Animals/Pets news & information for Barcelona

WHALES have made themselves at home off the coast of Catalunya – a total of 222 have been spotted this spring alone, nearly double the number seen in the sea-mammal 'feeding zones' identified by...

FIVE rorqual whales spotted off the Costa Garraf shows these giant mammals have started their migration early this year.

A WALLABY hopping around the streets may be nothing to write home about in parts of Australia, but it isn't generally something you'd expect to see in a village in the province of Barcelona.

AN ENDANGERED species of giraffe has been born at Barcelona zoo – 10-year-old Nuru, from Emmen zoo in The Netherlands, gave birth this month and mother and baby are both doing well.

RESIDENTS in the Barcelona-province town of Sant Cugat del Vallès did a double take yesterday (Wednesday) evening when they saw an emu rush past them down the street.

Civil Guard agents from Spain's Nature Protection Service (SEPRONA) have seized a stuffed African lion in Castelldefels (Barcelona) which was up for sale on a second-hand website for almost 6000€.

SCIENTISTS using drones have captured close-up images of a blue-fin whale breast-feeding her baby off the coast of Catalunya.