Category: animals

‘A Real-Life Lassie Story’: Loose Shepherd Dog Leads Police to Truck That Rolled Off Interstate to Save Injured Owner

Like an episode from “Lassie,” a Shiloh shepherd in New Hampshire is being hailed a hero after leading state police to the scene of an accident where a pair of motorists were badly injured and in need of rescuing. On the evening of Jan. 3, around 10 p.m., New Hampshire State Police (NHSP) Trooper Sandburg…


Mountain Climber Injured After Falling 150m—But His Dog Lays on Him to Keep Him Warm Waiting for Rescuers

And it wasn’t a Saint Bernard. Croatian rescuers are praising a dog who protected his injured owner from freezing high on a snowy mountain, keeping him warm for 13 hours in the dark until he could get medical attention. “Friendship and love between man and dog know no boundaries,” the county’s mountain rescue service wrote…


Diver Forms Amazing 2-Year Friendship With Tiny Racoon Butterfly Fish Who Recognizes Her, Swims to Say Hi

Rachel first met Sonny under the sparkling turquoise waters of French Polynesia. To say she “met” Sonny, you might think him to be a person, but Sonny is not a person at all, but a tiny, bright-yellow racoon butterfly fish, who became her “friend” over the last two years. The research diver, who’s sailed and…


Dutch Photographer Captures Adorable Ground Squirrels Delicately Sniffing Flowers in Fantasy-Like Landscapes

While we humans may fancy ourselves leading very exciting lives, spending our days scrolling through social media and texting leisurely, sometimes animals may teach us a thing or two about enjoying the simple things in life—to slow down and smell the roses as it were. Well, one animal photographer from the Netherlands is invoking this…


Sweet Cockatiel Plays a Game of Peekaboo With a Nest of His Baby Bird Brothers

A pet cockatiel that was caught on camera playing a game of “peekaboo” with a nest full of his baby brothers is proving that birds do have loving instincts. Turkish-born professional cockatiel breeder Tolga Sezdi, 27, has had 9-month-old Çapkın since the bird was born. When Çapkın grew curious about one of Sezdi’s latest broods,…


Photographer Snaps Stunning Photos of Male Purple-Rumped Sunbird Hunting Nectar From Banana Flower Petals

Indian photographer Rajkumar Lahiri, 25, from Kolkata, was on a mission to capture on camera what has been highly coveted by bird photographers in the region of West Bengal of late. Several avid avian snapping locals have managed to win, or place highly in, prestigious international bird photography competitions for capturing one peculiar yet beautiful behavior…


‘IndividuWhale’ Introduces Users to ‘Solé,’ ‘Scarlett,’ and Other Gray Whales Along The Oregon Coast

Oregon State University marine ecologist Leigh Torres has studied the gray whales along the Oregon coast for more than six years. That raises a natural question: does she have a favorite? “I like that one whale, Solé,” she told The Epoch Times. “She has a really distinct place she likes to be and foraging style.”…


Rare, Rescued Albino Jaguarundi Cub Starts Her New Life at Colombian Conservation Park

A rare albino jaguarundi cub, a type of puma native to the Americas, was rescued in Colombia by emergency services. After receiving treatment from veterinarians, she was taken to a conservation park to live out her days safe from the threat of predators. The cub, a rare white-haired, red-eyed female, was found in the Aburra…


Video Captures Moment Bear Cub Siblings Reunite After Surviving Wildfire—And Now They Can’t Stop Hugging Each Other

A pair of baby black bear siblings were reunited after being separated from their mother and surviving the Twenty-Five Mile Wildfire, which raged through the state park in Washington over the summer. Chelan County locals Dave and Karen Case, who live on a remote 50-acre property surrounded by state forest land, first witnessed the pair,…


Kangaroo Rescued After Mysteriously Getting Stranded on a Sloped Roof in Australia

When a kangaroo became stranded on the sloped roof of a home in Queensland, Australia, residents had no idea how it got there or how to help it return down. However, the community came together to get the marsupial off the roof, but the mystery of its appearance remains unsolved. Paula Boon, co-manager of Mount Isa-based animal…