Meet Erik the Irish draught horse I rode on my 70th birthday recently! I didn’t want a conventional party so opted for eight of us to go pony-trekking, then for a delicious lunch at a local farm that

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Keepers at the Chimfunshi Wildlife Orphanage in Zambia have noticed a fashion trend spreading among groups of chimpanzees living there – sticking strands of grass in their ears or rectums, and just le

Let’s start with the numbers. There are about 13.5 million tame wolves (we call them pet dogs), 12.5 million cats, one million rabbits, 700,000 tortoises and turtles, 700,000 guinea pigs, 600,000 hams

Our round-up of the funny, fascinating and unusual stories this fortnight

My son’s lovely puppy, Ivy, went to the groomers for her little trim and pamper. When she came home, she had a lovely poppy attached to her collar! Sandra Sharman, Sibsey This is my lovely Tabs. He ca