Bear Saved From Life In Cage Spends 9 Months Working Up Courage To Go Outside
“We are so proud of her.” For most animals, stepping outside might seem completely ordinary. For Kala, a rescued moon bear who spent a decade confined to a cage on…
Smiling Dog Pokes Head Out Of Fallen Tree — And Reveals She’s Hiding So Many Babies
She was determined to keep them safe. When a stray dog appeared on a couple’s rural South Carolina property, she was searching for more than food. She needed somewhere safe…
Dog’s DNA Test Fails Six Times — Then His Mom Finally Discovers the Surprising Reason
Even the lab techs were shocked by how rare this pup is. When Dante was found standing in the middle of a Kentucky road last October, countless drivers passed him…
4 Toys For Mischievous Cats To Keep Them Happy And Occupied
Potato and Casserole had a blast. When I rescued Potato and Casserole at just 6 weeks old, I was only supposed to foster them temporarily. That plan lasted about a…
Shelter Dog Keeps Escaping Her Kennel — Then Worker Discovers Her Unbelievable Trick
“We think she is amazing, clearly a problem solver.” Staff members at Richmond Animal Care & Control were greeted by an unexpected sight when they arrived at the shelter one…
Detroit Boy Finds a Puppy on His Walk Home From School — Then the Vet Makes a Shocking Discovery
He and his family were so shocked! When a boy named Levi spotted a small animal lying alone beside the road on his walk home from school in May, he…
Photographer Captures Incredible Moment Goslings Take a 25-Foot Leap From Their Nest
“Don’t worry, this is perfectly normal.“ Every spring, young Canada geese at the Julia Butler Hansen Refuge for the Columbian White-Tailed Deer face an unforgettable first challenge. Soon after hatching,…
Surprise! Wax seems key in turning honeybee larvae into queens
For generations, the familiar explanation for how honeybees create a queen has been simple: feed a young larva royal jelly and she develops into royalty. New research suggests the process…
Animals have been eating nature’s original bioplastic for millions of years
A tiny marine worm has helped overturn a long-standing assumption about how natural plastics move through ecosystems. The worm, Olavius algarvensis, grows to only around two centimeters long and has…
‘First recorded’ sighting of a Scottish wildcat swimming
A Scottish wildcat released as part of a major conservation programme has been filmed swimming through a river — the first time the behaviour has been recorded in the wild…