Category: animals

Shelter Puppy Comforts Terrified Sister With a Hug After Being Rescued From Filthy Pen

A pair of puppies rescued from a cramped, filthy pen by an Ohio animal shelter has gone viral. After being saved, one of the terrified puppies comforted her sister with a hug; the canine family has since been adopted into three different loving families with the help of the shelter’s transfer partner. In March 2022,…


‘A Happy Ending’: Woman Spots Wild Rabbit Hit by Car in the Middle of the Road, Stops and Saves His Life

When a woman from Nova Scotia, Canada, was driving to work and saw an injured rabbit in the middle of the road, she couldn’t bear the thought of leaving him to perish, thus she circled back. What then followed was a complicated rescue and a life saved. Jessica Dawn Fekeshazy, 30, was driving along Prospect…


Retired Military Dog Gets Forever Loving Home With Former Handler After Near-Fatal Incident

A military dog who formed an inseparable bond with one of his handlers during deployment in South Korea has been adopted by the airman after a near-death experience. The pair had a joyful reunion in New Mexico after being separated for eight months. On July 12, military working dog Akim was reunited with Senior Airman…


Guys Rescue Suffocating Raccoon From Car Cover

The raccoon got itself in a terrible situation. …


Incredible Video Shows a Bear Waking Up and Emerging From Den After Months of Hibernation

A 20-year-old rescued grizzly bear has been caught on camera emerging from his winter den. Exalted keepers at his sanctuary home in Canada captured the incredible footage and shared it on social media, where it has gone viral. Boo, a grizzly bear who was orphaned when he was only about 5 months old, has lived at Kicking…


VIDEO: Chatty Owl Visits 98-Year-Old Grandma Daily; Family Thinks It’s a Sign From Late Grandpa

When a 98-year-old woman started receiving daily visits to her balcony from an adorable chatty owl, her granddaughter couldn’t resist recording their interactions. The family believes the little bird could be a sign from their dearly departed grandpa. Shai Dunseath, a 34-year-old account manager from Arizona, lost her grandpa Bob on Feb. 3, 2020, at the…


Mini Horse Who Didn’t Have Any Friends Due to Protective Mom Forms a Special Bond With the Dogs on the Ranch

Teddy, a lonely mini horse who found it hard to befriend any other horse in the sanctuary due to his fiercely protective mother, has finally warmed up to the dogs that live on the ranch and developed a special bond with them. “At this point, when Teddy is running in the paddock with the dogs,…


‘Dog People’ Less Likely to Be Lonely in Lockdowns

Australian research has discovered that dog owners tend to have different personality traits from cat owners and that the former tended to cope better with loneliness during COVID-19 lockdowns. Researchers at James Cook University surveyed 534 lone dwellers in Australia who were dog owners, cat owners, and those without pets during the second lockdown period,…


Photos: Cheetah Hitches a Ride, Surprising Tourists With a Chance for Close-Up Shots

A cheetah decided to take some rest and hitch a ride across the Serengeti Plain of southeastern Africa, giving tourists a very up-close and personal glimpse of her majestic build. The too-close-for-comfort footage was taken by Denice Alex Massawe, the owner of Top Deck Safari. Massawe spotted the predator mother-and-daughter duo in July 2021 prowling across…


Photographer Captures Mongolia’s Herdsmen Showcasing Incredible Horse Herding Skills in Epic Winter Festival

Photographer Zay Yar Lin’s shots of Mongolian herdsmen charging across snow look as if straight out of a movie. But the pictures, taken during a traditional winter festival, represent a battle to preserve one of Earth’s sacred ways of life. Recounting a conversation he had with one of the herdsmen he met on location, Lin…