Man Rescues Over 300 Cats To Honor His Son That Died In A Motorcycle Accident
In a very noble act, one retired train conductor from Long Island, NY, has taken in and adopted more than 300 stray cats. Chris Arsenault was inspired to begin giving these needy felines a second chance in life after his son passed away. Chris began his quest back in 2006 following the loss of his 24-year-old son, Eric, in a motorcycle accident. According to his website, during his grief, he ended up encountering a cat colony that had 30 sick kittens. And that is when it struck him – he had to do something to help them. Chris took in...
Stowaway Cat Goes Viral After Getting Booted From Train, But Not Everyone’s Amused
Stowaways come in all shapes and sizes. Sometimes, they even have four legs. Video footage of a train conductor escorting a hitchhiking cat off a Chinese train has gone viral on Douyin.com, China’s version of TikTok. The woman who posted the video joked (in Mandarin) that the cat was “forced to leave the train after refusing to buy a ticket,” according to the Daily Mail. Photo: Douyin Millions of netizens were equally tickled by the stowaway cat’s antics, which many described as “hilarious” and...
Captivity Causes Brain Damage in Large Mammals, Research Shows
Keeping large animals captive can be detrimental to their physical health in many ways. Being constantly watched and confined to a small areal can cause undue stress for many animals and even keep some of them from breeding, which is particularly catastrophic for endangered species. In elephants, captivity can cause arthritis, obesity, and skin problems. Orcas may develop pneumonia, kidney disease, infections, or gastrointestinal problems. For both elephants and orcas, captivity can lead to severe dental problems. Photo: Adobe Stock/tom Many...
Slow Blinking Helps Humans Build Rapport With Cats, Study Finds
Researchers may have discovered a way for people to build rapport with cats by only using their eyes. Cats are solitary animals who have adapted over time to living alongside humans, but are slow to trust. A new study published in online journal Scientific Reports examined how eye narrowing or “slow blinking sequences” plays a role in cat-human communication. A slow blink is a sign of trust between cats, so a team of psychologists at the Universities of Portsmouth and Sussex looked at how slow blink sequences impacted...
Florida Cat Goes Viral After Bravely Staring Down Alligator Who Shows Up At Front Door
People often count on dogs to guard their house and home, but an attempted home invasion story coming out of Florida suggests homeowners shouldn’t immediately discount the family cat. When a Sarasota, Florida, heard a knock at their front door, they correctly assumed an unwanted solicitor was knocking. But when the family peeked to see who it was, they were startled to find a large alligator with his body pressed up against the glass front door, trying to wrestle his way inside. Photo: Facebook/Ed Werdell Even in Florida, where gator...
The Water Man of Kenya Delivers Drinking Water By Truck To Thirsty Wildlife During Droughts
The drylands of Kenya’s Tsavo West National Park live up to their name. Severe drought has become a common occurrence in this region, leaving wild animals like buffalo, antelope, zebras and elephants without water for weeks, even months. “We aren’t receiving rain the way we used to,” says 41-year-old pea farmer Patrick Kilonzo Mwalua. “From last year, from June, there was no rain completely.” Also known as “The Water Man,” Mwalua has taken it upon himself to deliver clean water to thirsty wild...
Strange And Shocking Animal Abilities Are The Focus Of This Neurobiologist’s New Book
Who is the fastest hunter in the animal kingdom? Are fish capable of mind control? Can snakes trick prey into swimming right into their mouths? Neurobiologist Kenneth Catania was curious about these and other questions, and set out to answer them in his new book, “Great Adaptations.” For as much as we know about the Animal Kingdom, there are yet countless secrets that lay undiscovered. And perhaps no one understands this better than Catania. According to Science News, Catania remembers the first time he saw a star-nosed mole in a...
More Than 1,000 Birds Suddenly Crash Into Buildings And Die In Philadelphia
It was an early October night when more than 1,000 birds suddenly crashed into buildings Philadelphia and fell to their deaths. The incident is still a mystery, even to bird experts, but all signs so far lay the blame on urban sprawl. “So many birds were falling out of the sky, we didn’t know what was going on,” said Stephen Maciejewski, a 71-year-old retired social worker and volunteer for Audubon Pennsylvania told the Philadelphia Inquirer. “It was a really catastrophic event. The last time something like this...
Zoo Asks Guests To Stop Throwing Objects Into Exhibits After Finding A Coin In An Alligator’s Stomach
The Saint Louis Zoo in Missouri has recently released a post in which they shared a very alarming message after one of their Chinese alligators turned out to have a “foreign object” lodged in their intestines. The zookeepers shared how the alligator was undergoing a regular medical check-up when her x-ray came back showing a coin stuck in her stomach. The assistant director of animal health for the zoo, Dr. Chris Hanley, was the one who was doing the examination of the alligator. Dr. Hanley was examining the female...
Neglected Senior Dog Rescued Hours From Death And Nursed Back To Health
Duncan is one very lucky golden retriever. The 10-year-old pup was only 48 hours away from dying in the streets of Dalaman, Turkey, when he was rescued. The poor dog had been abandoned, but he was found by 53-year-old charity founder, Lisa Smart. Smart was able to save Duncan just in time and helped the senior dog get back to his full health. It was a turning point for both Smart and Duncan, who bonded with one another. The dog quickly won his way into Smart’s heart, and she adopted him. Duncan went on to live with Smart in Eastbourne,...
