“Observing his behaviours, we got suspicious as to whether Tsuyoshi was really a male.”

Zoo keepers in Japan have discovered why two polar bears they have been attempting to mate, Tsuyoshi and Kurumi, have failed to become intimate (AP).

“I’m actually more interested in seeing the animals than Escobar’s old stuff.”

A tourist comments on the fact that drug baron Pablo Escobar’s former mansion, complete with full-size fake dinosaurs, has become a zoo (Guardian).

“We will intensify our actions and punish those responsible. We won’t be intimidated.”

Brazilian environment minister Carlos Minc vows not to back down after a mob attacks environment agency offices and vehicles after a clampdown on illegal logging (Reuters).