Animal and Wildlife Pictures

Twelve towering pyres of elephant tusks will be set alight in the largest single destruction of ivory in history.

David Sim Apr 29, 2016

The dogs had been confined in their cages from birth and the farm is just one of thousands in the country.

David Sim Apr 27, 2016

The Harry Hedgehog Café is home to between 20-30 hedgehogs, giving customers the chance to spend time with the prickly mammals

Alex Wheeler Apr 07, 2016

Thirty years after the Chernobyl nuclear disaster, populations of some wildlife – such as wolf, elk and boar – are booming in the vast exclusion zone around the former reactor.

David Sim Apr 06, 2016

The ivory that has been secured is being held in a stock room in Nairobi, and will be torched on 30 April.

Alex Wheeler Apr 04, 2016

Giant rats have been trained to sniff out explosives in Africa, and they are now also being used in Cambodia.

David Sim Apr 01, 2016

Photographer Will Burrard-Lucas has published a new book on the places every wildlife enthusiast should visit.

David Sim Mar 29, 2016

Should you kiss on the first date? Yes – if you are a pygmy hippo.

David Sim Mar 24, 2016

Almost 22,000 dogs are heading to Birmingham to compete at Crufts 2016, the 125th anniversary of the world's biggest canine show.

David Sim Mar 10, 2016

The cute bundle of white fluff followed her mother Valeska out of their cave at the Bremerhaven Zoo.

David Sim Mar 09, 2016

IBTimes UK takes you backstage at Madison Square Garden as dogs are groomed for success.

David Sim Feb 16, 2016

Study used 2.5 million photos to assess population numbers of tropical animals, including plenty of selfies.

Matt Atherton Jan 30, 2016

Performances by exotic animals were banned by Chinese government in 2012 but the ruling had little effect.

David Sim Jan 28, 2016

Camels are dressed up for a beauty pageant before battling it out in a fight.

David Sim Jan 26, 2016

There's a new kid on the block: Fusilier Llywelyn, the Royal Welsh's new regimental goat.

David Sim Jan 22, 2016

A unique insight into the daily routine of Japanese Macaques who reside in the valleys of the Yokoyu-River during the winter months.

Alex Wheeler Jan 22, 2016

Viral pic of kangaroos mourning a female was not what it seemed as the male was 'sexually frustrated'.

Matt Atherton Jan 15, 2016

Every year, keepers at London Zoo face the challenging task of tallying up every creature from among more than 750 species.

David Sim Jan 04, 2016

Twenty-six dogs and puppies have been rescued from a South Korean dog meat farm.

David Sim Dec 15, 2015

Taronga Zoo in Sydney is celebrating the birth of a bright orange Francois' langur, one of the world's rarest monkeys.

David Sim Nov 26, 2015

Halloween costume ideas include a dog dressed as Marty McFly in the Back to Future and a doggy tribute to Sarah Jessica Parker.

David Sim Oct 27, 2015

Climate change can be good for some species but which will be the winners?

David Sim Oct 20, 2015

In their book Africa On Safari, Kym and Tonya Illman reveal how they captured their wildlife photos.

David Sim Oct 19, 2015

Bloody photo of a fight between a red fox and an Arctic fox wins this year's Wildlife Photographer of the Year.

David Sim Oct 13, 2015

Some of the apes were seized from smugglers, but most were confiscated from entertainment businesses.

David Sim Aug 27, 2015

Tim Flach's portraits show how humans attribute emotions and thoughts to animals.

David Sim Jul 22, 2015

Giant rats imported from Africa are being trained to detect unexploded landmines in Cambodia.

David Sim Jul 02, 2015

As many as 10,000 dogs, many of them stolen pets, are slaughtered for the Yulin dog meat festival.

David Sim Jun 22, 2015

Malnourished sea lion pups are getting stranded on California beaches in record numbers.

David Sim Mar 31, 2015

Meet Sparklemuffin, Skeletorus and other cute members of Australia's colourful Maratus genus.

David Sim Mar 25, 2015