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…
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.…
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…
A deer is the last thing you should expect to see when you're fishing. Well, believe it or not, that's exactly what these tree fishermen find when they're out in the middle of the ocean fishing for lobsters. The poor animal's story had a happy ending, thank goodness. The captain of the commercial fishing boat Ryss & Stace, Ren Dorr, and two other fishermen were about five miles off the…
For someone in desperate need of help, a small act of kindness could mean the world. Even the firefighters in California are doing their best to stop the fires that have been burning in the state for months. It looks like their job doesn't end here. The brave men and women also try to help and save as many lives as possible. This time, while fighting the Silverado Fire, a…
Most people know that cats that live in homes like to play. It's true that they only play when they want to, but they usually like to mess around every now and then. But are all big cats alike? We can't say for sure about all of them, but we know that the lion in the video below loves to play. A lot! Even though most people think of lions…