Meet Gito. He’s a little orangutang who suffered a truly harrowing experience. Fortunately, there were animal rescuers on hand to save his life. When the animal rights organisation International Animal…
When multi-millionaire and wildlife conservationist Damian Aspinall introduced his new wife to two of his old friends, he didn’t think he would have to worry about them stealing her away…
True friendship means always being there, no matter how difficult things get. And it doesn’t matter who your friend is—if that someone is your friend, you can count on them.…
All animal lovers are opposed to trophy hunting. It can be hard to believe that there are people who enjoy killing at-risk animals like lions and rhinos. This “sport” has pushed…
It’s always an exciting day at a zoo when a new baby animal is born, but it’s even more exciting when they are a member of an endangered species. Each…
We always love stories of unlikely animal friendships. Sometimes when you have different species under one roof you wonder if they’ll be able to get along, only for the animals to get along great. Like…
When photographer Neal Cooper aimed his camera at a male African jacana darting across a pond in Botswana’s Chobe National Park, he thought he’d simply captured a striking wildlife moment.…
No one thinks of the squirrel as a particularly exotic or interesting animal. Chances are if you look in your backyard right now, you’ll probably find one—they’re very common animals. But if you venture…
This shattered my heart in more places than one. And just a warning — it might break yours in half too. However, this said, it is an important read and…
We all need a little help sometimes, and it’s always inspiring seeing people go out of their way to help animals. Even the smallest good deed can make a difference.…
I really love cockatoos. They’re both beautiful and wise birds – and of course, very talkative! Pebble is one cockatoo who loves to have serious conversations with her owner on the sofa. Sometimes…
At 2:30 in the morning, a Santa Cruz, California, homeowner was jolted awake by strange noises. At first, she thought it was just the wind rattling the house — until…
A few years ago, a pair of domestic geese named Blossom and Bud made their home at Riverside Cemetery in Marshalltown, Iowa. The two were inseparable, bringing unexpected joy and…
Winter in Wannaska, Minnesota, usually means endless blankets of snow. So when a group of drivers spotted a large black shape in the middle of the white landscape, they slowed…
Every so often, someone stumbles across what looks like a strange pile of spaghetti wriggling across the ground — only it’s moving entirely on its own. Thankfully, it’s not a…
Nick Castro has seen plenty of strange things in his 20-plus years running Nick’s Extreme Pest Control in California. But nothing could have prepared him for what came tumbling out…
A fisherman in Florida had an unexpected passenger that ended up sleeping on his kayak for hours after he saved him from drowning. Steve with Key West Kayak Fishing was…
While splashing around in the warm Hawaiian surf, one family recently found themselves at the center of a breathtaking ocean encounter — without even realizing it. They weren’t the ones…
When a beloved pet passes away, the silence they leave behind can feel deafening. But for composer Noam Oxman, silence isn’t the end — it’s where the music begins. Oxman…
On the world’s tallest mountain, scientists recently stumbled upon something both extraordinary and irresistibly cute — rare wild cats are calling Mount Everest home. The elusive Pallas’s cat, also known…
