uk animals

The ban on elephant hunting in the country was dropped earlier this year.
Let Mariah Dairy and co distract you from your General Election and Christmas shopping woes.
A koala that was seen in a viral video being rescued from an Australian bushfire has died. Vets took the decision to put the marsupial down after his burns failed to improve. Named Lewis, the koala was saved from open flames by passerby Toni Doherty. She wrapped the animal in her shirt and a blanket then poured water over him. So far, 350 koalas are currently feared dead from the fires.
A whale filmed playing with a rugby ball is Hvaldimir, the beluga in Norway some speculate escaped from the Russian military.
"Quilty will not be contained. And he has no shame."
Her Maj will only wear faux fur in future. But how many new clothes does a 93-year-old royal actually buy?
New research shows bees get less sleep while caring for the young – and we know exactly how they feel.
We round up the week in good news stories, featuring gravity go-kart racing, meat-eating flowers, newly hatched turtles and panda twins.
A rare Gentoo penguin gets its water wings. Just keep swimming, Flash! 🐧
We round up the week in good news stories, featuring baby red pandas, dogs in dinghies and pygmy goat pilates.