Central Coast locals have sighted a blue whale, an experience so rare experts say only six others have been seen off the east coast of Australia in a century.
Passengers on a river cruise in the Northern Territory could hardly believe their eyes when six-metre crocodile, known as "Dominator", began devouring a juvenile croc within metres of their boat.
The 24 bright green baby parrots began chirping and bobbing their heads the second anyone neared the large cages that have been their homes since hatching in March.
The man allegedly stuffed an ibis in his backpack and rode a stolen bike to his unit in Sydney's eastern suburbs before decapitating the bird and hanging it up on Tuesday.
Hovering his phone over the Adelaide River in the remote Northern Territory Damian Duffy captured a sight he says "would be the last thing you would see" in the wild.
A toddler has died after a boat ferrying more than 30 villagers across the Shire River in Malawi's Nsanje district in Africa was attacked by a hippo, causing it to overturn, authorities said.
Gunter has removed venomous baby snakes from; a child's bedroom, someone's wardrobe, his own home - multiple times - a wall cavity, and as of this week, a retirement home. But that's not what worries him.
A large tree log covered in curious shell creatures is intriguing locals in New Zealand's Bay of Plenty, with debate over whether they are edible delicacies or alien-like creatures.
Greg Blackburn's boat was being tossed around by "heavy weather" in a notorious stretch of water, when something started slamming into the hull - repeatedly.
Thousands of people have signed a petition calling for a much-loved bird from Broome to be returned home after it accidentally stowed away on a cruise ship and ended up 1300km away in Bali.
Animals do come in all shapes in sizes but we're used to seeing giant elephants, giraffes and emus. But what about furry friends closer to home like giant dogs and chickens?
The emerging team wanted to pay homage to one of Tasmania's most iconic animals, but it's come up against a roadblock in the form of a major entertainment company.
Black Rhinos are critically endangered with just 8500 remaining in the wild but world-first reproductive technology has brought one more into the world.
Researchers have discovered a new kind of jellyfish that's a relation of our own tropical stingers - the box jellyfish dubbed the most venomous animal in the ocean.