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Unbelievable - in the 21st century,in a modern European country,an animal has been burned alive - an atrocity which takes place every year in Medinaceli,Spain. The newspaper has a space for comments - PLEASE COMMENT!

A female dog is nursing a litter of kittens which were orphaned when their mother died in China.

A key nesting site for one of Africa's emblematic birds is under threat from development and pollution.

A blackbird has learnt to mimic the sound of an ambulance siren and has taken to waking families at 5am each day with the noise.

Spectators gather at the National Zoo in Washington to be a part of Giant Panda Tai Shan's third birthday celebrations. Tai Shan is the first surviving panda cub born at the National Zoo in its 119-year history.

Historically revered as an archetypal Chinese cultural symbol, the tiger's decline was accelerated by poaching for traditional Chinese medicine and "anti-pest" campaigns instigated by Chairman Mao Zedong from the 1950's, to rid the countryside

"Tiger bones and body parts -- penis, testicles, canines -- all highly valued in the illegal international market, were part of the haul. The tiger's fat was also kept in a bottle. It was a fresh kill," says B S Gurum, assistant director, WCCB,

The newly recognised frog, known as Limnonectes megastomias has only been found in three remote locations in Thailand. While similar in appearance to other members of the Limnonectes family, there are several differences that make this a new discovery.

A 375-pound black bear will not be euthanized and will instead head to a Hardee County...