Animal stories

No Means No, Little Dude!

My first pet was a bedraggled kitten that was being mistreated by a pair of vapid sisters living nearby....

Andy Thompson
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Let Sleeping Koalas Lie

It’s widely known that Australian wildlife is dangerous. In actual fact, most native Australian animals spend more time plotting your demise than eating and procreating....

Andy Thompson
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Worst first date

When I was around 14, I was feeling happy with myself having snared a date with a pretty girl I'd met....

Luke Simmons
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Elephants Never Forget

Lawrence Anthony's book "The Elephant Whisperer" describes the relationship he formed over some years with a group of traumatised elephants....

Deb Williams
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Tigers

We stopped at a café, dusty and tired. The glum waitress glared. Nearly knock-off time. She stood, unsmiling, notepad in hand, tapping her pencil. I determined to make her smile. ...

Chris Leckonby
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I'll Get a Knife

I was living on the worst street in town. I didn't like it. Horrible things would happen in my block of flats....

Andrew Towers
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