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Five sheep have been brought in to graze on Hampstead Heath in London, for the first time since the 1950s. The week-long trial could prove an eco-friendly way of maintaining the centuries-old area.
We round up the week in cheerful news, featuring weigh-in day at the zoo, the World Tango Championships, a giant beehive and a flying mattress spectacle.
"He’s a chonk of a chonk. He redefines the term," wrote Morris Animal Refuge about the lovable BeeJay, who is looking for a home.
To celebrate #WorldElephantDay we picked our favourite stories from the last year about these precious pachyderms.
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.