Europe

Ice age mega-fauna survived till more recent times.

Yellow wels catfish caught in Netherlands.

Rat king found in Tartu, Estonia.

Did a great white shark attack a porpoise off the UK coast?

Dogs trapped by volcanic eruption are rescued by A-Team.

Singer Shakira attacked by two wild boars in Spain.

LARS THOMAS: The striped earwig Have you ever seen a striped earwig (Labidura riparia)? Would you like to? Then you need to get out and about, and find some dunes and sandy areas, if you want to find this rather magnificent beast.

Faroe islanders barbarically kill dolphins for fun then waste the bodies.

A new series from Lars Thomas who describes the more peculiar creatures that he comes across during his activities as a Naturalist and Cryptozoologist.

Rare dep sea pig faced shark found dead in Italian waters. What a strange looking fish! Thank you to Sarah Knock for this story