Wild animal stories were some of 2023's most memorable: Here are some of the best
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From monkey gangs dominating the streets of Thailand to Canada's historic ivory trade ban, 2023 proved a memorable one for animal news.
Janet Morris and Stephen Bidwell, from Cambridge, were sailing off the coast of Morocco when they spotted a pod of orcas. At least six of the deadly mammals started bumping the boat. (SWNS) The orca attack on the boat being sailed by Janet Morris and Stephen Bidwell continued for an hour. (SWNS) A sailor was forced to send out a call for help after his sailing boat was attacked by a group of orcas. (SWNS) Giant panda Xiao Qi Ji plays at his enclosure at the Smithsonian National Zoo in Washington, Sept. 28, 2023. (AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana, File) Giant panda Xiao Qi Ji hangs upside down from a tree in its enclosure at the Smithsonian's National Zoo on Nov. 7, 2023. (Jim Watson/AFP via Getty Images) Tian Tian left for China after living at the National Zoo for 23 years. (Chen Mengtong/China News Service via Getty Images) A troop of monkeys relax on an air-conditioning outlet on a building at The Ministry of Health Complex in New Delhi on Nov. 29, 2008. (Raveendran/AFP via Getty Images) Riley Whitelum tried to scare off monkeys that were going through his family's belongings, where they kept their phones, passports and wallets while swimming. (Sailing La Vagabonde/YouTube) A man cleans a roundabout, one of the main gathering points of the longtail macaques, on June 20, 2020. (Mladen Antonov/AFP via Getty Images) Peter Aitken is a Fox News Digital reporter with a focus on national and global news.
Here are some of the biggest animal stories from the past year that will ensure 2023 remains one to remember.
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