A runaway kangaroo named Sheila shut down a stretch of highway in Alabama before state troopers and the animal’s owner captured her.

‘Is that a kangaroo?’:Runaway Sheila causes chaos on US highway

The escaped pet was spotted hopping along the road,stunning locals and snarling traffic as state troopers were forced to shut down both sides of Alabama Interstate 85.

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Emperor chicks peeking out over a mount.

Meet the people going to the ends of the earth for your viral animal videos

An early clip from this new series,narrated by Blake Lively,was viewed more than 8 million times. Here’s what it takes to get the world talking about penguins.

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Valerie shortly after being successfully captured.

A sausage dog went missing in the Aussie wilderness. 529 days later,she’s been found

The miniature dachshund named Valerie disappeared from the campsite of a NSW couple in November 2023.

  • Angus Dalton
One of the remaining koalas at Kennett River.

Shooting bushfire-affected koalas the only appropriate option,department says

Use of helicopters to euthanise injured and starving koalas in Victoria’s Budj Bim National Park has concerned a wildlife welfare group,but the government says there was little choice.

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Colossal squid caught on video in the wild for the first time.

‘Unforgettable’:Colossal squid filmed alive in deep sea for the first time

The heaviest invertebrate on the planet was discovered a century ago,but has largely remained a mystery. So much so that a team of scientists had no idea the magnitude of the footage they captured while on an expedition until days later.

  • Bronte Gossling
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Where the wild things are:The danger that can’t be tamed on K’gari

A young boy was mauled to death by dingoes in 2001. Strategies to manage the island’s native predators have shifted drastically in the years since,but millions of tourists are still at risk.

  • Courtney Kruk
Elephants huddle to protect calves during earthquake.

Incredible moment elephants spring into action to protect calves during earthquake

The highly intelligent and social animals can feel sound through their feet,with cameras catching the herd scrambling to shield their young when they became alert to a threat.

  • Julie Watson
Tracy Dods outside Katoomba Local Court on an earlier hearing date.

Tracy cared for hundreds of injured kangaroos. One case led to a criminal conviction

A former WIRES volunteer convicted of aggravated animal cruelty over her care of an injured kangaroo has vowed to appeal,saying the decision puts all wildlife carers at risk.

  • Caitlin Fitzsimmons
An ibis,derisorily known as a “bin chicken”,in inner city Redfern.

From nuisance to mascot,the true history of Sydney’s bin chicken

The much-derided white ibis wasn’t always a city-slicker. But now it calls Sydney home,a rare case of a metropolis being the saviour of a threatened species.

  • Antone Martinho-Truswell