Category: animals

VIDEO: Horse Makes Snow Angels With Her Owner ‘Like We Did as Kids,’ and See How She Enjoys It

A beautiful New Hampshire horse has been caught on camera imitating her owner by laying on the ground and rolling around to make snow angels. Sandy Hodskins, who owns West Meadow Farm in Bradford, New Hampshire, was delighted when her horse, West Wind, a 17-year-old Kiger mustang, decided to join her in playing after a…


Fun Photos: The Most Adorable Sea Slug That Looks Like a Sheep and Powers Itself Like a Plant

Most people aren’t fans of slugs until they encounter a “leaf sheep.” And this cartoonish sea slug is too cute to be real! These amazingly tiny creatures—just 0.2 to 0.4 inches long—found along the coasts of Japan, Indonesia, and the Philippines, have faces that look remarkably like cartoon sheep. They’ve also earned the nickname “leaf…


Mama Dog Runs Up to a Woman in Parking Lot and Leads Her to a Fallen Log With 16 Puppies Behind

A smart mother dog’s instinct paid off when she approached a stranger on the road, behind an Oklahoma City animal shelter. The woman was an animal rescuer and followed the friendly dog, unprepared for the sight she was about to see. Mitzi Brogdon, director of Street Dog Rescue & Recovery in Moore, Oklahoma, had just retrieved two…


Bodycam Footage Shows Mini Pony ‘Suspect’ Fleeing Police Before Getting Own Adorable Mugshot

A miniature equine “suspect” led police on a stray pony chase through a neighborhood in Tuscaloosa, Alabama, last month. The runaway horse’s owner was later found by police and the pony was identified as 4-year-old Knight, Tuscaloosa Police Department (TPD) stated on Facebook on March 28. A therapy horse farm has agreed to foster the animal…


Photographer Captures Peregrine Falcon ‘Determined’ to Keep Bald Eagle Away From Its Nest Forever

A wildlife photographer has shared a series of incredible pictures of the interaction he captured between a peregrine falcon and a bald eagle on his trip to a Maryland dam. North Carolina-based Maynard K Knapp and his wife, Alison, were at Conowingo Dam—which is famous for eagles fishing in the river just below the dam—on the Susquehanna…


Rhino, 4, Who Was Rescued as a Calf After His Mom Died Remains Very Attached to the Keepers That Have Cared for Him

When a 6-month-old black rhino lost his mother to natural causes, he became vulnerable to poachers and predators. Thanks to the determination of his rescuers, he was saved and now he has grown to form an adorable bond with his keepers. Apollo, now 4, spends his days taking long mud baths, napping beneath his favorite…


VIDEO: Couple Brings Baby Sparrow Home Just to Keep Her Alive—3 Years Later, They’re Inseparable

A couple who took a tiny, orphaned sparrow into their home to keep her alive never intended to make her part of the family. But after releasing her several times, the sparrow always came back, and today the trio shares an inseparable bond. Educator Janja Èerne, 34, and 38-year-old Aleš Zariè, who works in the…


Pilot Snaps ‘Once-in-Lifetime’ Photos of Rare Albino Humpback Whale Calf Swimming With Its Mother

A pilot flying over Costa Rica snapped a once-in-a-lifetime photo series when he spotted a rare sight from the cockpit, an albino humpback whale calf swimming with its mother. Felipe Chavez, 29, is a pilot of 11 years, flight instructor, and hobby photographer from Costa Rica. He was flying over the Pacific coastline of his home…


Can You Spot the Snow Leopard in This Himalayan Mountain Landscape Photo Within 30 Seconds?

“We learned that the mother had made a yak kill on the other side of the mountain,” Indian adventurer Ekta Marda told The Epoch Times. “So we decided to pitch a tent and try to track its movements.” The 36-year-old photographer from Mumbai was on the scout for an elusive mountain predator, known regionally as…


Aerial Photographer Captures Beautiful Sea Predators Making Abstract Fish Art Seen From the Sky

She learned to fly first before graduating to drone photography, but once Joanna Steidle, 50, got her first camera drone, the deal was done. Her life completely changed, as Steidle told The Epoch Times. She became an aerial artist specializing in marine photography and shadow plays from above while becoming a winner in a global…