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Hens to be rehomed after driveway delivery drama
Twelve live chickens sealed inside cardboard boxes were found dumped on the side of a road, the RSPCA has said.
The charity said it believed the birds were ordered as part of a "starter set" by a person who wanted to keep hens.
Passenger is caught smuggling 160 exotic animals into Peru
Around 160 exotic animals including snakes, spiders and turtles were seized at a Peruvian airport.
The animals were confiscated at Jorge Chavez International Airport in Lima.
World’s oldest living land animal, Jonathan, turns 191 years old
He is believed to have been born c. 1832, based on the fact that he was fully mature (and hence at least 50 years old) when he was brought from the Seychelles to the island of St Helena in 1882.
The UK's only giant pandas all set to leave Edinburgh Zoo and head back to China
Edinburgh Zoo’s star attractions Yang Guang and Tian Tian - also known as Sunshine and Sweetie - are due to start their flight home this week.