Teenager held for 40 minutes by tiger through the bars before she was released and rushed to hospital.

Incredible friendship between Amur tiger and goat cannot last, he predicts.

Major operation to safely grab then female from her favourite spot on the Kolyma River a long way from home.

Two young birds saved after taking a seriously wrong turn during migration.

Photographers enchanted by polar bear's maternal instinct as they capture these heartwarming pictures.

Big cat had preyed on domestic dogs in Russia and China, but will now be mated with older tigress Prima in Rostov.

The zoo at Seversk - a city closed to outsiders without special permits - has unveiled its latest inhabitants, several brightly striped snakes.

Persian leopard cubs rejected by their mother Alyona but they are saved by golden retriever Tessi.