Watch The Big Pet Project Saturdays on RTÉ One at 5.15pm and stream it now on RTÉ Player. Check out what happened when Demi and Adam met Pumpkin the Tarantula.

Wolf spiders and tarantulas are both maligned and feared throughout the world. They are venomous, as are almost all spiders.

Some Brits are spending more on their pets than their partners at Christmas. Sophia Money-Coutts thought it was crazy… until ...

No, they aren’t exactly frightening to behold, or ugly at all, but they aren’t charismatic (though some might think them scaly, slimy, or or just plain ...

The owners of Sea Life London Aquarium have pledged to listen to "constructive ideas" about the care of their gentoo penguins ...

Spanish authorities have dismantled an unlicensed animal sanctuary in Ávila province, uncovering hundreds of exotic creatures ...

A new spider was just found in the sands of Southern California, but scientists are already worried about the long-term ...

The days of trash-talking raccoons may be coming to an end. A new study published in the journal Frontiers in Zoology found ...

In collaboration with PetSmart, researchers surveyed over 1,000 single pet owners about how their pets help them find ...

A new study shows that raccoons are physically changing to become more domestic as they continue to live near humans.

This Side Hustle Spotlight Q&A features Kyla Sternlieb, 52, of Williston, Vermont. Sterlieb is the founder of pet wellness ...

Not only is this extraordinary spider an entirely new species previously unknown to science, but it is half male and half ...