C2C's Wildest Animal Stories of 2022

By Tim Binnall

From grave-robbing badgers and driving goldfish to ultra-aggressive hamsters and a goat with 21-inch-long ears, the weird and wondrous nature of the animal kingdom was on full display throughout 2022. Lest there be any doubt, this past year proved once again that the creatures inhabiting the planet alongside us can be just as strange and unusual as their human counterparts. Check out this collection of our wildest animal stories from 2022...

• Over a Dozen People Attacked by Wild Monkey Terrorizing Japanese City

• Pakistani Goat Sporting Enormous 21-Inch-Long Ears Becomes Sensation

• Man Uses Granddaughter as 'Weapon' to Thwart Aggressive Goose

• Dozens of Escaped Ostriches Flood Streets of Chinese City

• Gene-Editing Experiment Accidentally Creates Ultra-Aggressive Hamsters

• Bear Found High on 'Mad Honey' in Turkey

• German Town Puts Cats on Lockdown to Protect Endangered Bird Species

• Scientists Train Goldfish to Drive

• Bizarre 'Escaped Python' Hoax Leaves British Woman Fielding 'Horrible' Phone Calls

• Escaped Camel Kills Two Men in Tennessee

• Angler Needs Emergency Surgery After Fish Manages to Get Stuck Down His Throat

• Grave-Robbing Badgers Torment British Grandmother by Dumping Bones in Her Yard

• Rescued Sheep Sheared of Staggering 88 Pounds of Wool