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Crufts test of how to handle herself

Pascale Sperling, 13, is heading to Britain to compete in the world's top dog show: Crufts.

Wallabies a major threat to indigenous forests

A cousin of the kangaroo could wreak havoc if it spreads through the Kaimai and Urewera ranges, conservationists fear.

Round the Bays race welcomes diabetic response dog

Black Death: Don't blame the rats

Researchers say gerbils, not rats, should be blamed for wiping out millions during the Black Plague.

PETA wants no monkeys on Pirates set

Animal rights organisation PETA wants Hollywood producer Jerry Bruckheimer to cancel any plans to ship two capuchin monkeys to Australia for the filming of the next Pirates of the Caribbean film.

Talk to the Animals: 10 reasons animals are better than people

I'm not a people hater, I just often prefer the company of animals. Of course humans are animals too, it's just a pity they don't act more like it.

Dolphin days: just lying back at Leigh

A Wellsford family enjoying a day in the Hauraki Gulf near Leigh were delighted to have some extra visitors along for the afternoon.

Bandicoots get a taste of doggy love

Sheepdogs have proved they can protect little penguins, so now they are to become the personal bodyguards of endangered bandicoots.

World's most pampered pups

Which dog will be Best in Show? Westminster Kennel Club 139th annual all-breed dog show has begun - check out the cutest and craziest pictures from the event.

Westminster Dog Show 2015

Dogs compete at the Westminster Kennel Club dog show in New York City.

Dog owner fined after fur seal pup killed

A man whose dog attacked and killed a protected New Zealand fur seal pup on a West Auckland beach has been fined $1000 and will have his dog put down.

Giant octopus v plucky seal

An amateur photographer was walking along the water with his family when he captured a ten-minute sea battle between a seal and its latest catch.

'It sucked the meat off my bone'

Australian surfer reveals epic battle with great white shark that ripped off his arms - and the terrifying moment he felt a "second bump".

Stranded pilot whales refloated

Sixty whales from a stranded pod of almost 200 have been successfully refloated near Nelson.

Whales catch high-tide escape

There was hope for 64 stranded pilot whales last night when they were finally helped on their way to the safety of deeper water.

Euthanasia may be considered

Around 100 volunteers are working frantically to save what is left of a pod of stranded pilot whales near Nelson this morning.