars of Sea Life Sydney Aquarium are rearing an egg.

16/10/2018

United Kingdom

Watch: Endangered silvery gibbon born at UK zoo

Conservationists estimate that there are fewer than 2,500 adult silvery gibbons in the wild.

15/10/2018