Heartwarming tales, wild wonders, and cute companions.
Heartwarming tales, wild wonders, and cute companions.
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A zoo in Michigan played host to its own Christmas miracle when a critically endangered black rhino was born on Christmas Eve. There are just 5,000 of these animals left in the wild and just 50 living in captivity, so every birth is a monumental occasion for the continued survival…
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Christmas is a notorious time of the year for accidental house fires and animals having potentially fatal encounters with decorations. Now, the latest casualty of this holiday season is an 'angry' tortoise, 45, who was rescued after staring a house fire on Christmas day. Earlier this month, a woman risked…
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A desperate koala has been pictured flagging down a cyclist and sipping water from her bottle during Australia's heatwave. The moving incident took place near Adelaide on Friday when a group of cyclists, including Anna Heusler, spotted the animal in the middle of the road. They stopped to help it…
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A labrador has undergone a life-saving operation after eating more than 30 home-made gingerbread Christmas tree decorations, Fox News has reported. The canine's owner, Rachael Bulmer from Bournemouth, England, immediately took seven-year-old Marley to the PDSA Pet Hospital in the Dorset town after he became critically ill from eating the…
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A man from Buenos Aires, Argentina, has revealed that he adopted a dog with a tumor so that he could live out the rest of his life with unconditional love. Despite knowing the dog had just weeks to live, Luciano Karosas, 21, welcomed him into his home after he was…
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No matter how safe you think you are, it is important to remember that a tiger will never change its stripes. And in case you needed evidence of this, just check out this heart-pounding footage captured by one father while visiting a zoo in Ireland. Shared to Twitter by user…
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A police department in Massachusetts discovered that one of their own - a police dog - was stealing Christmas presents. The golden retriever was welcomed into the force back in February in order to offer comfort to the local community. About 10 months after joining the team, the dog began…
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Nine-times-out-of-ten, family Christmas cards can honestly be so cringing that I throw up in my mouth a little bit. However, one man by the name of Liam Beach has managed to assemble his "family" in order to create the greatest holiday picture ever. Now, any dog owners out there will…
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Do you know the worst part about my job? The fact I do not interact with any dogs on a daily basis. However, one group of people who do get to experience this pleasure every workday are UPS delivery drivers. And fortunately for us, these selfless heroes have decided to…
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The holiday season might be the most wonderful time of the year, but it's not without its dangers. And no, I'm not just talking about having one too many at the office Christmas party. If you've got a four-legged friend, decorations can and do cause trouble. They're something new that…
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It's rare for more than a few weeks to go by without a horrorshow of an animal emerging from the land Down Under. Today, it's a huge hawk wasp which was filmed carrying off a huntsman spider for a feast that will put your Christmas dinner to shame. The image…
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One of the most common things we associate with Australia is its huge and varied population of lethal animals. Whether it's their imposing and bloodthirsty saltwater crocodiles or their highly venomous spiders, they're definitely creatures to be cautious of if you're thinking of going down under. But as terrifying as…
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Disney World is often referred to as 'The Happiest Place on Earth' for children and adults alike - but it turns out that it is also true for hardworking doggos. Prepare yourselves, because your hearts are about to become full. While visiting Disney's Animal Kingdom park, Jessica Paulsen of Nashville,…
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A group of flatmates who were missing the company of dogs in their life wrote to a dog-owning neighbour and asked to befriend their puppy. They were in for a heartwarming turn of events. Jack McCrossan and his three flatmates, who live in Scotland, reached out to their neighbour after…
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A woman from Brisbane has shared some arresting pictures of a gigantic snake she found hiding inside the branches of her Christmas tree. Leanne Chapman, an English woman who recently moved to Australia from the UK, is having her first Christmas down under. Her and her partner bought a small…
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There are some things that are simply impossible to unsee once someone points it out to you. For instance, I've never been able to forget about certain bloopers in Star Wars, and whenever someone points out a mistake to me that wasn't fixed in the edit, I can see it…
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A bald eagle was nearly drowned by an octopus it was trying to eat, and had to be rescued by a group of salmon farmers following a touch-and-go tussle between the two creatures on Canada’s west coast, The Guardian reports. The farmers were all set to return to their float…
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Speaking from experience, having a family dog put down is one of the hardest experiences a person can go through. You always wish they'd just pass away peacefully in their sleep and let nature take its course, but sometimes you just have to step in and make the painful -…
