Amazing News & Facts The amazing world of animals 5:40 PM Unknown Escaped crocodile in Yekaterinburg, Russia, sparks police hunt - video Video (51 sec), 29 Aug 2013: Police in Russia are on the hunt for an escaped crocodile in Yekaterinburg, the country's fourth largest city Elephant smashes into car at Kruger national park, South Africa - video Video (1min 16sec), 28 Aug 2013: Wildlife guide Johann Lombard filmed the incident and says neither the elephant or anyone in the vehicle was harmed. Decapitated copperhead snake's head bites itself - video Video (1min 22sec), 15 Aug 2013: A copperhead snake, decapitated in Huntsville, Alabama, manages to bite its own body after its head has been severed Piglets on the run elude traffic police in China - video Video (1min 06sec), 3 Aug 2013: Traffic police attempt to round up stampeding piglets on a highway in south-west China Bear-sized takeaway from Colorado restaurant - CCTV video Video (1min 03sec), 2 Aug 2013: A bear is caught on CCTV taking a large bin filled with leftovers from the Edelweiss restaurant car park in Colorado Springs Great white shark: a close encounter at Port Elizabeth, South Africa - video Video (2min 10sec), 30 Jul 2013: South African spear fisherman Eugene van Wyngaardt gets a bit too close for comfort to a great white shark at the Deep Pinnacles reef A zookeeper's view: a day in the life of Taronga Zoo through Google Glass - video Video (1min 29sec), 26 Jul 2013: Taronga zookeepers took a few pairs of Google Glasses for a test run around the iconic zoo in Sydney, Australia Snail racing championship takes place in Congham, Norfolk – video Video (1min 19sec), 23 Jul 2013: The World Snail Racing Championship takes place in Congham, Norfolk Whales almost eat divers - video Video (1min 22sec), 23 Jul 2013: Two divers had a lucky escape as they almost became dinner for a couple of humpback whales while diving off the coast of California Shark wrestled to shore by Nantucket fisherman - video Video (43 sec), 18 Jul 2013: A man wrestles a 7ft (2.1 metre) shark to shore in Nantucket, Massachusetts, after it bit onto his fishing rod Monkey swims lengths at Mumbai public pool - video Video (57 sec), 10 Jul 2013: A monkey in Mumbai takes the plunge with human bathers Whale knocks surfer unconscious at Bondi Beach - video Video (1min 09sec), 7 Jul 2013: A surfer recovers in hospital after being knocked unconscious by a 15-metre humpback whale that flicked him off his board at Sydney's Bondi Beach Panda gives birth in Taiwan after artificial insemination - video Video (1min 13sec), 7 Jul 2013: A nine-year-old giant panda from China gives birth to a healthy cub in Taiwan's Taipei Zoo Elephants take a break at restorative treatment centre in Kerala - video Video (1min 08sec), 2 Jul 2013: Captive elephants in southern India are brought to a restorative treatment centre for rest Endangered peccary babies explore new home at San Diego zoo - video Video (1min 24sec), 2 Jul 2013: Three endangered Chacoan peccary babies explore their new home at San Diego zoo Source: http://www.theguardian.com/world/series/the-amazing-world-of-animals