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Poodles abandoned in squalid home find forever homes

Poodles abandoned in squalid home find forever homes

By Ed Chatterton Multiple poodles that were among 250 rescued after being found crammed in a single squalid property have found loving new homes after making remarkable recoveries. Heartbreaking photos showing the pooches packed tightly together in a filthy home in Nottingham touched the hearts of the nation after hitting

Thousands of axolotls abandoned after Minecraft, Fortnite boom

Thousands of axolotls abandoned after Minecraft, Fortnite boom

By Ed Chatterton Thousands of axolotls are being bought as pets before being dumped after their popularity exploded due to games like Minecraft, Roblox and Fortnite, it has been warned. Rescue centers say they are seeing a worrying surge in salamanders being sold by unscrupulous breeders on social media sites

Pub goers asked to butt out after blue tits lay eggs in ashtray

Pub goers asked to butt out after blue tits lay eggs in ashtray

By Jack Fifield A pair of blue tits have sparked a flap at a pub after shacking up inside a wall-mounted ashtray. The surprise nest was discovered by the general manager of the Mulberry Tree pub and Premier Inn in Essex on Saturday, April 11, while she was emptying

Scientists discover scorpions’ sting fortified with metal

Scientists discover scorpions’ sting fortified with metal

By Stephen Beech Scorpions' fearsome sting and pincers are fortified with metal, reveals new research. Scientists have uncovered the distribution and scale of metal enrichment among the deadly arthropods' weapons for the first time. Scorpions wield some of the natural world's most formidable built-in weapons,

Newly hatched penguins weigh less than chocolate bars

Newly hatched penguins weigh less than chocolate bars

By Jack Fifield Cute photos show newly-hatched penguins — weighing less than a pack of chocolate bars. Three gentoo penguin chicks hatched at Edinburgh Zoo on Wednesday weighing around 98g at birth. They are roughly the weight of a bar of soap — or less than a standard bar of chocolate.

Rare newborn pine marten rescued from trash can

Rare newborn pine marten rescued from trash can

By Filipa Gaspar One of the UK's rarest native mammal species has been rescued from a trash can. The 2-week-old pine marten was handed in to a wildlife hospital on April 21, weighing just 105 grams. The tiny kit was found in a trash can with

Fossils reveal platypuses swam with dolphins 25 million years ago

Fossils reveal platypuses swam with dolphins 25 million years ago

By Stephen Beech Platypuses swam with dolphins 25 million years ago, reveals an "exciting" new platypus fossil find. Paleontologists made the rare discovery east of the Flinders Ranges in remote outback South Australia. They say it shows ancient platypuses with well-formed teeth munched on a varied diet