A grandmother who receives frequent visits from a talkative horned owl thinks the owl is a sign from her late husband. The 98-year-old Ranna says that the owl stops by almost every day and sits on the balcony of her home in Phoenix, Arizona. Not only does the owl visit her he hoots whenever he…
Horses create strong bonds with their loved ones and often will go to great lengths to reunite with their family and give comfort to their loved ones. So it comes as no surprise that they experience the same happiness as humans when they see family who they’ve not seen for years. TikTok user @wranglerbum shared…
A 2-legged rescue puppy was finding it hard to find a friend until one day her family brought home Waffles, a paralyzed Great Dane. Their friendship has changed both their lives. Duke and Steph with The PAWerful Rescue explain that IHOP’s family was planning to euthanize her when they saved her. They right away knew…
Huxley had given up on life. The ram lived at a petting zoo for 10 years but had no companions. According to Uncle Neil’s Home, a farm sanctuary in Bridgeton, New Jersey, the ram was known as “the depressed ram” and he lived at the petting zoo “without shelter, friends, love, or medical care.” Photos…
It’s Adam’s 12th birthday and his mom is giving him some gifts, but what he doesn’t know is that he is about to get a gift he’s been begging for since he was three years old. In the now viral TikTok video shared by his mom, Adam is in the kitchen unwrapping some presents. Adam…
A stray dog was fiercely protecting a litter of puppies in a parking lot when Leslie Hennings spotted them. What the experienced dog rescuer in Texas didn’t realize at the time was that the dog wasn’t the mama (sadly, she had disappeared) and the puppies weren’t his. But by his actions, he had adopted them…
They were only gone a few weeks, but when their “grand pup” sees them again he gives them a greeting they won’t soon forget. In a short video being shared on social media, a dog is wit his mom at what appears to be a station of some sort. He barks in delight, bowing and…
A dog in Istanbul, Turkey is going viral after she was filmed playing with a balloon in the streets. In TikTok videos shared by @mehmetiiz34, the tan dog is playing on Istiklal Street, a popular busy street for tourists and shoppers. She’s playing with a balloon, bopping it into the air with her nose. @mehmetiiz34…
“My dog won’t quit harassing me until I play something on the piano,” says Ashton Biggs of her dog Goose. Goose is a Treeing Walker Coonhound with a love of singing. When he gets an itch to howl he’ll bark and bark excitedly until Ashton goes to the piano. And she has the videos to…
A laughing moose, tango-ing spider, a duckling crossing over a turtle brick road! These are just a few of the photos you’ll see as part of this year’s Comedy Wildlife Photo Awards. The annual competition has shared its best entries so far for 2022 and we’re sure you’ll find life is a little bit sweeter…
When mom leaves her phone attended her dogs get up to mischief. Or as Samantha Copley says, “They did me dirty.” Copley shares hilarious TikTok videos of Layla the Boxer and Luna the Aussie/Heeler mix. In one video, when the pair of dogs notice Samantha leaves her phone on the couch to go make herself…
K9 Raider not only gets to go to work with her dad, she shares donuts with him. A trained narcotics detection dog in Alpharetta, Georgia, the tiny purebred Labrador is winning hearts of dog lovers with her adorable videos with her dad Officer Phil Ritchey. Raider not only loves to play with her dad, but…
A couple out fishing on a lake in Texas, USA, recently caught something unexpected when they spotted a skunk in the middle of the lake. The skunk immediately began swimming in their direction, so they decided to give the drowning animal a helping hand. The woman shared footage of the rescue and wrote on ViralHog’s…
A large English Mastiff named Sarge may look big and tough. But he’s really a big softie at heart. Case in point? He adores kittens. His mom, TikTokker @cindy_b933 can prove it. She shared videos of Sarge following after a tiny ginger kitten. Sarge is mesmerized by the tiny ball of fluff and carefully follows…
A woman passing by a beach on a small island in British Columbia spotted an unusual beach-goer – a blonde raccoon with her family. Marian Stewart was out boating with her partner when she spotted the unusual raccoon on Saysutshun Newcastle Island. The small island is a provincial park and is located a few hundred…
An Alabama family got the fishing adventure of a lifetime after a massive spotted eagle ray jumped right into their boat. The family was participating in the state’s deep fishing rodeo recently when they got the huge surprise. An estimated 400 pounds and 7 feet long surprise! To say April Jones was scared after the…
Whether he is taking pictures of dogs, horses or cats, photographer Elke Vogelsang will be the first to tell you that taking photographs of pets isn’t really work for her. Well known for her portrait series of dogs, the German photographer recently focused her lens on cats and their range of expressions. “I love working…
Tubs is a one-year-old blue Staffordshire Terrier who lives in North Queensland, Australia. She loves nothing more than hanging out in her family’s front yard and wait for people passing by to pet her. But maybe because of the way she looks, she might intimidate some people. The result was passers-by walked past without giving…
While out on their boat, Miguel Angel Escobar and his family spotted something on shore that made them very sad. Tangled in the roots of a tree on a remote beach in Honduras, they saw a large sea turtle. The animal was lodged at an angle and wasn’t moving and they thought she was dead….
Ever tried to pick your absolute favorite photo of your beloved pet? Then you know how hard it can be to pick a winner. That’s the daunting challenge facing the judges at this year’s Animal Friends Comedy Pet Photo Awards. But they’ve made headway, presenting the finalists in the 2022 competition. There were tears of…
Ever dropped your keys in an impossible spot, like down a drain or in an elevator? It’s not fun to try and get them back and often you need help. Luh Meira found herself in a similar predicament recently, but she was unexpectedly assisted by a furry neighbor. Meira was with her 2-year-old son outside…
Dogs can get up to all kinds of mischief with outdoor swimming pools. They can sneak in when they think no one is watching. They can try and bring them into the house like Gus. And then there’s Gigi the St. Bernard, whose size just makes her do things that her owner thinks are mischievous…
Dithlong (nicknamed Ditsi) the pangolin really loves swimming and is enjoying a dip at her new home in South Africa’s Manyoni Private Game Reserve. Ditsi was rescued from poachers who had stolen her from her home in the wild. Manyoni Private Game Reserve explains that Ditsi is a Temminck’s pangolin and is being rehabilitated with…
Franklin the Bulldog loves holes in the ground. If one of his parents digs a hole in the garden for a new plant, he thinks it’s for him and takes it over. His obsession with holes came when he saw his parents, Caitlin and Grant, were busy digging a drainage ditch. When he noticed they…
While out catching lobster, these fisherman decided to demonstrate just how powerful the crusher claw of a lobster can be. Watch as the lobster grips down and cracks open a can of what looks like spaghetti-os. Lobster claws can exert a tremendous amount of pressure – 100 pounds per square inch, in fact. Researchers have…
“Never work with children or animals” actor W.C. Fields famously said. He was referring to child and animal actors stealing a scene from actors. Now meet Emmanuel the emu, who is here to reinforce that long-held Hollywood adage. Knuckle Bump Farms shared several TikTok videos that we think makes Emmanuel a star, although it does…
Emmett Blois was out river rafting when he and his friends spotted a bald eagle in trouble. They were on the Shubenacadie River in Nova Scotia when they noticed a group of bald eagles flying away because of a tidal bore but one didn’t. Instead, she got hit by a wave and couldn’t get out…
A dog at a shelter for 10 years has finally found her forever home. Jill the American Pit bull mix was found as a heartworm positive stray dog on the streets of Texas when she was just 1 year old. She was taken to Clay County Animal Shelter in Henrietta, Texas and would become one…
Fred the Labrador Retriever just can’t get enough of fostering orphaned ducklings. The 15-year-old dog is taking care of 15 orphaned ducklings after they appeared on the grounds at Mountfitchet Castle in England where he lives without their mother. It’s the third time Fred has fostered ducklings, the last times being back in 2018 when…
She was chained up for years and found in the middle of nowhere but now Mumia the rescue dog is living her best life. Her adopted mom Mintuu explains that she and her family were on holiday in Greece when they visited Takis Dog Shelter and spotted Mumia. Mintuu was instantly drawn to the senior…
Rackarkatten the cat isn’t very active indoors. She likes to sleep a lot and cuddle. But when she gets outside she’s a whole new cat and a speedy one at that. Her dad Magnus Luntrun, said that became obvious when they would leave their apartment and visit their country home on weekends. In the country,…
While out on a walk with his family, this dog took on Nature and won by stopping a tornado from forming. Actually, the swirl of sand is likely just a dust devil not a full-on tornado, but either way the curious dog manages to dissipate the sand storm. The dog is so curious about the…
It’s winter in Australia, time for platypuses to go sledding! As strange as that sounds, that’s exactly what a pair of backcountry skiers witnessed when they were out snow camping. Mark Oates and his traveling companion Jen were out on in Tasmania, Australia when they spotted the furry animal. “Pretty sure this Tasmanian platypus thought…
A woman’s attempt to rescue a chipmunk stuck inside her window went hilariously wrong. Ashley Caron of Massachusetts tried to free the tiny animal but was a little bit afraid. Actually, she was a lot scared. In the now viral video she shared of the rescue, she can be heard pleading with the rodent to…
A stray dog had given up after being chased by people throwing rocks at him. The dog wasn’t welcome in the Los Angeles neighborhood. But one woman decided to try and help him. She contacted Lisa Arturo with Big Love Animal Rescue and she and Lisa Chiarelli immediately set out to find him. After hours…
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