Animals
We round up the week in good news stories, featuring wolf pups, friendly whales and a man walking over 400 miles backwards for the environment.
You should stare down seagulls to save your chips, research has found. A new study by the University of Exeter discovered that seagulls are less likely to steal food when they’re being stared at. Researchers found that the birds took 21 seconds longer on average to steal chips while they were being watched.
Researchers say they are seeing more gulls "looking for an easy meal" 🍟🐦
Rats usually leave people's houses in summer for the great outdoors, but it seems they've become a little too accustomed to our home comforts.
We round up the week in good news stories, featuring baby meerkats on their first outdoor adventure, a tea-serving robot, a hot air balloon festival, a record-breaking sandwich and a donkey beauty contest.
We round up this week’s most heartwarming news stories, featuring panda birthday parties, ice cream drone deliveries at Legoland, and a baby giraffe’s adorable first encounter with a rabbit.
For most of us it's been too hot to handle – but some members of the animal kingdom found superb workarounds.
It’s not just us humans who are feeling the effects of the summer heatwave - the animal kingdom has been having fun keeping cool, from bears taking a swim to tigers munching on some icy treats. With temperatures this year set to be record-breaking, the RSPCA has urged pet owners to take extra care in the heat to make sure their furry friends have plenty of water and shade.
The birth of a critically-endangered West African chimpanzee caught visitors by surprise at Chester Zoo. The new baby, a female which is yet to be named, is in good health has been labelled a ‘vital boost’ to the conservation breeding programme for the rare apes by conservationists.
Smile and wave boys. Smile and wave. 🐧👋