Category: animals

Consumer Confidence Warning Over ‘Frankenscience’ Gene-Edited Animal Plans in England

The British government says its plan to legalise gene-editing in animals and plants for food is following the science and will help ensure food security. But critics say profits are driving what they call “frankenscience” and warn consumer confidence could be hit. The new Genetic Technology Bill, the government says, will allow the creation of…


Shark Diver Shares Tips on What to Do When a Shark Approaches You in the Water

While swimming in the ocean, you might have wondered how you’d react if you encountered a shark. This 25-year-old shark diver and PADI master free diver, who’s based in Hawaii, shares her tips and also busts some common myths. For Taylor Cunningham, 25, originally from Florida, water has played a huge role in her life;…


Pet Therapy for OC Residents Who Can’t Own Pets

Work hours, finances, allergies, or restricted living situations are common issues that prevent people who would like to adopt animals from doing so, but there are many ways to work around them and interact with animals in Orange County, California. A survey of 2,000 pet owners in the United States conducted in 2021 by The…


Pet Therapy for OC Residents Who Can’t Own Pets: Here’s How

Work hours, finances, allergies, or restricted living situations are common issues that prevent people who would like to adopt animals from doing so, but there are many ways to work around them and interact with animals in Orange County, California. A survey of 2,000 pet owners in the United States conducted in 2021 by The…


Photographer Snaps Stunning Portraits of Endangered Animals: Swimming Polar Bears, Strange Saiga, Wet Tigers, and More

British photographer Tim Flach trains his camera lens on some of the most endangered animals on Earth. Recollecting boyhood memories sketching outdoors, he attests to a bond he forged with nature by spending time in her midst, literally feeling the energy of a bee streaking through the sky as it passed in front of him…


Touching VIDEO: 12-Year-Old Girl Sees Lost, Injured Puppy in the Rain, Takes Off Her Jacket to Rescue Her

A bystander captured candid footage of an adorable rescue of a stray puppy that took place one rainy day in Blumenau, in Santa Catarina, Brazil. The clip went viral, and has been circulating online. In mid-April, 12-year-old Cibely was halfway home from school, walking in the rain with her umbrella, when she spotted a shivering puppy…


Homeless Teen Living Under Bridge Reunites With Puppy He Surrendered to Animal Shelter

A homeless teenager living under a bridge who surrendered his puppy to an animal shelter has been reunited with his beloved dog since receiving help from the community. Kris Robinson, interim director at Senatobia-Tate County Animal Shelter in Mississippi, was present when the teen gave up his dog on April 5, 2022. Seeing him approach…


Photos: German Photographer Spots Cutest Baby Squirrels Napping on Windowsill

Amateur German photographer Ludwig C. Timm snapped the most adorable images of squirrels sleeping after they moved in right outside his own home. At first, Timm and his wife noticed just a few small twigs appear outside their bathroom window. But as time went on, the little pile grew, and it became clear a furry…


The Shoebill Stork – An Ancient Relique With a Personality

If you want to be friends with this bird, you must first bow to him. (Video courtesy of Cameron Whitnall  Mark Dudley Photography  silverkm) …


Photographers Capture Life of Reindeer Herders Living on the Mongolian-Siberian Border In Amazing Photo Series

Inspired by the perseverance of the Dukha people—a community of reindeer-herding families living in harsh conditions on the Mongolian-Siberian border—two Spanish photographers traveled to this far, inhospitable land to meet and photograph the families and share their way of life with the world. Both natives of León, Spain, 52-year-old Sandra Ballesteros, a nurse by trade, and…