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A cat discovered in a shipping container by transport company Gosselin Group survived a 6,500km trip from the US city of Baltimore to Belgium's port of Antwerp, writes De Telegraa
The fire department in Jette captured a potentially dangerous turtle that had been spotted walking around the Brussels commune for weeks, writes Bruzz.
The dead body of a narwhal was discovered yesterday by walkers at a sea lock along the River Schelde near Bornem, in Antwerp province.
Visitors to the centre of Brussels on Monday were treated to a rare sight: a dromedary.
Antwerp Zoo has reported the death of Yessie, its last Siberian tiger, and the second death of a big cat this year. She had been lethargic for several days and eating little.
Planckendael’s latest addition to its elephant family, temporarily named Baby Q, has jaundice, according to a veterinary expert, the animal park has reported.
The condition of a long-awaited baby elephant born at Planckendael animal park in Mechelen on Tuesday evening is “critical”, according to the park’s spokesperson.
Belgian scientists are worried that the Asian tiger mosquito (Aedes albopictus) is gaining a foothold in the country, which could lead to the spread of dengue and yellow fever.
France and Germany and, more recently, the Netherlands have a so-called “wolf plan” in place.
