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Inside the 2015 Puppy Bowl

For the 11th year, Animal Planet's Puppy Bowl showcases the athletic talents of adorable puppies.

Is it a doxbull or a pitwee?

It may look like a Photoshop effort, but Rami the dog really does have the head of a pit bull and the body of a dachshund.

Allison Benedikt: If you're having a baby, don't get a dog

When I first met Velvel, he was peeking out from a cardboard box in the back seat of my boyfriend’s Saturn wagon.

Supermarket cards aid SPCA

They're small, come in sets of four and are a proven success with the kids. Countdown is launching its new collection of Super Animals collectable sound cards today.

Great whites set up in Kaipara

Eleven great white sharks have been spotted at a single site in the Kaipara Harbour - the largest concentration of the species yet seen in the upper North Island.

Dead puppy in suitcase 'suspicious'

The death of a puppy found inside a suitcase in a Milton cemetery is being treated as suspicious, a SPCA Otago inspector says.

Talk to the Animals: Why do people hoard animals?

At what point does an individual go from pet enthusiast to 'animal hoarder'? Animal behaviour expert Sally Hibbard investigates.

Owner shocked after his buried 'dead' cat returns from the grave

A US cat owner has been left baffled after he claimed his "dead" pet turned up five days after being buried.

30 years of underwater wonder

The king penguins huddle together, protecting their eggs from the cold, as others waddle across the ice into the water.

Warning to Barrier fishers on threat to rare petrel

As the rare and endangered black petrel nests on Great Barrier Island over summer, fishers have been asked to remain on guard to avoid accidentally hooking them.

'It has 300 teeth over 25 rows'

A rare and terrifying frilled shark has been pulled from the water by fishermen near Lakes Entrance in Victoria, Australia.

'Unhappy' gibbon put down

One of Auckland Zoo's two siamang gibbons has been put down, ending an 11-year life in which he was believed to have been severely depressed.

Owner prolonged puppy's suffering

Puppy was severely injured when it fell off the back of its owner’s ute and was dragged along a road.

Shark encounters plague NSW beaches

'That's so scary, man' said a fisherman whose boat was nudged by a five-metre great white shark. Beaches along NSW have been closed by continued sightings.

DoC rejects 1080 claims

Claims that the high-profile pest control campaign "Battle For Our Birds" wiped out a group of nationally endangered birds are unfounded, the Department of Conservation says.

Manly latest beach now off limits

A shark sighting has led to Sydney's Manly beach becoming the latest to be declared a dangerzone, with lifeguards urging people to get out of the water on yesterday afternoon.