Thai monks can be seen splashing water on the elephants at the blessing of Mali the baby female elephant in Melbourne Zoo on Thursday (February 25) in Melbourne, Australia.
Melbourne Zoo’s popular new baby elephant has been given a name, Mali. The newborn elephant received its name after a contest was held with more then [...]
Kona, a 19-month-old male giraffe, is more than happy to strike a pose at Werribee Open Range Zoo in Melbourne, Australia today (February 23).
Kona, who is still in quarantine after arriving at the Zoo on February 16, joins his younger brother Harold who arrived on September 29, 2009.
Harold is due to join the [...]
Professional escape artist Cosentino amazed hundreds of fans in Melbourne, Australia on Wednesday (February 7) as he wriggled free from binding chains, handcuffs and three padlocked concrete blocks weighing a total of 132 pounds.
The 26-year-old artist then successfully navigated his way past 24 sharks at Melbourne Aquarium, swimming up five metres before taking his first [...]
A street performer from Australia has set a Guinness World Record by swallowing 18 swords at one time.
Chayne Hultgren, also known as “The Space Cowboy,” swallowed the swords, each just over 28 inches long, in Sydney this morning (February 8).
“It’s amazing,” he says. “I’ve been preparing for this since I was 16.”
The 31-year-old calls [...]
