After this lioness was gored by a buffalo, she was left with a gaping wound. Incredibly, rescuers saved her life by performing emergency surgery right in the middle of the African Savanna. What’s more, they also saved the life of her cubs. The 11-year-old lioness had given birth just weeks before receiving the near-fatal wound. […]
With only a thin rope and their bravery, an Indian community that had joined forces with a local rescue group saved a drowning dog that had fallen into a well. Without a moment to spare, they sprung to action and lowered one of their members into the well to fetch the poor pup. That’s the […]
googletag.cmd.push(function() { googletag.display(‘VN_PG_DTBT_ATF’); }); If you have a dog, I’m sure you’ve noticed by now how smart they can be. But chances are, you’ve also witnessed some moments that make you reconsider their intelligence, too. Take the adorable pups below…you really have to wonder what they were thinking — or if they were thinking at […]
Recently in Alblemarle County, Virginia, a call came into Animal Control about a small abandoned cage with a female cat and her 13 kittens. But because the department receives a whopping 250 animal control calls per month, officers don’t typically respond to calls involving cats, unless they’re sick or injured. However, Animal Control Officer Kim […]
Animals can make life worth living. They are happy little creatures that will love you no matter what. They don’t want to ruin your day and they absolutely will not read into the way you say “Hey” to them at dinner. Basically, they can just be nicer than people are. Animals were put on this Earth to make […]
Though I adore my cats, I admit that I’m often baffled by their odd behavior. Whether I’m finding ripped-up carpeting, watching glasses of water being knocked over, or being bombarded by a needy cat that demands my attention while I’m trying to work, one thing’s for sure — they definitely aren’t boring. The people who […]
Puppies are great. They are so outrageously cute and full of life…but sometimes, all that energy becomes a bit too much to handle. It’s at that moment you might be forgiven for thinking that the little puppy needs to be seen and not heard. This older, no-nonsense dog is all of us when we just […]
Animals are incredible in so many ways. From the ones we take in as beloved pets to ones we admire in the wild from afar, each one is special to this world. We sometimes get caught up in their “animalistic” instincts, but what we often forget is that they are capable of caring, protecting, loving, […]
Nature photographer Lassi Rautiainen discovered something in the wilds of Finland that’s both touching and surprising. He found a young, lone wolf. That wolf, though, wasn’t really alone. He just chose not to pal around with a pack… because he had a bigger, stronger friend. For 10 days straight, Lassi witnessed something amazing. A young bear and wolf […]
Captain is a pit bull that was abandoned by his family because he wasn’t “perfect.” He was born with a blind left eye and a deformed right ear, and for that reason, his owners abandoned him on the steps of a kill shelter in North Carolina. This typically would’ve been a death sentence for such […]