This reunion story is a delight. Gerda Cole got the best and most unexpected 98th birthday present. She got to meet her daughter, Sonya Grist, for the firs time in 80 years. The family reunion was a surprise to everyone and is thanks to the persistence of Stephen Grist, son to Sonya and grandson to…
“She started a chain of events in our lives that we never expected.” That’s what happened when a couple adopted Pipsqueak, thinking they would be temporary fosters to the little puppy mill rescue dog. Pipsqueak weighs a mere 1.8 pounds. When she was first rescued, she was expected to live only another 6 months because…
This new mother ferret really wants to show her caregiver her newborn kits! In the sweet video, she insists her human come take a look at her babies in their nest/den. She jumps out of the small box where her babies are sleeping to drag the man’s hand back using her teeth! The mama is…
After Beau, a lamb living on Olivia Jane Akers’ farm was rejected by her mother, a surrogate mother stepped forward right away. That mother was Max the dog. “It was love at first sight,” Olivia Jane Akers said on her TikTok video of her dog’s reaction. “That was HER baby.” In the clips Olivia shared…
A cat who presented her newborn kittens to her human mom wasn’t expecting the reaction she got. The proud mama brought her kittens to the bed where her mom was sleeping and placed them gently about the woman’s head. One by one she brings the babies over to what she probably considers the safest and…
A family’s attempt at filming a dance challenge video on TikTok was hilariously hijacked by their dog. Marti Valenzuela, her brother Nicolas, younger sister (“Boom Boom”) and another family member choreographed a fun dance number to “My Name Is” by D Billions. But while attempting to film the dance routine, their dog decided to interrupt…
When Jon Mancinetti began his road trip with his dog Smokey he would stop by local shelters and showcase local dogs that needed to be adopted. As he was about to leave a Memphis shelter, a volunteer stopped him and told him there was one sweet pittie he should meet, but he should know the…
A woman wanting to say thank you to a foster family who took care of her 30 years ago posted a request on a Facebook Group that she thought was a “long shot.” Instead, she received an outpouring of kindness and found the family within days. Jessica Cressey posted on Revelstoke Community, a mountain town…
A man in Thailand has invented a small, foldable shelter made out of recycled billboards to help stray dogs. Ajarn Yossaphon Chanthongjeen came up with the solution while at university studying for his doctorate and working with a local animal charity. He noticed the many street dogs in his community of Pak Kret, a suburb…
When a tourist sits in Wendy the sea lion’s favorite poolside chair, she has something to say about that. A couple honeymooning in the Galápagos Islands shared the cute video that shows a sea lion coming ashore at a beachside hotel, climbing up some stairs and then diving into the swimming pool before emerging at…
A month after Biss and Olee’s family adopted them they noticed Olee, a 5-pound duck, following Biss around. Biss is a 153-pound Newfoundland dog. Olee quickly became Biss’ little shadow, following him everywhere. The mallard waits by Biss’ window for Biss to come outside and when he does he flaps his wings in happiness and…
If you’ve been feeling a bit blue this Spring, watching this unusual goose parade is sure to cheer you up. The well-behaved geese are known as “Gänsekapelle” and appear to be an annual attraction at the Open Flair festival in the German town of Eschwege. The group of geese march through the city accompanied by…
A couple rescued a huge injured owl that got trapped inside their chicken coop at their Wisconsin home. They couldn’t help but be both fascinated and a bit frightened of the bird, which comes through in the funny and fun video Angela Bartkus took during their rescue attempt. Angela often describes her husband as her…
When the husband of Joshua’s boss found a Labrador Retriever freezing in a pile of leaves he brought the dog to a no-kill shelter. He right away contacted Joshua and told him “You gotta go get this dog” and Joshua did. He found her huddled in the corner of the kennel with her back turned…
Hannah Stonjeck’s grandmother has had a sandstone rock in her possession for 45 years and always wondered if there was a fossil inside. Here’s the moment she finally breaks it open…fingers crossed! It takes some time and patience as she taps along the surface to loosen whatever might be inside. But grandma gets help (and…
When Luna the Tawny Owl’s three eggs failed to hatch this Spring, fate intervened to give her two orphaned owlets to look after. Robert E Fuller is an artist who lives in North Yorkshire. He has created homes in his garden for badgers, weasels, stoats, owls, and kestrels and uses wildlife cameras hidden in their…
Lexi has a very important job to do…keep the squirrels out of her family’s yard. But Lexi has a very distinctive way of doing it! She jumps up a tall fence parkour style! Her dad, Matt, says she has her own path in the backyard to scope out the entire yard and make sure there…
Australian photographer Tobias Baumgaertner recently shared heartwarming pictures of two windowed penguins enjoying a scenic view together. The penguins are seen hugging and comforting one another while looking out towards Melbourne’s nighttime skyline. Baumgaertner posted the sweet images to Instagram at the height of the coronavirus pandemic, writing: “During times like this, the truly lucky…
Rose lived in a neglected home where she was being kept in a crate for days at a time and wasn’t getting any attention or care. Maddy learned of Rose’s living conditions from a friend who told her about their roommate’s dog, Rose. Maddy advised her friend to tell the man to “shape up or…
No one knows what was going through the mind of a wild buffalo when he picked a fight with a rhinoceros but the resulting encounter stunned onlookers. Braden Colling, a safari tour guide, was coming towards the end of a tour in Kariega Game Reserve, South Africa, when he spotted a herd of buffalo acting…
A dolphin that got stuck in the mud of a river bank called for help and a heroic builder answered. Leon De Sola Pinto had turned up to his building site on the banks of the Helford River in Cornwall when he heard a clicking and whistling coming from the water. He went down to…
Andy Thorn is the banjo player in the band Leftover Salmon and when he recently finished a summer tour he went home and played music for a wild fox in Boulder Heights. There, in the hills, with a beautiful sunset in the background, the fox dropped by to listen to him play. Thorn wrote of…
Loki thought he was shopping at PetSmart with his human, but instead he got a sweet surprise. A family member he hadn’t seen in three months was waiting for him in the toy aisle to see if he would notice her and “sniff, sniff” he did! Just look at that tail go! If you have…
Shiner is a four-year-old horse who will give you a sympathetic shoulder to cry on when you need it. His human, Shania, certainly needed some comfort recently and the Chestnut horse was there to help. In the sweet clip, Shania is crying and Shiner nudges her over for a hug. Shania wrote, “I was in…
Climate change is changing all aspects of the natural world and the ecosystems being most rapidly affected are our world’s oceans and fresh waters. They are warming and acidifying at an alarming rate, putting animal life under serious threat. Salt-water and fresh-water animals are being increasingly impacted by overfishing, discarded netting and plastic pollution and…
A cute video clip of two dogs reacting to the prospect of a getting treat is going viral for their contrasting expressions. The meme-worthy TikTok video is captioned, “The big one wants it, but the small one needs it.” In the clip, a large beige dog is sitting by an open fridge looking up at…
Darn it, bears! When Rose Waldron recently looked into her backyard in her home in Coquitlam, British Columbia she spotted two bears on her trampoline. The two young bears began to play and tussle as Rose and her family watched on. While filming, Rose added funny commentary to the two sparring bears. ““Yah, so much…
A sheepdog home alone got straight to work! Doc, a 14-month-old Border Collie who lives and works on a cattle and sheep farm in Dandridge, TN, got loose one morning and went “straight to work.” Dante’s family writes, “He went down to the sheep pasture and herded the sheep out of their field, around the…
A Canadian man helped rescue raccoon that got stuck in his garbage can with the aid of a hockey stick. The funny thing is the raccoon understood exactly what to do. “Using the stick, I stuck it into the can and its little hands reached up to grab it, resulting in a successful rescue.” If…
For the first few weeks Max was so sick all he wanted to do was sleep. So his foster parents Kim and Josh, just left him alone to rest. When Max was feeling more energetic, hey began to help him heal his body and spirit with the help of their dogs. Then he had to…
Typically, beagles and bunnies would not be friends. But Chloe is a “broken” beagle in the best way. She loves her “sister” bunny Rue. Their mom, Megan Cottone, says it took a minute for Chloe to realize Rue didn’t play chase like other dogs. Then she started to bring Rue her toys. Still, the confusion….
A young boy’s wish for a Pug finally came true after waiting for years. Peton’s family surprised him with the puppy on their doorstep when he came home from school, pretending it was a wild rabbit rescue (Peyton has rescued animals in the past). Mom writes: “Our son, Peyton, has wanted a pug for the…
Genevieve McKechnie’s family found a fox kit doing poorly in their backyard. Gen’s 5-year-old daughter had found him stuck in between their fence and let her know he needed help. They named the baby animal Foxee. They called around to wildlife rescues right away, but they were told they couldn’t help them because of the…
Emily Marzulla couldn’t figure out why she received a notification on her phone signalling that there was movement in her son’s crib. After all, 9-month-old Atlas wasn’t napping. But when she took a look at the screen, she was surprised to see Atlas’ bed had a squatter – Mr. Pickles the cat. The 5-year-old Persian…
A little brother is overcome with emotion when he gets to meet his new baby sister for the first time! Alison Retelle had her camera ready to film her son’s reaction to getting to hold the newborn, and his reaction had us shedding a tear or two. Future besties. 🤍 pic.twitter.com/2MCNFF8uIp — Daily Smile (@dailysmile)…
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