Carli and Lily were rescued from a facility in New York State that lost its license and conditions had deteriorated for the animals. The two 12-year-old tigers were taken to their new home at Safe Haven Wildlife Sanctuary in Nevada where they got to swim for the very first time! Tigers love water and it’s…
We like to think that empathy and fairness are moral traits unique to humans. But Frans de Waal shares some surprising videos of behavioral tests, on primates and other mammals, that show how many of these moral traits are ones that all of us share. Here’s an amazing excerpt of what happened when two monkeys…
A baby squirrel was saved by a family and formed a special friendship with their dog Millie. Abbey Harrison wrote: “We left the squirrel outside for about a day and when we went back he was still there. His mother never found him, or his mother was dead. We then took it upon our elves…
A technician is cleaning the large aquarium tank at the New Caledonia’s Aquarium des Lagons when a leopard shark interrupts his work for a belly rub! The shark swims over to the SCUBA diver, who gently touches it and then flips it over for some tummy tickles. It sure looks like the fish is enjoying…
Meet Shammy! The miniature horse has the dwarfism gene, which means he’ll always be tiny. At 5 months old, Shammy is just 50 pounds and 20 inches tall. What he lacks in size he makes up for in heart. His mom says he’s one in a million and behaves much like a dog. He follows…
Max Ellis doesn’t just take photos of squirrels, he takes ones of squirrels posing with tiny umbrellas on a rainy day, which makes them the cutest pictures of squirrels ever! The London photographer snapped the adorable pictures with a little bit of ingenuity and patience. He set up the tiny umbrella first by hanging it…
Dogs are constantly sniffing out things to eat. They have a knack for finding food lying on the ground or tucked away in pockets and drawers. Unfortunately, for one Wisconsin family, their dog’s curiosity ended up having dire consequences after she ate something they had no idea could kill her. While the family was out…
It’s a dog treat dog eat world out there! That’s what Tamara Morris’ dog Boots learns while he’s patiently waiting for the command to eat his treat and then his buddy Rudi comes along… Share this hilarious video with your family and friends and give them something to smile about! If you enjoyed this funny…
Dug the dog has his hands full with 200 one-day-old ducklings on his dad’s farm. The giant dog dotes on the ducklings, making sure the little ones don’t run out of their pen and lets them run over his tail and paws. Share this adorable video with your family and friends!
Witnessing a new life enter the world is always an amazing experience. In this video, a dolphin is giving birth to its baby under the watchful eye of a diver. Dolphin mothers give birth to their babies tail first so the calves do not drown. It’s remarkable to see how quickly the little one is…
Most people would be frightened if a black leopard charged straight at them, but not Juhi Agrawal. She has a special relationship with the big cat named Pardus. “Pardus is a female and I’m not scared of her at all,” Juhi writes. “To be honest, I fear a spider more than I do her, but…
Sea otters need their fur regularly groomed to keep them healthy and insulated in the cold ocean waters. They don’t have blubber like other aquatic mammals, but instead have the densest fur in the animal kingdom (from 250,000 to a million hairs per square inch!). In this adorable video a sea pup named Cayucos is…
Hamlet the miniature pig is learning how to get down the stairs and is a bit nervous about making the first steps. But with lots of encouragement from his humans and a bowl of delicious oatmeal waiting for him at the bottom, Hamlet courageously makes it down. And wait ’til you see what he does…
Bertha the rabbit lost her ability to walk after he hips collapsed this past May. Melanie James was told by her vets to put Bertha down, but not wanting to give up on her pet, James decided to try something she had seen work for dogs before. The devoted pet owner created a specially-designed wheelchair…
Teddy Bear, the talking porcupine, likes corn and other snacks, but he absolutely LOVES his pumpkin! It’s one of his favorite Fall treats and he will talk very enthusiastically about his love of the squash to anyone who will listen. Share this adorable video with your animal-loving friends!
When Benjamin the Lovebird was born, he was born differently from his siblings. He had splayed legs that made it difficult for him to walk. He was rejected by his parents but watch his heartwarming transformation with the help of his siblings and foster parents! Share this beautiful video with your friends and family!
This is so funny! Caroline Walker Evans was driving with some friends through Olympic Game Farm near Sequim, Washington when a couple of buffalo approached her car and she decided to feed one a piece of bread. What she hadn’t counted on was that buffalos have very long tongues! I much rather get a kiss…
A 32-year-old chimpanzee named Iris was being held all alone in a tiny, barren, and dark cell at a roadside zoo in Georgia. With virtually nothing to do, and no companionship, Iris often smeared her own feces on the walls of the cell and spent almost all her time huddled under a dirty blanket. But…
When this sweet Beagle thinks his little human drowning, he jumps right into the water to save her! In the video, it looks like the girl and her family are actually having a training session with the dog and the girl was not actually in any danger. But the Beagle takes his job as lifeguard…
This is a moment to put a smile on your face for the whole day. A koala joey named Harry loves it when Tami, a zookeeper at Australia’s Symbio Wildlife Park, comes over for a play date. The moment he sees her he runs over for a hug and a belly rub. The look on…
Hope For Paws received a call about a homeless Pit Bull who had been living on the streets for a while. She was freaked out when anyone would approach her. “It was raining and cold, and I knew that the only way I would be able to save her is by using the element of…
Krystof Wlodarczyk was out for his morning run with his son in the woods near their home in Konin, Poland, when they encountered a trapped Mouflon. The wild sheep had somehow gotten his large twisted horns entangled in a tree. The animal had obviously been trapped for some time because the dirt around the tree…
This wild pony was just a few days old when he was found wandering around desperately trying to find his mother in Dartmoor National Park. Named Breeze, his mom had abandoned him but luckily The Mare and Foal Sanctuary was alerted. When they arrived, Breeze collapsed in their arms from severe shock and dehydration. He…
Meet Kenny the wombat! The marsupial was rescued after a kind couple found his poor mother run over by a car and Kenny still alive inside her pouch. They drove him over 100 miles to the Australian Reptile Park sanctuary in New South Wales, Australia, where he could be looked after. The gentleman’s name was…
This story is an excellent example of how one person taking action when they see something terrible can save lives! A neighbor was concerned for the welfare of a horse and her foal, after noticing they were locked up in their stall and never let out. One day, the two horses escaped and the neighbor…
Conservationist Damian Aspinall has devoted his life reintroducing captive gorillas into the wild. He wanted to see how two gorillas named Djalta and Bimms were doing after they were released into the forest of Gabon, West Africa back in 2003. He brought his daughter, Tansy, along with him. Damien had not seen the pair for…
I didn’t know what a geep was until I saw this video. Meet Butterfly. She’s a geep that lives at a petting zoo in Arizona. Her mother is a sheep and her dad is a goat and her human family were surprised when she arrived! Butterfly shares traits from both her parents; she’s got the…
Baron the German Shepherd has learned many things throughout his short time training. At just 5-months-old he was already a great workout partner to his human, Linda. He also has learned how to help Linda when she’s thirsty, as long as she does something for him in return! Baron has lots more “super powers” thank…
Peter the elephant loves music so much he decides to join in when this man begins playing the piano. PaulBartonPiano, who posted the video, said that Peter played the blues “entirely on his own accord”. Peter lives at Elephantstay, a non-profit program at the Royal Elephant Kraal & Village in Thailand. Peter seems to crack…
This is so touching! Bentley is Corinne DiLorenzo’s 9-month-old pot-bellied pig and resident of EARTH Animal Sanctuary, a rescue that she founded. In February, Bentley fell deathly ill. He had a seizure that left him in a state of shock and was diagnosed with a rare bacterial meningitis. He was given a 10% chance to…
What starts of as a sad story of an elephant in captivity becomes one of happiness and rebirth when the baby is reunited with her mother! MeBai was just a calf when she was sold to entertain tourists in Thailand. She was used in a circus and then an elephant riding service. Having been taken…
A white-faced fawn, who was rejected by his mother because he looks different, has been adopted by some farmers in Cedar Springs, Michigan. The whitetail deer was born with a genetic defect known as Piebald. It affects less than 1 percent of the deer population but the more pronounced white and brown patterns make Piebalds more…
There’s been an unusual heat wave in Alaska for the past week and both humans and animals are doing their best to stay cool. But Candice Helm and her family decided to go an extra step to help out one distressed moose family wandering through their neighborhood. The mother moose and her twin calves were…
Powder was found abandoned in the middle of the Florida Everglades, a place where pets cannot survive very long because of the harsh conditions. The puppy was curled up on a ball and shutting down when the Broward Sheriff’s Office deputies arrived to help him. The deputies gave him food and water and the pup…
An unusually protective cat rushed to a toddler’s defence when he thought the baby was in danger. Security camera footage shows a babysitter playing with the child in the living room. They are playing with a ball when the toddler accidentally knocks her glass to the floor and starts to cry. Hearing the commotion, the…
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