The San Francisco Zoo’s Oldest Lemur Went Missing For Two Days Before Being Spotted By A 5 Year Old
A 21-year-old male ring-tailed lemur named Maki went missing from the San Francisco Zoo for two days before he was found on a church playground and returned. Maki is one of the oldest primates at the zoo and needed specialized care, NPR reports. “As one of our oldest lemurs, Maki requires a specialized diet,” Dr. Jason Watters, Executive Vice President of Animal Behavior and Wellness at the zoo, told ABC 7. “Of the 19 lemurs here, at 21.5 years, he has exceeded median life expectancy of 16.7 years, but is also one of the...
Rescued Kitten Sleeps Soundly On Foster Mom’s Shoulder Because She’s Finally Safe
Holly Knox Brookhouser is a busy mom juggling a house full of kids, pets, and foster animals. But when the Arkansas woman saw the picture of a tiny black kitten desperately seeking a home on Facebook, she still felt called to help. “I pulled up Facebook really quick and somebody on one of our local pages posted this tiny little black furball,” Heidi told The Dodo, recalling how the kitten had been rescued from a busy intersection in Bentonville, Arkansas. Photo: Facebook/PawsofOz But the kitten’s rescuer couldn’t keep...
Hilarious Pit Bull Has Funniest Way Of Showing Mom It’s Time To Eat
This story originally appeared at Shareably. When babies are hungry, they start crying to let their parents know it’s time to eat. They may even throw a tantrum or two to get their point across. If you have a pet, you probably know that they have their own ways of letting you know it’s time to eat too. Some pets may bark, some may jump on you, and others are not as subtle. That was certainly the case with one pit bull who let his owner know that the time to eat was now! Screenshot: YouTube/Mia Lanette His owner had his camera...
Bubbles + Oluva: Two is Better than One
Oct 15, 2020 “Bubbles, like many small & medium dogs, got a lot of inquiries… and I knew from the start, the timing could not be a factor. Finding the right adopter was the priority.” A true Hurricane Harvey survivor, Bubbles had a rough start to life. Not only was he heartworm positive at one point, but later even diagnosed with non-surgical luxating patella and arthritis, meaning he needed joint supplements for life. His fearfulness towards human interaction and his deep anxiety had APA! staff suspecting that he might...
Rosey’s Journey Home
Oct 15, 2020 This past July, Rosey arrived at APA!’s clinic scared, alone, and in pain. She had come a long way from Baytown, TX, where she was high on the euthanasia list for her broken pelvis caused by a careless driver. APA! has and always will be the safety net for animals at-risk for euthanasia, so transport was immediately arranged for Rosey to be saved and receive the care she so desperately needed. Through your generous support, our clinic team was able to get to work immediately by conducting x-rays, getting Rosey on the...
Enormous Crocodile Chases Dog Swimming In Ocean As Owner Desperately Calls To It
Hannah, a blogger of Han and Her Four Men, was vacationing at Umagico in northern Cape York, Australia, when she captured a heart-stopping moment on video. A dog was out swimming in the ocean when an enormous crocodile appeared and started to head straight for the canine. The dog’s owner was on the beach and instantly started to call the dog back. ‘Come on, come here!’ the distraught owner exclaimed with his hands on his head. Screenshot: Facebook/Han and Her Four Men Onlookers whistled and called to the dog as well as they...
Great Dane Becomes The Center Of Attention At Parents’ Wedding When Nature Calls
Dogs make everything better, including weddings. While couples strive for perfection on their wedding day, the most memorable weddings are the ones where things don’t go as planned. These weddings are the ones that people will talk about for years and will be a cherished memory for all who attended. Kay Kenny and her husband will never forget their special day and it was made even better thanks to their rescue Great Dane, Freya. Photo: Facebook/Kat Kenny The couple was recently married and included their beloved dog in the ceremony as...
Police On Horseback Join A Social Distance Salsa Dance Class In The Park
Who knew that horses had the ability to groove with the best of them? I didn’t either, but it turns out that when it comes to salsa dancing, horses have it in them to dance just like people. A video has been making the rounds online, delighting people with the reactions of police horses to an outdoor dance party. In the video, which originated from the Netherlands, viewers are introduced to a hilarious scene that happened in a park during a social distancing dance-off. In it, a group of people are not letting the pandemic and the...
3-Year-Old Girl Gently Sings Horses To Sleep
Children are some of the most innocent people on the planet. They will often do very heartfelt things without any ulterior motive which just makes it all the more charming. And on a farm in Australia, a very sweet video was captured between a little girl and a horse. On one Saturday morning over the summer, Only In Australia shared the video on Facebook and it was purely heartwarming. In the video, Kellie Thomas shares that her 3-year-old daughter, Myf, likes to sing to the animals. During the time that the video was taken, Kelli had gone out...
Man Surprised To Find That A Woodpecker Had Been Stashing Acorns In His Grill
With summer over, most of us are not using our barbecue grills. In fact, this is the time of year that we either put them away in our garages, or we wheel them to the side of the house or patio, cover them up, and don’t think about them until the return of spring. When the time does come around to bust them out again, we normally only have to contend with spider webs and their inhabitants. But when one man went to use his grill, he quickly discovered that he was going to be going having to deal with a woodpecker. Apparently, the...
