Of all the big wild cats, only cheetahs can purr. That’s because lions, tigers, jaguars, and leopards have a larynx bone is flexible, though they do make many other noises to show they’re happy, as you are about to see. Bali the Bengal tiger makes a sound called a “chuff”. When her caretaker comes by…
In this heartwarming clip from the BBC documentary nature series, Nature’s Miracle Orphans, Moyo, the rescued baby elephant, bravely overcomes his fear of swimming with help from his caretaker, Roxy Danckwerts, the founder of the Wild Is life wildlife sanctuary in Zimbabwe. When Mayo the baby elephant was a few days old he nearly drowned….
A poor tortoise got into a bit of trouble when he walked straight into the path of a herd of elephants heading for a watering hole. Being a tortoise, he couldn’t get out of the way in time, but he turned out to be incredibly lucky, as the stampeding elephants either recognized the tiny reptile’s…
Scientists have made a stunning discovery in Antarctica – they found a new “supercolony” of penguins whose species was believed to be declining over the past 40 years. Surveillance of the remote chain of rocky islands off the northern tip of the Antarctic Peninsula revealed more than ONE-AND-A-HALF MILLION Adelie penguins live there. Finding the…
A brave horse was filmed standing his ground against six Italian wolves, in a video that recently went viral. The horse shows no fear, in fact he hardly seems to notice the wolves as they hover close to him and watch him as he walks around the field. At one point, he even nonchalantly lies…
A video of a female sloth bear fighting a tiger is going viral after it was filmed in India’s Maharashtra’s Tadoba National Park during an afternoon safari. The two animals began fighting when the sloth bear was approaching a water hole with her young cub to take a drink. As soon as the tiger saw…
A resident in Alabaster, Alabama was treated to an extremely rare bird sighting when she looked at her bird feeder in her back yard. There, perched on the feeder was a blazing yellow cardinal. Cardinals are usually bright red, so this color mutation is literally a “one in a million”. The yellow cardinal is so…
People uncover all sorts of interesting things in the walls of homes they are renovating. Old newspapers, cash, and other mementos. But Mark Von Thaden of California made a memorable find of a different sort when he was renovating his pool house. Mark wanted to redo the sidings of the structure, but after he peeled…
A dog narrowly escaped a pack of hungry wolves in the snowy landscape of Abruzzo in southern Italy recently. The harrowing footage captured by local Paolo Forconi shows the golden dog off in the distance surrounded by three menacing wolves. The wolves have cornered the poor dog. He is trapped him between a barbed wire…
Jo and David Putnam were walking their new puppy along the docks in Kodiak, Alaska, when they made an unexpected friend. A friendly otter approaches and wants to play with the German Shepherd puppy and the two have the cutest interaction. Not only does the otter roll onto his belly several times much like a…
A rescued Vervet monkey who was injured has a heartwarming welcome home when he is finally free to see them again. Pearce, a 1 year old Vervet monkey, hurt his leg, but after three weeks of treatment at South Africa’s Umsizi Umkomaas Vervet Rescue Centre, Pearce was all better and it was time for him…
After arriving at Elephant Nature Park, Ploy Thong the blind elephant begins to send her low vibrations out, letting everyone know of her arrival. Watch their reactions when they meet each other for the first time, especially Faa Mai. Their trunks are outstretched and all the elephants rush over and rumbling greetings. They are all…
A man tailgating an Asiatic lion with his car got a lesson he’ll never forget. The large lion did not appreciate his annoying follower and decided to teach him a lesson in manners. The passenger and driver were visiting Gir Forest National Park and Wildlife Sanctuary in Gujarat, India, when they caught sight of a…
A sweet hug between a lowland gorilla and the man who saved her life was the people’s choice for winner of the Wildlife Photographer of the Year People’s Choice award. Photographer Jo-Anne McArthur took the touching photo in Cameroon. Pikin, the rescued gorilla, was being moved between animal sanctuaries by her caretaker, Appolinaire Ndohoudou. Pinkin…
When a sick newborn squirrel arrived at the Merrill Animal Clinic in Jacksonville, Florida, he was ice cold and barely breathing. A Good Samaritan had found the squirrel on the ground outside of their house and rushed them in to see if they could help. As luck would have it, Polly, a veterinary technician at…
A rare giraffe was saved and freed by a group of brave rescuers after metal wire was spotted wrapped around his neck. The amazing video footage shows animal rescuers in the Democratic Republic of Congo tackling the giant animal in order to remove the life-threatening wire. Neil Parsons, who led the rescue effort at the…
A trophy hunter looking to kill a lion to “complete his extensive collection” of big game animals was shot dead in South Africa. Croation Pero Jelinic, 75, was struck by a stray bullet from a fellow hunter’s rifle after he had killed one lion and was preparing his shot to kill a second. The hunter…
Kea parrots are naturally bold and curious, which can get them into all kinds of mischief. Such was the case recently, when the New Zealand Transport Agency’s Milford Alliance were scratching their heads when they kept finding their road cones in odd places. That is until they checked the surveillance footage and the answer became…
A woman driving home in Alaska had an amazing wildlife encounter when she spotted a family of lynx crossing the road in front of her. She immediately stops and takes in the sight of the large-pawed wild cats bouncing across the snow and onto the street. “Oh my gosh, in my neighborhood,” she says out…
A “talking” orca is impressing researchers and the Internet with her ability to mimic human speech, and is shedding new light on the way orcas communicate. In audio released by researchers, an orca named Wikie is heard attempting to mimic English words like “hello”, “bye bye” and “one, two, three”, as well as the name…
Elephants love to play together, but they have their friendly disagreements just like humans do. When Faa Mai the elephant was playing on Kabu’s mud hill, Kabu decides to put an end to her friend’s fun. But that doesn’t sit well with Faa Mai who decides to communicate her displeasure in hilarious fashion! “Faa Mai…
It’s not every person who can find a bird egg and nurture it until it hatches. This can be especially challenging if the eggs are tiny. When A Chick Called Albert got a call about a nest that had fallen between some garden chairs, he went to investigate. The tiny bird’s nest had gotten destroyed….
Two predators crossed paths on a snowy night and security cameras caught their unusual encounter on video. A security camera at the Cobourg Marina in Cobourg, Ontario, Canada captured this incredible footage of a giant owl and fox facing off in the middle of a snowy night. The owl swoops overhead of the fox before…
A monarch butterfly with a damaged wing got a second chance at a life thanks to a delicate operation to repair his wing. Romy McCloskey fell into raising and releasing butterflies completely by accident after she found some caterpillars on a bush on a Milkweed plant in her backyard last Autumn. “I had no idea…
He may look like a kitten, but this little cat is actually the world’s smallest feline. When you think of wild cats you usually envision large predators like tigers, lions or panthers. But as this clip from BBC’s nature documentary series, Big Cats, reveals, one of the feline predators lurking in the jungles of Sri…
Kabu the elephant has not had an easy life. She was injured a a calf, but still forced to work for the illegal logging trade despite a lame leg. Her plight came to the attention of Lek Chailert, founder of Save Elephant Foundation. Upon seeing Kabu’s condition, Lek set out to find her. The lame…
Have you ever wondered how alligators survive in the winter cold? We think about alligators living in warm, swampy waters, not in ice covered ponds. But after a bomb cyclone hit the East Coast of the United States recently, the water at one alligator habitat froze over. As result, the alligators revealed the unusual technique…
A herd of a dozen elk risked drowning and freezing to death after they fell through the ice and into frigid waters of Palisades Reservoir in Wyoming. But more than two dozen people rushed to the animals’ aid to save their lives. “I was headed into Jackson to go to work and I noticed a…
The friendly penguin just wanted to say “hello” when he hopped across the street to greet a man on the sidewalk. The Tawaki, or Fiordland Crested Penguin, waddles over the road to stand next to a man named Rodney. He seems interested in striking up a conversation and listens intently. The couple who recorded the…
Crystal Kelley was enjoying some time outside in her backyard with her dog Lily began sniffing something in the snow. When she took a closer look she saw that it was a frozen bird! Too far away from her home, Crystal carried the poor bird closer to her home so she could try and thaw…
A tiny gift shop got some unexpected holiday shoppers when a family of deer came by to check out the wares. Lori Jones, who works at Horsetooth Inn and RV Park located in Stout, Colorado, snapped some delightful photos of a wild doe browsing through the shop’s aisles. But it’s what happened a short time…
A bird that has never been seen in North America before has been spotted in a family’s back yard and is drawing crowds from all across the continent. Peter Gadd is a bird lover, but he never expected that a “mega-rarity” bird would land on his property in New Brunswick, Canada. The bird is a…
How did the orphaned river otters react to the piles of leaves they see in the park? Well, like every other child! In this adorable video from the rehabilitation center ARC for Wildlife, 7 to 9 month old otters Screamer, Chubby, Chubby Girl, Sweet Little Girl, Mean Little Girl, Slasher, and Bruce the Shark play…
A starving polar bear on its last legs was caught on new video by a conservation group that believes climate change may be to blame. The gaunt bear, barely able to walk, was such a disturbing sight that it left the crew of Sea Legacy in tears. “We stood there crying—filming with tears rolling down…
As firefighters battle the fierce wildfires scorching Southern California, one man’s act of kindness has taken the Internet by storm. An unnamed man was caught on camera risking the flames to save a wild rabbit he spotted on the side of Highway 1 in Ventura County, California. Witnesses didn’t know what the man was doing…
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