Category: animals

600-Pound Bull Elk’s Antlers Tangled in Rope, Tree Branches—Till Rescuers Arrive With Tranquilizer Gun

A hefty bull elk was found tangled between trees near Golden High School in Golden, Colorado, when wildlife officers were called to tranquillize the elk and carry out a potentially life-threatening rescue mission. Public relations manager of Colorado Parks and Wildlife Jason Clay, 38, filmed the rescue at 8 a.m. on Jan. 11, after local…


Photographer Snaps Nearly Invisible ‘Ghost Cats’; Can You Spot the Snow Leopards Hidden in the Mountains?

Without an expertly trained eye, it may be impossible to spot the “ghost cats” hiding perfectly camouflaged in these photos. Ismail Shariff, 41, is a wildlife photographer who specializes in capturing snow leopards in their natural environment. His collection of images, shown here, taken in the Spiti region in Himachal Pradesh, India, along with his…


VIDEO: Flightless, Starving Pigeon Rescued From Parking Lot Adorably Befriends Disabled Puppies at Shelter

Herman the pigeon lost his ability to fly due to a virus, and faced starvation; but he was delivered into the hands of caring humans—where he also made a few unlikely furry, four-legged friends—at The Mia Foundation. First found in a parking lot, where he was spotted idling in the same spot for a couple…


Braving Bombs and Shellfire to Rescue Ukraine’s Animals

People for The Ethical Treatment of Animals or PETA, takes a lot of flack for promoting veganism and leather alternatives, but in the past two weeks, the international animal rights organization braved bombs and gunfire to help puppies, dogs, cats, and kittens left homeless in the wake of Russia’s further invasion of Ukraine. Petya Petrova,…


Family Dog Insists on Being Part of Newborn Baby’s First Photoshoot—And the Pictures Are Adorable

Brandon and Kelly Madsen’s first baby was Bentley. Of course, Bentley isn’t a human baby but a four-legged friend who joined their family in 2017. But he was like a child to the Washington, D.C., couple, so when their first real baby, Tyler, came along in February last year, the infant kind of stole the…


3-Year-Old Canadian Farm Boy Forms Friendship With Donkey—And Their Sweet Bond Is Too Cute

Snickers the donkey loves attention and cuddles from everyone on the farm—but from one special little person in particular. Ever since Snickers came to live with the Koppert family on their alpaca farm, the donkey took straightaway to their 3-year-old son, Gunnar. Now firm friends, donkey keeps watch over his young charge like a protective…


81-Year-Old Man Saved From Drowning in Lake After His Dog Alerts Bystanders

A wheelchair-bound 81-year-old who fell into a lake while walking his dog was in danger of drowning until his dog became his guardian angel. Barking loudly, she alerted passersby, who helped get the elderly man out from the lake in the nick of time. Florida resident Harry Smith was walking his 9-year-old beagle-hound mix, Sarah…


Artist Prodigy Starts Drawing Super-Realistic Animals From Memory at Age 2, Illustrates His Own Encyclopedia

“I always loved nature and my interests were connected with it. I believe that people who love nature also must love art.” Serbian artist prodigy Dušan Krtolica, now 19, shared this to The Epoch Times, speaking of his lifelong passion—one that has made him world-famous since childhood: drawing his amazingly realistic animals. Dušan began drawing when he was…


6-Year-Old Girl Develops a Special Bond With Mini Horse, Cares for Him in the Sweetest Way

A little girl from Norway and her sweet, caring friendship with a miniature horse is taking the internet by storm. Not only does 6-year-old Ella Laagasken play, ride, and train with her 11-year-old horse, Black, but she also takes good care of him, grooming his mane, helping with stable work, and even giving the patient…


Photographer Finds Pack of Polar Bears Huddling in Old Soviet Dwellings on Lost Arctic Island in Russia

Like pale ghosts, a pack of white polar bears haunt a dilapidated, abandoned Soviet weather station on a small island in Russia’s Arctic far east. This sleuth of spooky bears might have gone unnoticed on Kolyuchin Island had David Kokh, a 41-year-old Moscow-based photographer, not set sail on his long-awaited voyage to Wrangel Island last September. He shared…