When Tsar and Jamil were just cubs they were taken from their mother and sold to an ostrich farm in Ukraine. There they were maltreated and used as a “tourist attraction.” There they stayed for years until under pressure from Ukraine animal welfare groups, the brothers were handed over to an animal welfare centre in…
A story of a missing husky discovered to be playing with a group of bears in Russia after his owner deployed a drone to find him is making the rounds on social media. The footage is quite remarkable, showing a dog running beside and bounding up to three bears as they make their way through…
A driver in Ogre, Latvia slowed down to let two wild animals cross the road and witnessed a kindness they weren’t expecting. A hooded crow is seen trailing behind a hedgehog as it makes its way across the street. But the hedgehog seems to be moving slowly and freezing in place so the crow pokes…
Patrons at a Canadian public library can check out bees along with their books in a unique loaning program that’s catching people’s attention. The West Vancouver Memorial Library in British Columbia lets people take home a mason bee that comes with a bee “bungalow.” People then take care of the bees throughout the year. The…
Tourists on safari in the Pilanesberg Game Reserve got a very close encounter with a bull elephant after he charged their safari truck and almost flipped it over! A tourist standing safely behind a gate and not in the truck filmed the shocking moment. It shows the elephant lifting the truck with its tusks –…
A wild crow named Russell waits every day for his favorite person to get home from school. That person? A toddler named Otto. The two are best friends. They watch TV together, go on walks together and play together. Russell Crow grew up with Otto after he was found on “death’s door” by Otto’s father….
Many dog owners would panic at the sight of a wild fox sneaking behind their dog, but this fox turned out to be friendly rather than cunning. In the video, which looks like it was filmed in the UK, a fox follows behind a little white dog out for a walk with his owner. The…
Poe is a raven who arrived at the American Eagle Foundation after he injured his wing. Unfortunately, the wing didn’t heal well so he now calls the rescue in Pigeon Forge, Tennessee his home. When Ashley, one of his caretakers, comes to say hello, Poe makes the most amazing sounds. She says that the raven…
What started off as just a bird carrying a piece of bread turned into an unusual wildlife encounter for a couple picnicking in a park. A Striated heron decided to make catching fish easier for itself by using a piece of bread to try and lure fish over. Unfortunately for the heron, another bird almost…
Every year, the Comedy Wildlife Photo Awards Competition accepts entries from photographers around the globe. And every year, the photos make millions of people laugh and smile. With this year’s competition now open for entries, they shared some previously unseen photos from last year’s competition and they’re adorable. There’s a pair of grizzly bears sharing…
The Richmond Wildlife Center in Virginia takes their role in rehabilitating wildlife very seriously. So seriously in fact, that they will dress up as the animals they are caring for so as to minimize human exposure. Recently, they shared a video of such an occasion when they fed an orphaned fox kit. They explained, “It’s…
SomBoon the elephant is about 87 years old and for over 80 of those years she was a working elephant. She was stolen from the jungle when a baby and worked as a logging elephant before street begging with her owner and then 40 years used for elephant rides for tourists. She would work 10…
Tammy Jordan was looking out her dining room window from her home when she spotted a “life-altering moment.” She noticed animal movement on the top of a cedar tree outside her home in Chilliwack, British Columbia and thought it might have been a raccoon so she grabbed binoculars but then she noticed it was a…
An emotive photograph showing a freediver examining the aftermath of whaling taken by Alex Dawson from Sweden has taken top prize in the Underwater Photographer of the Year 2024 awards. Dawson’s photograph ‘Whale Bones’ won over 6500 underwater pictures entered by underwater photographers from around the world. “Whale Bones was photographed in the toughest conditions,”…
A man out skiing with his friends encountered a rarely-seen creature hiding deep in the snow. Instgrammer @kerwynjones2 posted the video of a stoat (otherwise known as an ermine) and wrote, “Watch closely….This little creature, known as a stoat or ermine, is rarely ever seen in the wild. It changes its fur color from winter…
A baby albino elephant who got caught in a snare for 4 to 5 days thankfully survived and has been welcomed into a loving herd. Adine Roode, founder of Hoedspruit Elephant Rehabilitation & Development (HERD), said Khanyisa, the pink elephant with blue eyes, was near death when they received an emergency call. They brought Khanyisa…
A Good Samaritan spotted what he thought was a dog in trouble. The animal had a plastic bucket stuck on his head and he was floating on the debris of a flooded river in California. The San Diego Humane Society arrived to help the poor dog but they didn’t have a way to reach him….
A rhino got stuck in a waterhole near a pride of lions resulting in hours of chaos. “A passing herd of elephants was alerted to the scene, giving the rhino a lifeline,” Latest Sightings shared on YouTube. Latest Sightings provided more details of the video that Kim Hathway provided. She was witness to the dramatic…
Born in a circus in Serbia, Napa spent 12 years in captivity before he was finally freed. Even after the circus ended Napa was stuck in a cage for 8 years because the owners refused to give him up. Ulrike Wuestner with Four Paws International explains that they were finally able to free Napa with…
Retired postman Rodney Holbrook observed something curious going on in his shed. During the day he’d leave things out on his workbench but when he came in the morning his things had been mysteriously put away. What was going on? “At first I noticed that some food that I was putting out for the birds…
Never in a million years did Caolaidhe Keelor think that she would befriend a wild crow and that crow would befriend her cat and dog. Keelor, who is a wildlife educator and bird of prey enthusiast in Canada, was out for a walk with her rescued Border Collie, Sam, when they found a fledgling crow….
A gorilla looking to enjoy a dip in the water ended up having a very human reaction when he discovered the water was cold. Every New Year thousands of people plunge into the icy water for a “polar bear swim.” This gorilla unintentionally experienced one and it was caught on video. Itombwe – Congo Wildlife…
Buzz and Armstrong lived 20 years together but separated by the cages they were kept in 24/7 at a bile farm in Vietnam. The two moon bears were never able to touch or share each other’s company and so they remained until they were recently saved by Animals Asia. After Animal Asia rescued the bears,…
Teddy the porcupine is celebrating the New Year by enjoying his favorite treat – corn on the cob. It looks like he’s indulged in “too much corn” as he knocks over the bubbly…and his glass. Teddy constantly entertains with his nibbles adventures. His caregiver Allison Blankenship has shared many videos and writes, “Whoever said not…
A moose in Kenai, Alaska decided to visit a movie theater to enjoy a snack. Jasmynne Palmer was behind the snack counter at Kenai Cinemas when she spotted the moose looking inside the foyer and started recording a video of her unlikely patron. Jasmynne can be heard saying “no, no, no” as the large animal…
Mark Rober, a former NASA engineer, loves building puzzles and tricky mechanical traps, among them glitter bombs for package thieves. His most recent YouTube video to go viral is one of a complex underwater maze he built for his former pet octopus (he’ll explain why the octopus is no longer his pet, and don’t worry…
Koalas, kittens, puppies, shirtless firefighters. It’s the classic combination from the Australian Firefighters Calendar that’s heated up the walls of homes around the world and helped charities for 31 years. Yes, the iconic calendars are back and the firefighters have returned for another year of “turning up the heat” and posing with cats, dogs, horses…
A rare piebald moose photographed by a Norwegian wildlife photographer is capturing people’s imaginations for its unique appearance. The piebald moose foraging in Buskerud, Norway when Thomas Mørch managed to capture images of the spotted shy animal. Mørch got a sighting tip from a friend who had seen the rare moose in the wilderness. “I…
A coconut octopus that needed to find a safe place to hide from hungry sharks got help from an unlikely ally. That friend? A spy octopus. A spy octopus is a remotely operated camera that looks like an octopus and helps nature filmmakers record close encounters with undersea wildlife without scaring them off. In this…
A 900-pound elk got in a whole lot of trouble after she fell into a frozen pond in Colorado. Thankfully, she had a team of firefighters to help rescue her and a group of onlookers to cheer her on, including her friend. Evergreen Fire and Rescue responded to a call about the trapped elk after…
Caged as a cub, Armstrong the bear stepped outside for the first time in over 20 years to the delight of his rescuers. Armstrong was likely stolen from his mother in the wild and watched her being killed as she fought to protect him from poachers. “He was put in a cage and for the…
Voting is now open for people to choose their favorite image from among 25 stunning wildlife photos up for the Wildlife Photographer of the Year People’s Choice Award. And from the looks of it, it’s going to be tough to pick a winner! Among the shortlisted photos for the 2023 competition are amazing images of…
A baby moose abandoned by her mother was very sick and been alone for at least two or three days by the time she was rescued and brought to Leffe, who runs a moose park in Sweden. Leffe feared for her life in the first two/three weeks because it’s critical for baby moose to get…
The funniest wildlife photography competition in the world – The Comedy Wildlife Photography Awards – has announced the winners of this year’s competition. The overall winner for 2023 is Jason Moore for his wonderful photo of “Air Guitar Roo.” The kangaroo appears like she’s practicing guitar in the middle of a beautiful wildflower field in…
Need an excuse not to go to work? You’ll never top this woman’s. Recently, Australian Amber Harris woke up to find a very large elephant seal in her front yard blocking her driveway. The Tasmania resident discovered Neil, a well-known southern elephant seal, when she looked out of her window in the morning. The 600kg,…
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