Category: Rescue Animals

A male Sumatran orangutan has defied the “absent father” role of his wild counterpart by stepping up to care for his 2-year-old daughter after her mother died unexpectedly in a zoo in Colorado. “In the wild, orangutan males are not involved with their offspring,” Denver Zoo posted on Facebook nearly a month after Nias passed away. “To…

I am sure many of us have actually encountered with a deer before. They can be seen around the nation, especially when driving in the evening on wooded area roads. Yet, in spite of their abundance these adorable animals are extremely shy. Therefore it is pretty uncommon to find upon a lovely fawn, without running…

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…

It’s not uncommon these days for our fellow humans to say they prefer animals to people. Some of us may even feel compelled to personally come to the aid of struggling animals that we may find in our midst. The woman explained to staff at Lower Moss Wood Nature Reserve & Wildlife Hospital that she…

“We’re all overjoyed to see this wee tiny little boy come into the world after such horror and hardship that his mom lived through.” The ASPCA led a rescue operation that took several days and involved over 45 people, and cost hundreds of thousands of dollars. Kelly Mullins, the animal care director for Catskill Animal…

Conservationists tranquillised the ten-foot-tall beasts and carefully bound their feet together IT could be a real-life remake of Dumbo – an ­elephant high in the sky. And this animal was not the only one who was airborne. Flying high … jaw-dropping snaps show wayward elephants being lifted to safety by a craneCredit: Media Drum World…

If you are a lover of creatures in the ocean, then you know what a tragedy it is to witness a beached dolphin. These playful creatures bring a heart pure joy and a big grin when we get to see them frolicking in the ocean. But one beached dolphin was in desperate need of help,…

This past June, a Good Samaritan was walking near Mountcharles Pier in Donegal, Ireland, when they noticed a bright orange traffic cone poking out from the marshy water along the coast. The passerby soon realized the heartbreaking truth. The baby was an orphaned seal pup, only a few days old, and she was clinging to…

THE “world’s saddest zoo” has a blind bear that’s been locked in a cage for 30 years and miserable monkeys that have been kept in darkness. Brit animal welfare groups are trying to get the centre, which has been given the sick name “Salvation Park”, shut down. Nelson, who is blind, has been stuck in…

A blind raccoon had been appearing to Eryn’s house for the last five years where she ‘d leave food outside for him to eat. Since he’s missing his bottom lip, she would certainly feel him soft pasta noodles soaked in cream of chicken soup, small pieces of hot dog, ham, or pork. But things changed…