Best animal stories of 2020
The RNZ audience loves a good animal yarn. Here is a selection of our favourites from 2020.
- 01
Cat almost steals the show during Morning Report interview
A Siamese cat named Rambo almost got a starring spot on RNZ back in June.
- 02
Parallel barking: Aotearoa's Pet Bus
Former dog breeder Karyn McLauchlan wasn't happy with the way her animals were being moved around so she came up with a solution.
- 03
Hogwart the 'ugly-cute' kunekune pig finds a new home
Hogwart was living rough until the Auckland Council picked him up and made him an internet star.
- 04
'Desexed dog' gives birth to 8 puppies
An Auckland couple who picked up a supposedly desexed dog from a Hawke's Bay pound before Christmas found themselves caring for eight puppies.
- 05
Wild horses of the Far North
Up to 2,000 horses live on restricted forested land in Northland - many more than the more-famous Kaimanawas.
- 06
Fish are way smarter than you think
Fish are surprisingly intelligent, and this has implications for animal welfare, says Australian marine biologist Culum Brown.
- 07
Great white sharks 'personality' revealed
Thanks to new research we now know more about shark's individual personalities, courtship and mating - and the possibility they can detect the female human scent.
- 08
Running with donkeys
Christopher McDougall trained a badly mistreated donkey named Sherman to walk again - eventually, they competed in an extreme mountain race.
- 09
Paekākāriki penguins make raucous flatmates
Bride and Graham Coe share their home with some unusual housemates who are smelly and a bit noisy.
- 10
Wellington celebrity cat Mittens awarded honor by mayor
Wellington's mayor has awarded the Key to the City to a celebrity inner city feline who has gathered a large following locally and attracted international attention.