Category: Rescue Animals
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What Is This? Why So Sticky?—A Baby Barn Owl Rescued from a Molasses Bucket Finds Freedom and a Fresh Start
The distressed bird was in such a state it was initially mistaken for a chicken A barn owl has been rescued after it got trapped in a ‘sticky’ bucket near Totnes. The animal, which was believed to have hatched this year, was discovered after it fell into a molasses bucket, a sugary mixture used to…
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‘I Love You So Much, Mom!’—A Brown Bear Mother Catches Fish for Her Cubs, With One Adorably Riding Her Back
Much like human mothers, mama bears are very protective of their young, however for them, it’s a much more intense world out there in the wild. They have to protect their cubs from everything. There’s certainly no denying every mother’s connection to their children, regardless of the species, and it’s fascinating to witness in the…
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“Cool hat buddy” – A Family’s Act of Kindness Saves a Struggling Bear—Freeing It From a Plastic Jug and Offering a New Chance
A family out fishing in a boat on a Wisconsin lake ended up coming to the rescue of a bear swimming with a plastic jug stuck over its head. Brian Hurt said he was fishing with his wife, Tricia, and son, Brady, on Marshmiller Lake, near Bloomer, when they noticed what they had initially thought…
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“Together we can do it” – Stranded and Struggling, a 32-Foot Baby Whale is Saved by Volunteers—A Heartfelt Return to the Sea After 24 Hours
Over three hundred people are celebrating after a mammoth effort to save the life of a stranded humpback baby whale, that got stuck on a Rio de Janeiro beach, ended successfully with the creature being released into the ocean in the late afternoon. Three hundred volunteers have helped to rescue a humpback whale calf after…
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‘Little Bird, I Will Warm You’—A Frozen Kingfisher Rescued by a Kind Man, Bringing It Back to Life
The video is a perfect example of a touch of warmth in adverse situations, which everybody needs their lives. A heartwarming video of a bird rescue is going viral on social media and the warmth from the video is all we need in this cold winter. Well, for us and for the bird. A beautiful,…
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“Ok! help me out, human” – After a Near-Fatal ‘Death Spiral,’ a Couple Rescues Two Bald Eagles—Giving Them a Chance to Fly Again
A couple who witnessed a pair of bald eagles plunge into a Maine river, tangled in what they later called a “death spiral,” cruised out onto the water, saving the birds’ lives. On one September day, as the couple were looking out over the water, two bald eagles flew overhead and became tangled in the…
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“Fly high, buddy” – With Broken Wings, a Wounded Raven Finds Hope Through a Rare Feather Transplant—A Second Chance to Soar Again
Broken wing? Nevermore! A wounded raven underwent a rare feather transplant — in which she received feathers from another bird — to help her fly again. The poor bird was found injured and sick in a parking lot near Richmond, Virginia, by a Blue Cross worker, who rushed her to a wildlife center in March,…
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“What happened, buddy” – Once Starved and Abused, Rescued Donkeys Now Face Losing Their Home—Help Us Urgently Give Them a Second Chance!
In Israel, donkeys are treated with sickening cruelty by people who have never been taught that animal cruelty is wrong. Donkeys are starved, brutally beaten, and worked to the bone, often collapsing from extreme exhaustion or succumbing to their horrific injuries. When the animals get sick or old, they are abandoned by their owners and…
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Orphaned but Not Alone: Baby Gorillas Rescued in Congo Find Hope and a New Family in Their Caregivers
Two orphaned baby gorillas rescued in Congo were being cared for Tuesday by national park staff who fear their plight might signal a new escalation of wildlife smuggling by rebel groups fighting each other and Congo’s army. “Baby gorilla trafficking is terribly damaging for endangered gorilla populations because many members of the gorilla’s family will…
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With Their Mother Away Hunting, Two Cubs Hold Hands—Finding Comfort in Each Other’s Embrace While They Wait
This is the incredible moment two bear cubs held hands as they waited for their mother to catch them a fish supper in Alaska. The pictures show the two cubs stood side-by-side as the smaller one paws at the bigger sibling’s back while they stare intently at their mother, who was hunting for salmon. Isn’t…