Animals

One of the more offbeat shows on as part at the Auckland Fringe is taking place at the Barista Cats cat café. Purrfectly Pawsome Catacular promises half an hour of cat focused dancing and performance… Audio

Kirsty Grant from the Wellington SPCA talks about the volunteer work animal lovers can do, from walking dogs to fostering kittens. Audio, Gallery

Lynn Freeman heads out on safari in central and north-western India, joining the hundreds of thousands of people who hope to see rare one-horned rhinos, leopards and especially tigers in the wild. Video, Audio, Gallery

Carolyn Press-McKenzie from the animal welfare organisation HUHA on what to do when your pet is playing up, how to choose the right pet for your family, and where you should get them from. Audio

India is a land of contrasts. In most parts of this vast country, you can't escape the heat, but head way up north, to Ladarkh, and you're in Himalayan territory. Audio, Gallery

Separation anxiety can be a huge issue for pets and pet owners at this time of year. What should you look out for when you're reunited? Audio

If you're on Facebook chances are you've seen a friend share a picture of themselves riding high on an elephant in Thailand or patting a tiger in India? Well that could soon be a thing of the past… Audio

Professor Mandyam (Srini) Srinivasan from the University of Queensland has recruited a high-flying team of 10 budgies and is flying them down tunnels to try to make them bump into each other. He's… Audio

Kim Hill talks to artist, writer and curator Shannon Te Ao, whose current research interests include performance and video art practices. He lectures at Whiti o Rehua School of Art, Massey University… Audio

Trained dogs are helping people with epilepsy through their seizures and could even be acting as an early warning system. Audio, Gallery