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By Dog Correspondent, Jill Dando News Meet Maya is helping save lives by becoming the new Defib Dog Mascot and and will be unveiled on Weston Rotary Dog Day. Maya, a three-year-old sheepadoodle has a lovely temperament! She'll will make her first appearance at the Beach Lawns during
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By Jill Dando News A pair of donkeys have enriched the life of a single bereaved donkey after making the move to their new forever home in the north-west of England. Henry, 17, and 14-year-old gelding James were identified as the perfect match for a donkey called Gerald, who lives
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By Jill Dando News Uli, an African bull elephant, has safely arrived at Noah’s Ark Zoo Farm’s 20-acre Elephant Eden, the UK’s largest elephant facility and the only bull facility. Uli,13-years-old, from Magdeburg, Germany, becomes the fourth male elephant at the Zoo, joining 32-year-old Shaka, 18-year-old
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By Jill Dando News The World-Famous Comedy Wildlife Photo Competition is open and ready to accept entries of your funny wildlife photos and videos. It is with great excitement that for 2024, they have partnered with Nikon, one of the world's leading camera brands. A spokesperson said: “It
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You were always toad you it was good to be kind. Now selfless volunteers are putting it into practise by helping toads across the road. Teams of people are scouring the undergrowth for the camouflaged creatures who make trips of several miles once dusk falls and the weather is damp
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By Animal Correspondent, Jill Dando News Thomas the lame cockapoo, who captured the hearts of dog lovers across Cumbria, is one step closer to a pain-free future thanks to a successful Just Giving Campaign. Thomas went under the knife at Paragon Vets in Dalston on Friday for the first stage
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By Dog Correspondent, Jill Dando News You can support Yoko the amazing 5 year old Jagd Terrier who is taking on an incredible challenge for charity. On the 4th of March 2024, together with the fundraising team he will take on the climb of Pen Y Fan. Yoko has chosen
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By Animal Correspondent, Jill Dando News They have been rapidly in decline but now it seems there is a fightback by the humble hedghog. Garden sightings of the creatures up two percentage points, according to Gardeners’ World magazine readers. According to a survey by BBC Gardeners’ World Magazine, hedgehog sightings
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By Jill Dando News Edinburgh Zoo’s endangered ring-tailed lemur troop celebrated their birthdays with a special cake this week, made by the wildlife conservation charity’s keepers. Born in February and March, the Royal Zoological Society of Scotland’s (RZSS) lemur group, also known as a conspiracy, were treated
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By Jill Dando News A donkey has bounced back to health after a potentially fatal condition was treated by vets with the most unlikely remedy - 24 litres of fizzy cola drink. The miracle cola was administered by a vet in carefully controlled conditions via a tube up the donkey’
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By Jill Dando News Welcome to the house of lambs! Or, more accurately, the farm barn of lambs at Noah’s Ark Zoo Farm. Noah’s Ark, a North Somerset zoo and conservation charity, near Bristol spent the weekend receiving over a thousand name suggestions from BBC Radio 2 listeners
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By Happiness Correspondent, Jill Dando News Birds are one of the best examples of how not to worry! And with people across the world reporting worrying more than ever - maybe the humble bird can be a help. So why not cheer yourself up a bit by celebrating the billions
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By Jill Dando News The humble hedgehog is one of the most fascinating creatures on the planet - and today is the day to celebrate them. National Hedgehog Day celebrates this wonderful animal and it’s highly important - they are fast becoming extinct. Here are some fabulous facts about
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By Jill Dando News A pint-sized penguin has been rescued after it was spotted on a runway in New Zealand's capital. The bird, native to New Zealand and the smallest species of penguin in the world, was transported to a rehabilitation centre at Wellington Zoo. A pilot was
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By Jill Dando News In a joyful early celebration of spring, the popular North Somerset zoo, Noah’s Ark Zoo Farm, is delighted to announce the birth of newborn Dorset lambs, signalling the onset of lambing season. Dorset lambs, renowned for their distinctive appearance with a white woolly coat and
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By Jill Dando News As stories go, this doggy one takes the biscuit. King the dog miraculously escaped his kennel in Arizona, America before attempting to free his fellow pooches. Then after finding a snack he left a local police offer to clean up the mess. The strange series of