Any animal lover knows that the red wolf is a species in danger of dying out. But now that a cute new litter of red wolf pups has been born, there is new hope for this endangered species. In April, the Red Wolf Recovery Program posted on Facebook that the litter had one female and two male red wolf pups. Since this is the first time a red wolf litter…
Texas has some good news for all the animal lovers out there. As you may know, the number of cities and states in the U.S. that ban commercially bred pets is growing, and Dallas has recently joined this group. The Dallas City Council recently voted unanimously to ban the sale of cats and dogs in pet stores. This is a big win for people who care about animals. The Humane…
Osito, a puppy, was recently left alone and without any friends when his family decided they didn't need him anymore. But he didn't have to be alone for long. In Cusco, Peru, there is a place for homeless dogs called Colitas Sin Techo. She took him in when Felicia Quispe Arana heard about Osito's situation. But the woman wasn't sure if Osito would be accepted by the other people in…
Scott Dere is a photographer. One day, while he was taking pictures of owls, a mischievous owl flew up and landed on his camera. Strangest of all was how well it went with the camouflaged camera lens. In an interview, the photographer said, "Within a minute or two, I found one perched and wolf-whistled to the other three." When the owl decided to land on my head, it was a…
Ludwig C. Timm looked out his bathroom window one day while work was being done on his house and saw something lovely. He says, "At first, we thought it was just a few small twigs on the windowsill. We thought that the wind had moved it. Then we saw the squirrels making their nests." A family of squirrels had built a nest and started a family right outside his window.…
Strange video footage shows a brave moose in Newfoundland, Canada, making an impossible jump off a cliff. The event happened in front of some boaters, who took pictures of it. Alyssa Hewlett went fishing in Nippers Harbor. While there, she saw a young moose climbing up a cliff. She didn't know what the big animal would do, so she set up a camera to record. But all of a sudden,…
Dogs and cats are the most common pets for exotic animal lovers, parrots, tortoises, or tarantulas. Some people, like the woman in the story below, choose to live with a wild cat or wolf. Everybody Kira the wolf pet's a happy ending Kira's life was already a nightmare. The small pup was discarded by her mother when she was 3 days old, but a kind woman rescued her life. Kira…
Wild video shows a small sea otter running away from a hungry orca that was chasing it. It looked like the otter would die, but it jumped on a boat and got away just in time. The boat's captain saw what was happening! John Dornellas, who works for an exploration company, was out on a boat in Alaska's Kachemak Bay when he saw something amazing. The 37-year-old saw at least…
Two young jet skiers were out on the water for the day when they were saved by a boat. When the two men were on a ride off the coast of Palos Verdes, they saw what looked like a yellow balloon. As they got closer, they saw that it was actually a Loggerhead turtle fighting for its life. The poor animal was saved by two heroes. Off the coast of…
A small, helpless antelope at a zoo in Guatemala could have had a nightmare when it tried to play with the rest of its group. The animal with horns fell into the water accidentally and tried hard to get out. The antelope got a second chance because the elephant had sharp eyes and told the keepers as soon as she saw that her little friend was in danger. When the…