Animals

13:13, 30 SEP 2025

Dog trainer lists three dog breeds 'ideal for busy people' as they sleep a lot

Canine behaviourist Will Atherton has listed three dog breeds that love a good snooze, so would be perfect pets for busy people. Here's everything you need to know

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Toddler raised with chimp left scientist parents horrified at their creation

In a chilling experiment in the early 1930s, Luella and Winthrop Niles Kellogg raised their son Donald Kellogg alongside a chimpanzee and the results were disastrous

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Man gazes out of hospital window and spots chilling omen

During an ordinary shift, a hospital worker caught sight of something outside the window that surprised him, unsettled staff, and left one patient feeling worried

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Animal lover's horror death as she's mauled by her pet bear Teddy

WARNING: DISTRESSING CONTENT Kelly Ann Walz and her husband, Michael, were known for their love of animals and had a collection of wild beasts at their home in Pennsylvania, US

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Man killed by pet black widow spider and then devoured by his 200 insects

WARNING: DISTRESSING CONTENT Mark Voegel was found dead in his apartment with his body being devoured by his pet black widow spider and other creepy crawlies he kept in his home

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Free Dublin Zoo tickets on offer next week for very special reason

Dublin Zoo is offering free entry to visitors aged 65 and over as part of Positive Ageing Week 2025, celebrating the wisdom and contributions of older generations.

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Mum's gruesome final moments as she's mauled to death by pet hybrid wolves

Sandra L Piovesan's body was discovered by her own daughter at her home in Salem Township. She had been mauled to death by her hybrid wolves

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Woman's horror death after pet camel tried to mate with her and killed her

WARNING: DISTRESSING CONTENT Pam Weaver was given a camel as a 60th birthday present by her husband Noel, but less than a year later the animal killed her after knocking her to the floor and trying to mate with her

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National Ploughing Championships LIVE updates as President Michael D Higgins gets the festival started

National Ploughing Championships

Day one of the 2025 National Ploughing Championships is underway and we'll be bringing you all the action live.

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Farmer eaten by his own pigs with only his dentures left behind

WARNING: GRAPHIC CONTENT Terry Vance Garner, 69, went to feed his animals one fateful October day in 2012, but failed to ever re-appear on his coastal farm in Oregon in the US

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Man eaten alive by 25-metre long mega-beast 'worst way to die' in history

The man dubbed OH7, was a Homo habilis, one of the oldest human species which lived in south and east Africa was killed by a mammoth crocodile

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Scientist's horrifying final moments as she's killed by leopard seal in Antarctic

WARNING: DISTRESSING CONTENT Marine biologist Kirsty Brown, 28, was attacked by a leopard seal in the Antarctic Peninsula while snorkelling

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Dublin Zoo discount code available for one last look at huge attraction

Dublin Zoo is giving visitors one final chance to experience its popular Zoorassic Trail with a limited-time online discount available.

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Irish homes hit by surprising garden rule change in September

From September, Irish homes can finally trim and maintain their garden hedges again after a months-long wildlife protection ban.

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Bereaved owners can post death notices for animals for €25 on site dubbed 'RIP.ie for pets'

Mick Hanley, an ex-Garda, said he decided to create the “online platform to share [pet] stories” after he noticed how friends “felt very isolated” after their pets died

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Horror moment killer whale clamps jaws around SeaWorld trainer and drags him underwater

The horrifying footage shows Ken Peters battling to escape from an orca called Kasatka, before eventually being dragged under the water a second time in what was a heartstopping moment

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Mum's horrifying final moments as she's killed by gigantic stingray

Judy Kay Zagorski, 57, died instantly when a 75-pound spotted eagle ray leaped out of the water and struck her in the face in a 'freak accident' in the Florida Keys

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Teen folk singer's horror final hike before being mauled to death my coyotes

Taylor Mitchell was just 19 years old and a rising folk star when she became the first ever adult to be killed in a coyote attack in 2009, but since then, no other adult has been killed in a similar incident

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Zoo forced to close after 'lunatic' mauled to death by three tigers

A zoo in Pakistan was forced to close its doors after a man was found mauled to death in a tiger enclosure. The big cats were seen playing with his shoes the next day

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Film director, 47, killed by giraffe after being headbutted on safari

Carlos Carvalho, a 47-year-old award-winning film director, was just one headbutt away from death while filming at a safari lodge in South Africa

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Harrowing moment tourist is mauled while trying to take selfie with tiger

A tourist who was attempting to pose for a photo with a tiger in Thailand was attacked by the animal and suffered minor injuries - footage of the incident has gone viral

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'One in a million' cat born with SIX legs after absorbing twin

A 'one in a million' cat born with six legs has undergone a remarkable surgery to remove her extra limbs

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Farmer's pet hippo who he treated 'like a son' mauled him to death in horror attack

Marius Els, 40, an army major, was bitten to death by the 1.2 tonne hippo he named Humphrey. He had brought Humphrey to his 400 acre farm where the animal learned to swim with humans

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Woman screams 'he's eating her' as pet chimpanzee brutally mauls friend

Travis the chimpanzee was a beloved pet - but one day he savagely attacked his owner's friend Charla Nash, leaving her with life-changing injuries and a harrowing 911 call

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