One of the rarest animal sightings in the world, the chiropodes maculatus, has only been seen once before.

It is said that this jellyfish has only been seen once before, but divers in Kavieng, Papua New Guinea, caught video of it. This amazing video was posted on the Facebook page for Scuba Ventures. During a dive today, I saw a new kind of jellyfish. "It has cool markings, is a little bigger than a football, and swims pretty fast," the Post said, adding that the very rare animal had only been seen once before, off the coast of Australia. Scientists have only studied one specimen so far. It was caught on May 2, 1997, off the outer edge of the Great Barrier Reef, which…

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The Strange Lives of Black Servals

Servals are wildcats with cheetah-like coats that have black spots, bands, and lines that often live in the grasslands of Africa. Only in East Africa is there a hidden colony of melanistic servals. These cats have dark fur because they have a rare genetic condition called melanism. As they roam the grasslands of East Africa, these shy cats are an interesting and rarely seen sight. People have seen black servals in Kenya and Tanzania, which is an interesting sign that they live in East Africa. But these cats are very good at hiding, which makes it hard to guess how many there are in the wild.…

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Maggie, who used to be a poor blind dog and now works as a therapy dog!

Maggie is a very upset dog. His ears were cut off 17 times, and she was pregnant too. But now it's great to see her living a happy life! Maggie was about 5 years old and lived in Lebanon. One side of her eye and jaw were crushed, and her ear was cut off. She was hungry and pregnant at the same time. But she got lucky when she met Casey, a man from Brighton who loves animals a lot. He chose to adopt Maggie after hearing about the Wild At Heart Foundation. Casey may have made the best choice of her life. Since then, he…

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A puppy almost drowns in a Florida canal, but dolphins save it!

Dolphins are smart animals that are also very friendly. They love helping people and other animals! The dolphins can also show you the way. You may have heard many stories about how these fish saved sailors. But this story isn't quite the same. This time, these dolphins helped a strong Doberman dog! This took place when Turbo, 11, ran away from his home in Marco Island, Florida. Lucky for us, the little dog's struggle to stay afloat in the water caught the attention of the dolphins. The dolphins walked up to the scared dog and began nudging it with their noses to keep it floaty. Some…

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Husky Dog Leaving Home To Play With Wild Deer!

Dogs are really friendly pets. Because of this, they are our best friends, and huskies are friendlier than other dogs.Dogs and other animals can get along, but not all the time. There are a lot of strange animal friendships out there, but this one is a little different. Koda is the name of the Husky in this story, and she has been away for a while. That's why her owners began looking for her. Rachel Howatt was sure she would never find her dog again. Lucky for us, Koda came home. When asked about the dodo, the dog's owner said, "They were always looking for her,…

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Dolphins help find a swimmer who is stuck in the water.

Dolphins are not only very smart animals, but they can also feel what other people are feeling very deeply. A lot of stories say that dolphins have helped people in dangerous situations by giving them a fin, like warning great white sharks or keeping kids from dying. The most recent case happened in Ireland, where a group of dolphins helped save a surfer who got stuck in the water near Castlegregory in County Kerry. Lifeboat volunteers from the Royal National Lifeboat Institution (RNLI) found the swimmer, a guy in his 30s from County Down who has not been named. He had been missing for more than…

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