The Tailorbird Uses Its Beak As A Needle To ‘Sew’ Its Nest Together
The closer we look at the world around us, the more amazing it becomes. It doesn’t matter if you are looking in your backyard or in a distant area, there is going to be something incredible that is taking place in the animal kingdom. Some of those animals have amazing skills and they are built right in! This includes a tropical bird in Asia, known as the Tailorbird. When it makes a nest, it fuses it together without using any type of sewing equipment. As you watch the video below, you will see them sewing up a nest in the same way that...
Dog Is Finally Reunited With His Owner After Getting Lost In The Woods For A Year
There was one time that our family dog ran out of the garage when we opened the automatic door as we drove home. Our dog’s attention had been drawn by something in the alleyway, and off she went. Eventually, we were able to find her a half-hour later. But I remember that half-hour of terror I felt as a seven-year-old, worried that my dog was gone forever. Looking back on that scare, I can only speculate on how pet owners must feel when their beloved pets go missing for longer periods of time. And last year, one dog owner, Kate Olson,...
This Cat Was Flung From A Moving Car And Nearly Died. Now She’s Looking For A New Home.
Ruth is a long-haired cat who, like most shelter animals, can’t wait to meet her forever family. But this shelter pet almost didn’t reach this part of her rescue story, because the orange tabby wound up at Pennsylvania’s Animal Care Sanctuary after being thrown from a moving vehicle. “We believe that Ruth was thrown out of a car at a local farm, not far from here,” the shelter’s director of Feline Care, Ashley Bartholomew, told WETM. By the time Ruth arrived at the shelter, she required emergency care and...
Dog Missing For 8 Years Instantly Recognizes His Dad In Emotional Reunion
This heartwarming story is proof that you should never give up hope. While it starts off with a devastating loss, it has a happy ending. It all started in 2012 when Stevie Rodger’s two dogs, Kavik and Konan, were let outside of his home in Scotland to go to the bathroom, but slipped out of the gate. He searched the area and discovered they had wandered onto a farmer’s sheep field. The farmer callously shot both the dogs, instantly killing Konan. Kavik was injured but took off running. Photo: Facebook/Stevie Rodger The family...
This Man Almost Lost His Dog To An Alligator, But The Alligator Didn’t Expect This
Please be aware that this article and the embedded video contain graphic scenes that may not be suitable for sensitive, though everyone survived the ordeal. Footage captured by a trail camera, posted to the social media platform TikTok, and then to Reddit by user u/PussyWhistle shows a man rescuing his dog from the grips of death. It begins with the man wading in hip-deep waters, wrestling with something below the surface. A few seconds later, a small and frightened puppy emerges from the pond, caught in a determined alligator’s jaws....
Firefighters Rescue Dogs Stranded In Hurricane Lota Floodwater
Firefighters in Honduras are working around-the-clock to rescue people and animals from rapid floodwaters after two Category 4 hurricanes made landfall in less than two weeks. Hurricane Eta made landfall on November 3 bringing damaging winds and heavy rainfall. On November 16, Hurricane Lota landed just 15 miles south of Eta dumping an additional 10 to 30 inches of rain. When disasters strike, firefighters respond by risking their lives to save others – including dogs. A video has gone viral of Honduras firefighters working together to...
Watch As This Diver Interacts With A Rare Translucent Sea Salp
https://d1dd4ethwnlwo2.cloudfront.net/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/seaSalp.mp4 There are so many treasures we have yet to discover at the bottom of the ocean, chests of pirate gold notwithstanding. The diver in this video, for example, has found a fish so translucent it seems almost to vanish…into thin water. First posted to Reddit by user PrizmShadow, the video shows a living salp, also known as a “sea squirt.” Source: Wikimedia CommonsA diver swims over a chain of sea salp embryo. These jellyfish-like creatures can survive...
Stray Dog Swims Up To An Oil Rig 135 Miles Off The Coast Of Thailand
Vitisak Payalaw is an offshore planner at Chevron. He works on an oil rig out in the Gulf of Thailand. It’s not the type of place you’d expect to see a stray dog. Yet, that is exactly where Payalaw discovered one. The dog swam right up to the oil rig platform and clung to the structure. “Payalaw said he and three members of his team spent 15 minutes working to secure the dog with a rope and pull him up to safety,” NPR reports. “They were racing against time, he said, because the seas were becoming rougher.”...
Community Mourns After Police K-9 Is Fatally Shot By Tennessee Gunman
A community is in mourning after a K-9 officer was shot and killed by a rogue gunman in La Vergne, Tennessee. According to ABC News, K-9 Sjaak (pronounced Jacques) and his partner, Officer Justin Darby, were minding their own business when a gunman pulled up next to their squad car, opened fire, and sped away. Photo: Facebook/La Vergne Police Department “The officer pursued the driver, and other officers joined the pursuit,” the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation (TBI) said in a statement. “Information from the scene...
10 Golden Retriever Rescues Looking For Fosters And Adopters
What’s not to love about a golden retriever?! Their silly antics, adorable smiles, and loyalty are just a few of the reasons they are one of the most popular dog breeds in America. Families and individuals have fallen for the versatile breed that loves to swim and play fetch. However, some are better at retrieving than returning. Golden retrievers excel as therapy dogs, search and rescue, and in agility, but all they really want is to be with their family. Photo: Pixabay Even though goldens are well-loved, many still end up in shelters...
