Category: Rescue Animals

Orphaned after a lightning strike killed his parents’ herd, baby African elephant Eliot had a traumatic start to life. But since being rescued on Christmas Day and taken to a sanctuary aged just three days old, he has been helped through the tough times – by two friendly older elephants. Eliot the baby elephant (right)…

A horrifying image has shown the brutal harm endured by an elephant after years of carrying tourists on its back. Pai Lin spent 25 years being made to work in Thailand’s trekking industry, but has now found sanctuary at Wildlife Friends Foundation Thailand’s facility. In the rather harrowing picture, the Pai Lin’s back visibly caves inwards…

Professional marine artist Carey Chen, 52, spotted the sea creature struggling inside the yellow basket whilst completing in a charity fishing tournament at Casa Vieja Lodge in Guatemala earlier this month. In her footage, friends Danilo Carmeno and Ridge Murphy can be seen freeing the animal from the basket. Carey said: “I saw the yellow…

Ella estaba en Tennessee el día anterior cuando se enteró de la perra preñada entregada en el refugio. Visita su sitio web para saber quién es realmente Cara y por qué hizo todo lo posible para llevarse a esta perra preñada a casa. Sin duda, el canino necesitaría una vacuna contra la rabia y un…

A kangaroo that shocked residents after it was found with an arrow pierced through its head has had lifesaving surgery and is recovering at Australia Zoo. A kangaroo that was shot in the head with an arrow has cheated death and is recovering at Australia Zoo After five days evading rescuers the little kangaroo was…

Every year, пᴜmeгoᴜѕ rhinos are kіɩɩed by poachers, leaving behind orphaned calves that are unable to feпd for themselves. Fortunately, there are rhino orphanages dedicated to providing care and support for these ⱱᴜɩпeгаЬɩe young animals. This rhino calf now lives with his new human family after his mother was tragically kіɩɩed by poachers for her…

When a wild fox cub decided to explore a construction site in his neighborhood in 2012, he didn’t realize that he was putting himself in danger. Luckily, a group of kind construction workers discovered the mud-covered animal. They could’ve left him to die. They could’ve made fun of him for looking more like a rabbit…

A deformed bottlenose dolphin was taken in as part of a family of sperm whales, and the rare alliance was caught on video! Researchers spent eight days observing the group off the coast of Lisbon, Portugal. Such an interaction had never been witnessed before. The adult male bottlenose dolphin has a severe spinal deformity, which…

A zoo in Australia claims it is home to the biggest and oldest common wombat in captivity. Patrick the wombat weighs in at an astonish 79lbs (36kg) despite the average for its ѕрeсіeѕ being somewhere between that figure and 32lbs (15kg). At 30 years old Patrick has also lived a lot longer than the expected…

Fred Leak, a dentist from British Columbia, proved that not all dentists are bad when he saved a bald eagle who had been shot and left for dead by a truck driver.  He wasn’t alone in this heroic accomplishment, as several veterinarians and doctors chipped in to aid in the rescue process for this lucky…