The blue whale is the biggest whale in the world and tourists in Quebec, Canada got a shocking up-close look at one recently in the Saint-Laurent river near Tadoussac, Quebec. They spotted the whale in the distance and everyone was thrilled. But I wonder what they thought a few seconds later, when the large whale…
This unlucky toad had tried to crawl through some discarded pond tubing and became stuck inside. Luckily, a member of the public found the trapped toad and brought it to Wildlife Aid, who in turn, took the unlucky amphibian to their volunteer veterinarian, Jono. Jono quickly came to the rescue… Watch the video to see…
Chris Hubble was looking out the window of his home in New Hampshire when he noticed something highly unusual. Someone was sitting in his hammock and that someone was a wild bear cub! The bear cub sure is making the most out of the experience. I love how the cub climbs on and off of…
It’s meal time for these bear cubs at the Orphan Bear Rehabilitation Center (OBRC) in Russia and they are hungry for their porridge. A dedicated group of people are saving the lives of these orphaned bear cubs so that they can eventually be returned to the wild. Sadly, these bear cubs were separated from their…
A woman visiting Nara Park in Nara, Japan, offers a treat to one of the park’s thousand friendly wild sika deer and in return she receives respectful bow! Nara Park is a public park located at the foot of Mount Wakakusa and is one of the oldest parks in Japan. There are over 1200 sika…
Two paddleboarders in Florida recently got a once-in-a-lifetime experience when a friendly manatee swam up to their boards and decided to hang out. Celine Chasteen and her friend were paddling in the waters in Jupiter when two manatees popped up in the waters near them. And one was very friendly. Chasteen told WPTV that the…
Camouflage is one tried and true method that animals use as a defense against predators, but this animal takes it to the next level! When people first look at the hemeroplanes triptolemus they would swear they are looking at a snake. But if you look closer, you’ll realize it’s actually a caterpillar pretending to be…
Officers respond to all kinds of interesting calls as part of their daily duties. However, Jefferson County Sheriff’s Office deputies Josh Tillman and Brian McLaughlin must have been a little bit surprised when they responded to this one! The Colorado deputies were called to a home where a black bear had apparently locked himself inside…
Firefighters with Kittitas County Fire District #7 in Washington state, were battling a wildfire in the woods when they received a friendly visitor they weren’t expecting. An elk wandered into their compound. But she didn’t behave aggressively. Instead, she began asking people for attention. “She walked into the command post area and began nudging everyone,”…
“Today while I was returning home, I witnessed this amazing act of love from a mother to her little one,” writes Rojas Montecinos Envy. She’s referring to the video she shared online after happening across a life and death battle taking place on the edge of the road. A snake had snatched a rat’s baby…
A group of boaters out for the July 4th weekend in Maryland came to the aid of a young raccoon, desperately crying for help. A smart crew member had the idea to throw a life jacket down for the animal to hold onto so they could rescue it. With the raccoon gripping the life preserver,…
Jason Galvin and his neighbors recently noticed a bald eagle dangling upside down in a tree in their Minnesota town. The raptor had gotten its talon wrapped in a piece of rope and was dangling 70 feet in the air. At first, Jason thought the bird might be dead. But when he took a closer…
While this family was walking by the local turtle pond, the two kids discovered a turtle in need of help. They were peeking down a storm drain when they spotted the amphibian stuck inside. They ran and told their parents and dad jumped into action to help the poor trapped turtle. He went home to…
Working together as a team to solve a problem is usually something we attribute only to humans. But a police officer in Missouri witnessed a family of raccoons display a beautiful feat of teamwork when they helped each other climb up a wall. Officer Chris Williams wrote, “I am a Police Officer in Camdenton Missouri…
A man was driving on the Alaska Highway when he noticed several vehicles had pulled over on the road. Thinking the semi-truck had broken down, he asked the driver if he needed help and instead discovered it was a wild bear that was in need of a helping hand. The small black bear had gotten…
Rob Kurdy and his friends were out fishing in Long Island Sound when they spotted something six miles off shore. There, in the water, was a buck, swimming in circles. The animal was shivering and barely staying afloat so they decided to save him. They used some rope to attach him to the boat and…
A resident in Wisconsin witnessed a rare sight in a yard when he spotted deer. Among the family herd were three rare albino deer! The deer were spotted in Vilas County in far north central Wisconsin, which has had a small population of white deer for decades. One out of every 20,000 deer is albino,…
A Great-Horned owl saved from the brink of death has bonded with her rescuer in a way that’s amazing to see. GiGi was rescued by Wild at Heart Rescue after she was found with a traumatic head injury, likely from being hit by a car. The Mississippi-based rescue brings in many distressed wild animals for…
Elephants are much like humans in that they are protective of their family, as the following video clearly demonstrates. Jasoprakas Debdas recently filmed a large elephant on the road near Gorumara National Park in northern West Bengal, India. The video opens with a large female elephant chasing off a man on a bicycle. But for…
Americans drink 6.3 billion gallons of beer – half of which is sold in cans. But did you know that the majority of the plastic six-pack rings that package the cans end up in the ocean and kill more than 1 million birds and 100,000 marine animals every year? A small brewery in the United…
Have you ever gotten caught with your “hand in the cookie jar”? This chipmunk has. A man notices the little guy raiding his bird feeder and asks him “What are you doing mister?”. The chipmunk’s response? He guiltily confesses right on the spot! Watch the chipmunk’s hilarious reaction in the video below and share it…
Golfer Charles Helms and his friends couldn’t believe their eyes when a giant alligator leisurely walked in front of them at the third hole at Buffalo Creek Golf Club in Florida. That’s because the alligator wasn’t just large, he was monstrous! Helms estimates the gator is around 15 to 16 feet long. To put that…
After Freddy the tortoise lost most of his shell in a devastating forest fire, veterinarians turned to new technology to help him heal. With the help of 3D designers and a local artist, Freddy was able to receive a hand-painted, 3D-printed hull custom made for him! Watch the video to see how this team of…
Two Kansas City police officers were driving in a thunderstorm across a bridge when they spotted a frightened deer trying to get across. In their dashcam footage, the deer can be seen struggling on the rain-slicked road and losing her footing. Disoriented, she slips and runs right into the concrete divider. That’s when the officers…
At first, Kathy Inman thought the big animal laying on her front porch was a dog. But when the Heber City, Utah resident took a closer look, she realized it was most definitely NOT someone’s pet. It was a large mountain lion sunning herself and taking a nap. Kathy tapped the glass, but the big…
Steve Harding normally cuts and trims trees for a living but he got an unusual call one evening from the Mountainaire Avian Rescue Society (MARS). They needed help freeing a bald eagle tangled in a kite string 40 feet up in a tree! He arrived at 6 am the next morning and got ready to…
It appears that camping in Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park in South Africa is not for the faint-hearted. Francie Lubbe discovered that recently when she was camping in the wildlife preserve in the Kalahari Desert region when she was visited by some lions who came for a drink. They began licking the water that had collected on…
Blue manakins have figured out a courtship ritual that does away with the violence usually associated with many animal mating rituals. Instead, the male birds fight it out for the female’s affections much like a dating game show. They have to form a line and “strut their stuff” in front of the female. She then…
Darrick is a caretaker at Elephant Nature Park and shares a touching friendship with Kham La, a young elephant at the sanctuary at Thailand. That’s clearly demonstrated, in the sweet clip below. Watch as he calls out “Kham-Lha” and the elephant trumpets happily in response! Soon after, the whole herd of elephants is running towards…
Dan Cole came to the rescue of two fighting bald eagles after the raptors became entangled and fell into his pond. He and his wife were watching TV when they noticed the two raptors fighting in the skies above their home. “Two eagles were fighting above my house near Kachemak Bay, Alaska,” Dan wrote on…
She just may be the world’s oldest mother. At age 80, a Giant Galapagos tortoise named Nigrita laid nine eggs that recently hatched at the Zurich Zoo. Nigrita is the zoo’s oldest resident (having arrived there in 1946) and is part of a breeding program aimed to save the endangered tortoises from extinction. Even though…
Sand dollars are one of the more fascinating creatures you can find on beaches around the world. Many of us are familiar with the white ones. They have a leaf like pattern etched on the top, sometimes are stained green with algae, and have a round hole in the centre of the bottom. But, these,…
Chloe Enright was driving home in Dunsborough, Australia, when she saw a dead kangaroo on the side of the road. But instead of continuing on, something told her she needed to go back. Call it a mother’s intuition, but it ended up saving a life… Chloe was driving her kids back home after visiting a…
It’s a girl! A critically endangered Sumatran Rhinoceros gave birth to a 45-pound calf. The mom named, Ratu, is 14-years-old and lives at a sanctuary in Indonesia. This baby is only the second born Sumatran rhino in the country in nearly 130 years. Ratu is a very good mother and moments after giving birth was…
A fox cub named Red was found unconscious on the grounds of a factory in Oldham, England when Paul “the Fox Man” McDonald was called to see if he could help save her. Paul is a fox specialist with Freshfields Animal Rescue. When he first saw Red, he knew the baby fox was hanging on…
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