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Evil brown bear tore through funeral of its first victim and killed mourners
Bears
In a snowy, iced over landscape a struggling village was ripped apart by a starving bear which learned attacking humans had no consequences.
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Tiger shot dead after mauling keeper, 72, in horror escape in Germany
Animals
The tiger, believed to belong to well-known trainer Carmen Zander, injured a 72-year-old man and escaped its enclosure
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Farm family terrorised by 'unknown beasts' who left claw marks in walls of their home
Animals
The family were living in a remote farmhouse in Maine when they were terrorised by a pack of wolves - the animals scratched their claws into the walls of the house during the attack
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Two rare 'doomsday fish' wash up on beach and the sighting is causing panic
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Two deep-sea creatures, known famously as 'doomsday fish', recently washed up on a Mexican beach - and everyone is having a meltdown at the extraordinarily rare sighting.
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Agonising death of Rainbow the pony in horror accident on the set of The Hobbit
Animals
Up to 27 animals including miniature pony Rainbow died on a New Zealand farm where livestock were kept during the making of The Hobbit trilogy, wranglers alleged, with the production company acknowledging two horse deaths were avoidable
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Anti-whaling activist Paul Watson arrested on Japan's orders days after leaving Dublin
Biodiversity
In an exclusive interview with the Irish Mirror, he said he would do everything in his power to frustrate Japan's new monster whaling ship
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Rapper Digga D accused of animal abuse after playing with orangutan 'trapped' in car
Animals
The animal named George appears to be distressed as Digga D can be seen shouting at him. The ex-con, big in the drill rap scene that glorifies murder and guns, is believed to have bought the ape online
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Turtle found washed up in Ireland flown to new home in Spain
Rare animals
Julius Caesar, a loggerhead turtle, is believed to have been taken by a current in 2019 and swept away from warm waters, leaving him cold and alone far from home in Donegal
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'Floating couch' secured for Wally the walrus as people urged not to go near 800kg animal
Rare animals
Wally has been spotted in Crookhaven in Cork relaxing on a small pleasure craft
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Wally the walrus ignores lilo for speedboat as locals spot him in Cork
Cork
He's a bit fancy, it seems
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Life In Ireland: 15 facts about the wild and deadly creatures that once ruled the island
Ireland
Dinosaurs in Jurassic Co Antrim, woolly mammoths in Waterford and a forested land where animals could go from coast to coast without touching the ground is explored in a new book
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Footage shows 'Wally the walrus' on Valentia Island, Kerry, in rare sighting on Irish shores
Kerry
The arctic walrus is believed to have floated here while sleeping on an iceberg
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Rare white crow spotted in Donegal
Rare animals
Niall Hatch of Birdwatch Ireland said the find is 'very, very rare'
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Breathtaking footage shows killer whales swimming through Strangford Lough in Co Down
Whales
The protected species were visible to crowds onshore
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Rare spider-like crab with six feet leg span caught in Ireland
Rare animals
The monster crab was hauled on board a boat off the coast of Kerry
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Beyonce horsefly, Kate Winslet beetle and other animals named after celebrities
Beyonce
From Beyonce to Freddie Mercury, we we take a look at the celebs who have been named after species
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Eurasian Curlew in danger of being wiped out as just 136 birds left in Ireland
Wildlife
“We had so many thousands and now we are on the brink of extinction"
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David Attenborough warns: 'Humans are putting entire species of animals at risk like never before'
David Attenborough
EXCLUSIVE: Nature expert's new show Dynasties — with an environmental message — follows five species being driven out of existence
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Dublin Zoo announces birth of adorable baby giraffe
Dublin Zoo
The newborn giraffe calf stands at over 6ft tall and weighs an estimated 40kg
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Corncrake faces extinction in Ireland despite government bid to save rare bird
Wildlife
Since 2012, the State has spent over €2.4m in various initiatives to save the corncrake
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'World's biggest' chicken is so gigantic some terrified viewers claim it must be a man in a costume
Rare animals
Some viewers said the chicken looked more like a fully-grown man wearing a fancy dress costume as one says: "That ain't no chicken, that's a god damn velociraptor"
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Bizarre 'death dance' video of wild turkeys circling dead cat has experts stumped
Viral
Posted to Twitter, the strange clip shows the birds walking in an almost perfect circle around the deceased animal
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Rare shark normally found in the tropics discovered on UK coastline for first time ever
Sharks
The Crocodile Shark was discovered on a beach at Hope Cove near Plymouth, Devon and reported to experts at the National Marine Aquarium
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Mutant hairless piglet born with 'elephant's trunk' on its face will be used for scientific research
Rare animals
The pig - which was one of 20 in a litter - died after just 24 hours but the mutation has baffled farmer who has never seen anything like it before
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