Two kayakers are very lucky to be alive after a humpback whale breached right next to them and capsized their vessel. The two kayakers visiting from the UK were out on a tour in California’s Monterey Bay when the accident occurred. One of the passengers on the nearby Sanctuary Cruises Whale Watching caught the moment…
A giant 200-year-old Salamander has been found in a Chinese cave. The 4.5 foot salamander may be the world’s oldest living land creature, as experts estimate the amphibian to be over 200 years old, making it older than Johnathon the tortoise. The Chinese Salamander is a critically endangered species and is considered the world’s largest…
This is a story of a young fox that was hit by a car and left for dead on the side of the road. But the wild fox nicknamed Tammy had an amazing will to survive and she did thanks to the kindhearted people who gave their time and resources to help nurse her back…
A group of ice skaters in Sweden were on an ice-covered lake south of Stockholm when they noticed four wild boars struggling on the ice. The animals had become stranded on a small island in the middle of the lake and were trying to make their way back to the mainland because they had run…
A young woman and her mother saw a wild raven perched on their fence and cawwing for over an hour, as if trying to get their attention. They went to investigate and discovered the bird was in need of a helping hand. “A wild raven perched himself on our fence and squawked for over an…
DJ Walsh often sees a buck with his family roaming around their home in Colorado. But, recently, while out for a morning walk with his dog, Walsh saw the buck in a dire situation. The buck had fallen into the Big Thompson River and was struggling to get out of the ice. Thankfully, for the…
Despite a ban on fox hunting in Britain, there are still many hunts that go on, and still many foxes that are killed. Hunters and animal welfare activists clash on many occasions and in the case of this video, one woman risked her safety to save a fox. A group called Hunt Monitors was tracking…
It’s dinner time for Scotty the orphaned tammar wallaby. The baby wallaby is around 6 months old. His mother was hit by a car and rescued by a guide at Exceptional Kangaroo Island. At 6 months old, he is still drinking milk and in the video below he sips from a syringe. He’s starting to…
The rescued black rhinoceroses from the Care for Wild Africa Rhino Sanctuary in Mpumalanga, South Africa, have become very popular with the sanctuary’s goats. That’s because the rhinos not only help the goats reach leaves on high up tree branches, but they are a lot of fun to play and jump on, especially if you…
Gary Grayson was diving off the Isles of Scilly in England when a group of Atlantic grey seals approached them. That’s when the videographer had the most unusual interaction with the seal. The seal gets right up close to the diver, puts his flipper on the man’s hand and asks for a belly rub. Yes,…
Judy Obregon knows about rescuing animals. As founder of The Abandoned Ones “Saving Animals in Danger”, a dog rescue in Fort Worth, Texas, Judy has saved many dogs from terrible situations. However, while out driving last week, Judy stumbled across another animal in need of a rescue – a pregnant opossum. At first, she assumed…
This adorable baby elephant wants to catch the dog who is playing a game of tag with him and gives chase only to get adorably frustrated by how fast the dog is running away. I love the sounds the elephant makes as he tries to catch him! The cute elephant calf was filmed by visitors…
Sandy Seliga went on a boat tour in the Bay of Fundy in New Brunswick, Canada to go whale watching, something she had on her bucket list for a long time. I’d say she can safely cross that item off her list after she and her fellow tourists was treated to a spectacular sighting. A…
It’s not every day a house cat comes face to face with a distant cousin. But this pet cat completely loses it when a curious bobcat stops by for a visit and the two come face to face at a glass sliding door. The young bobcat came by for a sniff at the home of…
When I think of polar bears, I think of the magnificent white bears ambling across the ice and glaciers in the arctic. However, Canadian photographer Dennis Fast reveals a completely different backdrop to this iconic northern animal. Fast took these beautiful photographs of polar bears enjoying the summer and relaxing in colorful fields of fireweed…
A Mama bear and her five adorable cubs took refuge from the sweltering heat in Rockaway Township, New Jersey by taking a dip in the Basso family’s backyard pool. The family was surprised to see the bear family using their pool to take a dip. The bears had a great time using the waterslide, playing…
Louie has it in his heart to say hello to any creature that walks across his path, or swims, as what happens in this particular instance. When the dog sees a pod of dolphins swimming by, Louie runs to the shore and excitedly wags his tail and barks. swims out to greet them. The dolphins…
When I first saw this video I wondered what in earth this woman was doing in her PJs hanging off the side of the outside stairs until I realized what she was trying to do! This clip was posted with the caption “Meanwhile in Alaska…when you wake up at 5 am to a bear in…
They wanted to capture a baby dolphin on camera, and it cost her her life. Last week, a Franciscana dolphin died after beachgoers in Argentina pulled her and another dolphin from the water so that people could take photos. Images from the scene show the young dolphin being held high above the throng of eager…
It’s like a scene out of Disney’s Bambi – a fawn and a rabbit playing together – and it actually happened. Volunteers at YMCA of the Rockies filmed the adorable animals out front of the Lula W. Dorsey Museum in Estes Park, CO. The curious baby deer hops and sniffs and chases the bunny rabbit,…
There were so many orcas in the water that onlookers did not know where to look! Travelers and residents on Galiano Island in British Columbia were treated to the sight of a group of nearly 50 orcas swimming through Active Pass. The resident orcas from J and L pods included baby whales and adults breaching…
A forester had an unusual encounter with a lone wild goose while he was traveling on a country road near Edson, Alberta in Canada. The Canada Goose flew over his truck and quickly turned around to follow him. Curious about the goose’s behavior, Andre Bachman stopped and the goose landed right behind his truck. That’s…
A man on Vancouver Island, British Columbia, is feeling lucky for being inside his vehicle after he was surrounded by three wild mountain lions. Adam Nash of Comox Valley can be heard saying “This is crazy. Oh my God, oh my God,” as the three cougars approached his car and one stares him down. He…
It starts off with two birds drinking from the feeder but a few seconds later it one, two…ten and more hummingbirds arrive. It becomes a feeding frenzy! You really can hear the humming sounds the birds’ wings make. Scott Moore filmed the beautiful scene in Bigfork, Montana and says his family trying to do his…
Orangutans share a lot of characteristics with humans. They’ve been recorded reacting to human’s pregnant bellies with curiosity and a kiss and now there’s this young orange ape, whose reaction to a magic trick is priceless! Share this hilarious and sweet video with your friends and family! How do other animals respond to magic? Check…
There are only a few untamed areas left in the U.S. where wild horses roam free, but these areas are under pressure and being slowly eliminated due to industry’s demands to strip away wilderness for profit. “Strong Women, Wild Horses” introduces us to a few photographers who have dedicated themselves to documenting the lives of…
In central Kalimantan, Indonesia forests which are home to the two main populations of orangutans are on fire. The protected rainforests have fallen victim to the out-of-control fires caused by mass deforestation to make way for palm oil production. Over the past three months, thousands of fires have caused a toxic haze that has harmed…
I love learning about animals I’ve never seen before and raptors are among the most fascinating. Meet the harpy eagle. It is the largest and most powerful raptor found in the Americas. Their hatchlings are the size of turkeys and the females typically weigh between 13 and 20 pounds (6 to 9 kg). They are…
White tigers, contrary to much of the publicity that surrounds them, are not an endangered species. They are instead, the result of a mutated gene that creates their unique coat color. Although white tigers were seen in the wild in the past, when tiger populations were much higher, the white big cats now are only…
Elephants live together their entire lives. In many ways elephant mothers are more bonded to their young than humans are, because in the wild they are never apart. Tragically, however, elephants in Thailand continue to be used for tourist entertainment, which means infants are often torn away from their mothers. Mebai was separated from her…
Coast Guardsmen stationed aboard the Coast Guard Cutter Stratton were on a counter-smuggling patrol when they were informed about a suspicious object floating in a known drug transit zone in the Eastern Pacific Ocean. They found several buoys and tangled fishing line bobbing in the water, but it was what was trapped underneath that really…
Endangered species has been at the forefront of social media this past week with the death of Cecil the lion in Zimbabwe. So it was only appropriate that Cecil be highlighted in an extraordinary light show that occurred on New York’s Empire State Building this past week. It so happens that an event has been…
Things did not look good for a wild baby giraffe in Kenya after it got stranded in the Uaso Nyiro river. The animal was stuck in the middle of the river for roughly four hours according to Baba Sue, who posted photos of the rescue to Samburu Aboriginal Heritage museum forum’s Facebook page. Note: photos…
Activists from Anonymous have claimed responsibility for a cyber attack that paralyzed five Icelandic government websites last week. The group launched the attack in protest of the country’s slaughter of fin whales, a protected marine mammal. The sites, which included the prime minister’s official website and that of the environment and interior ministries, went offline…
Two circus elephants named Sita and Mia spent 50 years in captivity, living their entire lives in chains. But thanks to Wildlife SOS, the two elephants have been rescued and are experiencing their first freedom at an elephant sanctuary in India. After years of being confined to chains the two elephants’ feet were in poor…
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