Did you take swimming lessons when you were a kid? I did. But, I never liked swimming all that much. Then there was the deep end. They always made us dive in – head first! I was always glad when that part was over. Swimming is actually very good exercise and is used for many …
Being able to hide from your predators is a valuable skill in the wild. If you are easily seen, you don’t really have much chance of surviving. Many animals have coats that allow them to blend in easily with their surroundings. Like the snow hare. Their white coat makes it hard for their predators to …
Chris Mattern is a bear specialist from the Adirondack Wildlife Refuge and Rehab Center. Adirondack Wildlife is a nonprofit dedicated to the rehabilitation and education of wildlife. In September 2016, Barnabee, a black bear, was found living in a shed in upstate New York. Barnabee weighed only 35 pounds. He was skin and bones, had ringworm …
A Philadelphia police officer, Michael Long, 33, was arrested and suspended from work for 30 days. He was arrested for allegedly stuffing an emaciated three-year-old pit bull into a trash bag and then leaving the bag at a local park last November. How disturbing. Aren’t the police supposed to protect and serve? The poor pup …
We generally see people sitting near a body of water with bread. They throw the bread to the ducks, geese, pigeons, or other birds. Seems like a nice gesture. You can get rid of your old bread and help the birds from being hungry. BUT, there are some good reasons why you shouldn’t feed bread …
Introducing the hero of the day – Santa Monica Firefighter, Andrew Klein. The little dog you see in the picture with Klein is Marley. The apartment building where Marley and his mom live caught on fire earlier this week. The amazing moment you saw in the picture was captured by a portrait photographer, Billy Fernando, …
Diamond, the Jack Russell terrier, and his human dad, Gunnar Kr Sigurjónsson, live in Iceland. One day, Gunnar saw Diamond acting a little strange. Diamond would come into the room, whine and then walk back out. It was as if Diamond wanted Gunnar to follow him. So, he did. As soon as Gunnar started to …
Cats are curious, and that can be trouble! Just look at this poor ginger kitty. The cat probably thought that roll of tape would be a fun toy – but it turned out to be a trap that the cat couldn’t get out of on his own! Some people found the cat living on the …
Most people think that cats are not loving. But, it simply isn’t true. I will admit that dogs show their love more openly. There are some cats that would rather not snuggle – but most cats love to cuddle and show their love. The two angels you see here are a 7-year-old boy and a …
This story is about an Australian Kelpie puppy, who was merely 8-weeks-old when it was severely beaten, then burned alive and dumped in the middle of Victoria Park located in Melbourne, Australia. The poor ailing puppy was then rushed to the Animal Accident and Emergency (AAE) located all the way in Point Cook, by a …