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Two donkeys standing in a field next to each other

AI to help tell donkeys apart at island sanctuary

University of Southampton scientists develop the pap to be used at Isle of Wight Donkey Sanctuary.

Hampshire & Isle of Wight

A man wearing a grey t-shirt and black shorts holding a snake over a black box. The snakes tail end is in the box and the head is hovering above.

Rescued exotic snakes 'nice and comfy' in care

The four pythons were rescued after they were found abandoned in North Lincolnshire.

Close up of Stumpy - a grey ring-tailed lemur with white fur details on his face and ears and amber coloured eyes

Lemur at Scottish zoo named world's oldest in captivity

A sheep looking surprised.

'Forever home' needed for 180 sheep

Hayley Hubbard, who runs a shelter for abused and neglected sheep, needs to leave her farm in July.

Kayden, holding a chicken, with a headscarf on his head and a blue and white top.

'If I'm frustrated by school, farm calms me down'

Pupils and staff at a special educational needs school say its farm helps them feel happy and safe.

Beds, Herts & Bucks

Bilbo is a large bay shire horse with white legs and a big white splash down his face. He is wearing a black leather headcollar. He is standing next to his owner Caryn Wilkinson, who is wearing a light grey shirt and jeans.

Rescuers praised for saving shire horse from ditch

Fourteen-year-old Bilbo makes a full recovery after his accident in the Norfolk countryside.

Richard Holden a man standing outside a white building. He is wearing a grey suit jacket and white shirt. He is looking directly at the camera.

MP calls for new law to license animal shelters

Richard Holden says local authorities would have more trust in places which are licensed.

Science & Environment

Speedy the tortoise sits on the grass in a garden. She has a brown and beige shell and a scaly head and legs.

Owner's shock as 'male' tortoise lays eggs

A family's 44-year-old tortoise was believed to be a boy its entire life, until she laid four eggs.

A tan dog sits on a grey, furry blanket and looks to the left. It has an injury on its left hind leg.

Injured dog found tied to bin put to sleep

The six-month-old rottweiler cross is euthanised after suffering a broken and lacerated leg.

Stoke & Staffordshire