The LIONS saved from Putin: British Army veterans extract nine lions facing starvation at a Ukrainian zoo in daring mission 

Animal rescue groups Breaking the Chains and Warriors of Wildlife travelled to the war-torn Black Sea port of Odessa on Monday in the largest ever big-cat rescue from an active war. The nine lions were facing starvation at their home in the Biopark, Odesa, where supplies of meat were running dangerously low because of the war. If Russian missiles damaged the animal enclosures, civilians would be in serious danger from the loose predators. The group travelled thousands of miles across three borders over 72 hours to carry out the rescue

Nice Moggy with his Master.

The Morrison family cat, a ginger tabby named Charlie was not as popular with some former neighbours who referred to him as a bit of a menace who was 'too extraverted' for their liking

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Frightening moment man fights for his life when rogue kangaroo chases and tackles him before he pulls out an MMA-style move - so who wins the epic battle of the species?

Astonishing footage from Ballina, NSW, shows a man sprinting away from a powerful eastern grey kangaroo before stumbling and hitting the ground. The angry marsupial then stomps on the man, who gets back on his feet desperately clutching a stick and swinging it wildly in self-defence, before pinning down the aggressive animal with an MMA-style choke-hold.

A friend of ours, many years ago took his family to an Animal Park in the outskirts of Sydney. His young son, about 4 years of age wanted to pat a kangaroo. As he approached it, it immediately grabbed him and tried to take him away. Dad jumped in and tried to grab his son. The kangaroo immediately attacked him ripping his shirt and jeans to shreds. The caretakers of the Park jumped in to rescue Dad. He had to go to hospital as his face was bleeding badly and needed Microsurgery. He was on the news that evening and the reporter asked the caretaker why would  the kangaroo attack the Dad. He said it was breeding time and that's how the males behave. They shouldn't be aloud to be near people. The Animal Park didn't even offer to pay for his medical bills or pay for new clothes. This was over 40 years ago and people never thought to take legal action, as they do today.

Muzzle your moggies! To you, he's adorable Mr Tibbles. To the 270 million small animals savaged each year by cats, he's a serial killer. Now an outspoken peer will make fur fly with his radical solution

VISCOUNT MONCKTON: Muzzling cats will not hurt them. Many dogs are muzzled when they go out and about. A cat curfew might be hard to enforce, but muzzles are a simple solution.

Channeling feline enthusiast Joe Exotic with a 90s-era mullet, a lion at a Chinese zoo now appears to be sporting the nostalgic hairstyle due to high humidity. 

The moisture in the air frizzed up Hang Hang's fringe, making his golden locks appears less Lion King and more Tiger King. 

Zookeepers said the feline licked his paws and brushed his mane to create the unusually straightened look for the style, reminiscent of tennis player Andre Agassi in the 90s.

 Lion wows zoo visitors with his 'business at the front, party at the back' hairstyle in China | Daily Mail Online      

Channeling feline enthusiast Joe Exotic with a 90s-era mullet, a lion at a Chinese zoo now appears to be sporting the nostalgic hairstyle due to high humidity

The heat shock prompted glaciers in the Himalaya, Hindu Kush and Karkoram mountain ranges to quicken their rapid melting.

Around 30 glacial lakes created by recent heat rises are now at risk of hazardous flooding.

That makes seven million people directly vulnerable, authorities said.

A UN report published in April said humanity has experienced between 350 to 500 medium or large scale disasters each year globally in the past two decades.

But the Office for Disaster Risk Reduction (UNODRR) expects to see this number increase to about 560 catastrophes a year by 2030 as climate change continues.

Hang Hang was snapped trawling around his enclosure with a fellow lion on May 29, and a caretaker said photos of the 'do attracted more visitors

5 Reasons That Cats Hiss at Each Other (and How to Stop It) | Hepper

Every cat owner has experienced a hissing cat at some point, and it can be unnerving, to say the least! Most owners accept this behavior as aggression or annoyance, but there are actually more reasons for cats hissing than you may think. Cats will certainly hiss at each other when they are annoyed or when there is a strange cat around, but it’s important to understand a few of the other reasons behind your cat’s hissing too.

If you’d like to know more about why cats hiss and what you can do to stop it, read on!

Now that's a house cat! Fascinating images showing famous LION that lived in Chelsea flat in the 1960s eating steak, drinking from the toilet and enjoying trips in a Mercedes convertible are to go on sale 

Surreal images of a lion that lived in a London flat that show him eating steak (top right), drinking from the loo (bottom right) and enjoying trips in a convertible car (left) are to go on sale. The pictures feature Christian the cub who was bought from Harrods in 1969 by Australians socialites John Rendall and Anthony 'Ace' Bourke. The famous department store used to have a pet shop that sold a variety of wild animals including rare birds, lions and even an alligator.

The family's new member.

Fur Queen and Country! Adorable dogs don Union flag bandanas, bowties and leads as they join in on Jubilee celebrations

Adorable corgis, Labradors and German shepherds were among the dogs donning Union flag regalia and joining in on the Jubilee celebrations this weekend. Revellers raised a glass to the Queen for her 70 years on the throne as they packed out pubs and bars last night - while many enjoyed a glass of Pimms and bite to eat at street parties during the day. And while many sported British-inspired clothing and accessories, it was the patriotic pooches that stole the show. Mayor of Warwick Richard Edgington posed with two handsome corgis - famously the Queen's favourite dog - outside a florist (top left). Also pictured, Labradors in a Union flag, a German shepherd in Cheshire, a King Charles Spaniel in London, and Spaniels in Devon

Can you spot the hidden Corgi?