A British family’s pet cat is so huge people often mistake him for a lion, and he’s still growing. Murphy the Maine Coon weighs 24.3 pounds (11 kg) and measures a whopping 3.41 feet (104 cm) from nose to tail, a whisker away from a world record. And because Murphy is only 12 months old,…
PHOTOS: Everyone Thinks This Enormous 24.3lb Cat Is a Lion, and He’s Still Growing
Connecticut Family Shocked to Find a Bear Under Their Backyard Deck but Decide Not to Bother Him
Alerted by their dog, a Connecticut family was shocked to discover a huge black bear under the deck in their backyard. But instead of disturbing the bear, they let him stay. They named him “Marty,” and even set up his own social media page. Vincent Dashukewich runs a laser engraving business with his father in…
VIDEO: Mare Who Lost Baby ‘Adopts’ Gypsy Colt Rejected by Mom—Listen to Her Adorable Reaction
What started as a tragic story Down Under ended happily when a dressage-caliber female horse “adopted” a newborn colt abandoned by its own mom. In Victoria, Australia, last November, a gorgeous Dutch warmblood named Jazzabelle (or Jazzy) bore a stillborn calf to Melbourne-based breeder Sarah Brayshaw, who was subsequently crestfallen by the ill-fated birth. Brayshaw…
VIDEO: Baby Camel Jumps for Joy Seeing Snow for the First Time, Runs to Call His Goat Friends
Albert the baby camel is only six months old and gets excited by all sorts of things. But his first sight of snow had him jumping for joy. The gorgeous moment when he emerged from his barn at a California ranch to wintery surroundings was captured on video which quickly went viral, delighting viewers around the…
The Metallic Blue and Yellow Olive-backed Sunbird Has a Secret Feature Tucked Beneath Its Wings
The male olive-backed sunbird of southeast Asia and Australia is a small beauty with a colorful feature tucked beneath its wings. His metallic blue and yellow plumage is augmented by a sudden burst of apricot when it comes time to find a mate. Meanwhile, the female olive-backed sunbird is less colorful than her male counterpart, who…
Police Find Abandoned Pup Chained Up in Freezing Cold for 3 Nights Over Christmas, Find Her Shelter
As extremely cold temperatures befell parts of the U.S. over Christmas, one abandoned canine in New Jersey suffered the storm more painfully than many of us. The Neptune Township Police Department found Coco the Rottweiler chain-tethered to a stepped railing along Fisher Avenue on the morning of December 28. After the pipes in her owners’…
VIDEO: Migrating Gray Whale Gives Birth to Calf in Front of Ecstatic California Whale Watchers
Ecstatic whale watchers off the Southern California coast were treated to a once-in-a-lifetime sight when a migrating gray whale gave birth to her calf just meters away from their boat. A cellphone and drone captured the birth and the first moments of the calf. On Jan. 2, Capt. Dave’s Dana Point Dolphin & Whale Watching Safari was…
[VIDEO] Man Reunites With ‘Dinosaur-Looking’ Shoebill Stork He First Met at 10: ‘She’s an Incredible Bird’
A shoebill stork, rescued as a young bird with injuries after Ugandan locals set fire to her habitat, made a huge impression on a visitor from the U.K., a 10-year-old boy from a family of zookeepers. Seventeen years later the pair have been reunited—and the stately stork, whose species is now critically endangered, still inspires…
Australian States Push to Scrap ‘Red Tape’ for Deer Culling
Wild deer are running rampant in Victoria and Tasmania, destroying crops and natural habitats, prompting calls to change local laws and allow the animals to be classified as pests. The Invasive Species Council is pushing for deer to be classified as pests in the states—which are the only Australian jurisdictions where deer are legally protected…
Turtle Espionage: Beach Walkers Asked to Help Discover and Protect Nests
January 13, 2023
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Metres away from the Gold Coast’s built-up tourist strips, female turtles are engaging in a secret mission under cover of night to the sand dunes where they can safely lay and bury their eggs. The journey, which happens every two to three years, sees the female turtles emerge from the ocean on warm summer nights up the…
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