Animal tales

Scaredy-cat tigers
Zoo-keepers in China say their tigers have grown so tame that they're frightened of the chickens they're supposed to eat.
14:08 Thursday 19th November 2009

Photo of 55ft snake shocks China
A photograph purporting to show a 55ft snake found in a forest in China has become an internet sensation.
11:52 Wednesday 11th November 2009

Hungry dog starts chip pan fire
A hungry dog is being blamed turning on the heat under a chip pan which set fire to his owner's kitchen - causing £6,000 damage.
11:33 Wednesday 11th November 2009

Dog 'revives' heart attack victim
A Polish man claims his pet dog revived him after he suffered a heart attack.
10:47 Tuesday 10th November 2009

Movie role for talking starling
A starling that can talk, mimic mobile phones and fly beside a vehicle at 40mph is to appear in a film.
11:40 Tuesday 3rd November 2009

Wildlife officer loses alligator in school
A US wildlife officer's decision to bring a 5ft alligator into his daughter's school for a show-and-tell backfired when it escaped.
10:27 Tuesday 3rd November 2009

Cat and dog share childcare
A dog and a cat which have recently given birth in China are taking it in turns to 'childmind' for each other.
11:40 Thursday 22nd October 2009

Tarantula grounds UK flight
British Airways cancelled a flight between Edinburgh and London after a passenger said he saw a tarantula crawling between his legs.
09:34 Wednesday 21st October 2009

Woman chooses croc over husband
An Australian woman says she divorced her husband after he asked her to choose between him and her pet crocodile.
10:28 Thursday 15th October 2009

Paralysed dog walks again
A dog who was paralysed has taken his first steps after pioneering treatment by scientists at Cambridge University.
10:10 Friday 9th October 2009

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