Category: Rescue Animals
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“Where are you heading to?” – With Compassion and Care, Officers Rescue a Stranded Seal Found Wandering in Traffic, Offering Help to an Unlikely Culprit
It’s not unusual to see harbor seals lounging on the rocks and beaches of Long Island, but Southampton, New York drivers were not expecting to see one in the middle of the road! Authorities say the baby seal must have been chasing fish up the Peconic River when it wandered into a park to rest…
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‘I Thought They Were My Family’—After Five Lonely Years, a Lost Donkey Finally Finds Love and Belonging in an Elk Herd
In a heartwarming twist straight out of a storybook, a donkey who went missing five years ago in California was spotted living among a herd of wild elk. Max Fennell, a triathlete and hunter, captured the amazing scene on camera during a hunting trip, and the video quickly gained popularity online with more than 143k…
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‘Greatest Father Ever’—After Saving His Species by Fathering 800 Babies, 100-Year-Old Diego the Tortoise Returns Home to Rest
A tortoise, nicknamed ‘sex machine’ for his role in repopulating his species, has retired after 87 years of reproductive efforts. Diego the Giant tortoise fathered over 800 children after being moved to Santa Cruz island in Galapagos, Ecuador, by conservationists in the mid-1960s to save its dwindling population. Now the 100-year-old tortoise will return to the…
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‘Thank You for Being My Partner’—On the Brink of Death, a Lion Found Love, and It Became the Miracle That Saved His Life
Kahn and Sheila belonged to the same owner who used to rent them for photo ops and parties like many of his other lion cubs. Luckily, the two lions were rescued by Texas’ In-Sync Exotics Wildlife Rescue and Education Center, but months apart. 6-year-old Kahn was malnourished and the end of his tail was chewed…
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“Do you have anything to eat?” – The Eagle Has Landed… Seeking Help, Not a Catch: A Fisherman Shares His Haul with a Hungry Visitor in Canada
This is the amazing moment a bald eagle attempts to steal a fisherman’s catch before the kind trawlerman decides to share. In the video, a colleague can be heard laughing as the bird of prey pesters Mathias with a second eagle standing nearby. The man asks: ‘What does he want, your fish, man?’ The man…
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“I can’t lift my wings anymore” – An Exhausted Bald Eagle Found at Sea Is Gently Rescued by a Fisherman, Who Gives Him a Lifesaving Ride to Shore
Canadian fisherman Dan Dunbar was cruising in a boat near Nanoose Bay, British Columbia when he spotted a young bald eagle floundering on the surface of the water. As Dunbar began to think of how he might try to help, the bird used his wings to inch closer to the vessel, speaking aloud to offer…
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“Bravest dentist I ever known” With Gentle Care, Miami Zoo’s Dentist Relieves a Gorilla’s Pain and Brightens an Otter’s Smile, Showing Tender Love to All
Dental health is as important for animals as it is for humans. This week, the furry and fanged residents of Miami-Dade Zoological Park and Gardens, also known as Zoo Miami, went to the dentist. A variety of procedures were performed during Dental Week, from cleanings to root canals, and patients included a lion, gorilla, chimpanzee,…
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“Greatest father ever” – After Saving His Species by Fathering 800 Babies, 100-Year-Old Diego the Tortoise Returns Home to the Galapagos to Rest
A tortoise, nicknamed ‘sex machine’ for his role in repopulating his species, has retired after 87 years of reproductive efforts. Diego the Giant tortoise fathered over 800 children after being moved to Santa Cruz island in Galapagos, Ecuador, by conservationists in the mid-1960s to save its dwindling population. Now the 100-year-old tortoise will return to the…
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“She was so alone” – The Saddest Baby Animal Found Chained Outside a Restaurant, Waiting for Someone to Show It Love
Chained up outside a Mexico City restaurant, the Siberian tiger cub had no choice but to just lie there on the pavement alone, waiting for the days to pass. Diners would often stop to take pictures with her — but then they disappeared inside to eat, quickly forgetting about her. At only 4 or 5…
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‘I’m Scared, Mother’—Abandoned Baby Deer Cries for Help, and Kind Strangers Step In to Save Its Life
When Monika Melichar received a call about an abandoned baby deer, she hoped the mom would return. But several hours later, the people spotted the fawn and heard the little one crying for help again. The baby deer could barely walk, but she knew she could trust the family at the nearby cottage. “She knew…