Dormouse Falls Asleep After Eating Too Much Food To Escape A Bird Feeder
Dormice are absolutely adorable. They are known for providing wildlife photographers some pretty darn cute pictures given that they’re renowned for building their nests within flowers. These little mice, who are native to the UK, spend half the year asleep – hence why they are normally caught sleeping inside flowers. But one homeowner living on the Isle of Wight, which is just off the southern coast of England, discovered quite the shocking, yet adorable, sight in their bird feeder. They were surprised to find a very chubby little...
Hero Hiker Uses A Drone To Find Missing Dog Who Spent 10 Days Lost In The Woods
Prior to the day he saved her life, Brian James had never met Meadow, the 1 year-old Golden Retriever who disappeared in the sprawling forests around Andes, New York. Nor was the hiking guide/drone pilot acquainted with the dog’s owners, Gary and Debbie Morgan. All this Good Samaritan knew for sure was that a dog had been lost for 10 days in the woods, and that winter was closing in. “I’m realizing that [it] might be easy to see her from the air if we find her before snow [falls],” the Cairo, New York man told ABC...
Texas Animal Shelter Spoils Their 300 Shelter Dogs and Cats With Thanksgiving Meal
Volunteers and staff at Fort Worth Animal Care & Control are giving over 300 shelter pets something to be thankful for – a delicious feast. The shelter is about to host their second “Thanksgiving at the Shelter”, where they prepare special turkey meals for every shelter pet in their care. “They’re going to get a little bit of turkey, some green beans, mashed potatoes, some pumpkin,” Jessica Brown, the shelter’s superintendent, told KRLD, “and then, of course, we’ll top it off with a...
Mama Llama Drama Stops Oregon State Trooper On Highway And Hilarity Ensues
This story originally appeared at Shareably. It’s not every day that you get to hear a story about a llama, but recently, a slightly funny one crossed our path. This is the story of some “mama llama trauma.” A mother lama created a few problems on an Oregon interstate last Sunday. Luckily, a kind Oregon State trooper intervened in the situation and prevented anyone, including the llama, from getting hurt. We should be absolutely thankful for this man who went above and beyond the call of duty to help in this quite strange...
Bears, Moose, and Bobcats Captured Using Utah’s First Wildlife Bridge
Every year millions of wild animals are struck by cars, resulting in injuries and death. States are now trying a different method to reduce the amount of wildlife collisions – wildlife bridges. Utah’s first wildlife bridge, Parleys Canyon Wildlife Overpass, provides safe passage over Interstate 80 near Salt Lake City. Utah Department of Transportation decided to build the bridge at this location after 46 deer, 14 moose, and 4 elk were killed in the area in two years. Screenshot: YouTube/Utah Division of Wildlife Resources The $5...
Kuno Lost His Legs Taking Down Al Qaeda, His Sacrifice Earned The UK’s Highest Honor For Animals
Kuno almost lost his life while serving with British special forces fighting Al Qaeda. The four year old Belgian Malinois was working with a British assault force in Afghanistan, People reports. They were bearing down on an enemy compound when an insurgent wearing night goggles ambushed them with grenades and machine-gun fire. Kuno took one insurgent down and located a cache of explosives before both sides had each other pinned down. That’s when rushed into the compound. Source: YouTube/Mark 1333Kuno was serving as a UK Army Working...
Elephant That Lost Its Front Leg Learns To Walk Again With A New Prosthetic
As if ivory poachers were not enough, elephants in Laos and Cambodia have been killed or maimed by land mines left over from long and bloody wars. The elephant in this video likely lost its leg to a landmine. But it has not only survived the ordeal, it is learning to walk again with the help of a new prosthetic leg. It’s a sad fact of life that this elephant is not alone. Elephants are injured or killed by land mines every year, but compassionate groups like this one shown fitting the animal for its new leg, are making life after the...
Photographer Captures Stunning Portraits Of Rare And Unique Birds
Birds are fascinating creatures with some beautiful plumage. It is no wonder that they are often favored subjects of nature photographers. For Tim Flach, a London-based photographer, birds are the perfect subject for him to capture unique and expressive personalities. He likes to photograph birds as his portrait subjects because they provide the viewers a glimpse into another world. And some of his bird subjects aren’t your garden variety species either. Some of the birds that he has managed to capture are very rare and very beautiful...
Shiba Inu Gets Frustrated Playing Hotdog Whack-A-Mole
Photo: YouTube / ViralHog[/capton] Naturally, this was very tempting to the little pooch who really wanted to win and claim his prize. However, the owner was proving to be very quick on the draw as the hot dogs were poked through the different holes and then drawn back. [sc name=”content-ad-horiz-2″] There was just no winning. Photo: YouTube / ViralHog Source: The Animal Rescue Site...
Dog Loads His Food Bowl Into The Dishwasher By Himself
Dogs are man’s best friend for many reasons. And one little canine named Yari has just added yet another reason as to why dogs are simply the best. Besides being our constant companions and our more loyal protectors, they can actually be our most helpful assistants around the house. Yari demonstrated this perfectly by showing off his unique trick that also happens to be a major help to his owner. Yari is a pooch that lives on Sark Island in the English Channel. His owner absolutely adores him. And after watching the video, we can see...
