It's spring now! This is the time of year for animals to have babies. Wildlife in our area is beginning to build nests and have kids. This is more likely to happen to you since you're probably staying home more than normal. When it's a baby rabbit, it can be very scary and confusing to find a nest or a young animal by itself. We're going to talk about these animals and what to do if you come across a baby rabbit. The Eastern Cottontail is the type of rabbit you'll see in Northwest Indiana. They have their young in early spring to summer. They hide…

What an interesting world the world of animals is! You could study it all your life and still be surprised every day! Studies show that there are about 10,500 types of birds and 21,000 subspecies of birds in the world. Some of them even look like real aliens, and their colors, shapes, and actions can surprise you. These are some beautiful (and a little strange-looking) birds that Bright Side put together to amaze you! 1. The King Vulture © Olaf Oliviero Riemer / Wikimedia Commons, © CC BY-SA 3.0 As a vulture, the King Vulture looks for food. These birds are big, so they glide through the air instead…

After he gave her cat to an animal rescue without her permission, a woman said she is divorcing her husband. This week, an unnamed wife from the US went to Reddit to ask if she was being too dramatic. The woman wrote in her post that she got a kitten two years ago to help her get over the death of her father. She wrote that she had a "hole" in her life and that it was hard to keep herself busy at home during the day, so she got a cat. His name is Benji. "I saved him when he was so small that he…

A shocked fisherman caught a weird fish that had what looked like human teeth in its mouth. It was so big that it broke records. Brian Summerlin, who was 38 years old, was fishing in Tangier Sound, off the coast of Maryland, when something big got his line. The sheepshead is known for taking bait and being hard to catch. Its teeth look a lot like human teeth. Brian said, "They're amazing fish that have changed to eat what they eat. They can bite barnacles off any underwater object with their front teeth. They also have teeth on the top and bottom of their lips that…

When you go to save animals, you never know what will happen. This was brought up to Ocean Conservation Namibia in Walvis Bay, Namibia, earlier this year. Antoine and Denzil, two people who help animals, were at Pelican Point when they saw a seal that was caught in the rope. They had to go up to a big group of seals to help the little guy. It wasn't easy to find him because everyone was running away from the two guys, but they did it quickly. Once they had the seal, they could see how hurt he was because his skin had grown over the knots.…