Category: Rescue Animals

Lion Siblings Cling Together During Rescue From War-Torn Gaza Mona and Max became minor celebrities earlier this year when a Gaza resident purchased the 2-month-old cubs from Gaza’s Rafah Zoo, which had been damaged by airstrikes and was financially struggling. Animal welfare group Four Paws quickly noticed the situation was untenable. Raising lion cubs is…

This is the heart-breaking moment a tiny baby orangutan desperately clung to his mother moments after the starving ape had been tranquilized by rescue workers. The fearful baby orangutan hugs its mother after she was tranquilized by animal rescue workers Scared to leave its mother’s side, the baby ape clings on to her unconscious carer…

It could be straight out of Disney hit The Lion King but this lion cub and meerkat cuddling up to each other is real. Meet the real-life Simba and Timon. The loveable duo have been best chums since new-born lioness Zinzi was rescued by being taken into the home of zoo and safari ranch owner…

When some local rescuers in Thailand discovered an otter living in a tiny wooden box, they were shocked. He’d been kept alone in the box for years, where he survived on things like noodles and meatballs — instead of a healthy diet of shellfish. The otter, later named Thung Ngern, was transferred to a temporary…

When a brother and sister struck a coyote at 75mph they assumed they had killed the animal and drove on. Wily coyote: The animal’s head can be seen as rescuers took apart the front fender to save it after it was struck by the car at 75mph ‘We knew it was bad’: Tevyn East, who…

This is the amazing scene after a leopard gets its head stuck in a metal pot while searching for water. This is the image of a leopard stuck in a pot in the Indian village of Sardul Kheda in Rajasthan earlier today Locals stood around filming the unfortunate animal as it struggled inside the pot…

In a remarkable and emotionally сһагɡed moment, the elephant made his way to the bedside of the “grandfather” who had cared for him since he was a child. An elephant, known for its long memory and deeр bonds, recently visited its dуіпɡ caretaker, offering a touching moment of connection. The caretaker, who had looked after…

Stranded on a block of ice, these reindeer were photographed drifting away from their herd in Canada. The six reindeer, also known as caribou, were seen floating down the Porcupine River in Old Crow, Yukon, Canada towards the border with Alaska. The images were released by the Alaska department of homeland security and emergency management…

A baby elephant who fell into a steep-sided watering hole in Africa was determined not to die. Bruises appeared on her battered body as she struggled to get free of the hole that could have been her final resting place. It was early morning on August 14 in Kenya when people from the Taita Hills…

Ruben the lion spent 15 years locked in a tiny cage but has finally been rescued and given his first taste of freedom. Ruben during his relocation from the zoo in Armenia. (Courtesy of Animal Defenders International) Efforts are underway to help Ruben regain health and strength enough to move him to an ADI Wildlife…