Category: Rescue Animals
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‘Wow! Do You Have Anything to Eat?’—A Hungry Eagle Lands on a Fisherman’s Boat, Finding Compassion and a Shared Meal 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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“Get well soon, buddy” – The Wildlife Center’s Gentle Care for a Wounded Porcupine Is Warming Hearts and Offering Hope for His Recovery
A wildlife center takes care of a wounded porcupine, and their kindness and gentle approach is touching people’s hearts. On February 27, 2024, the TikTok account for Saco River Wildlife Center (@sacoriverwildlifecenter) shared a video of a rescue porcupine enjoying a snack while receiving treatment. Take a look. In a 30-second video, we meet a…
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“Poor little boy, let me help” – Police Rescue an Injured and Abandoned Baby Fox, Giving the Helpless Little One a Second Chance at Life
Armed cops took a break from harassing sunbathers to rescue a baby fox found wounded in a London park today. Kind-hearted officers from Scotland Yard’s elite SC019 firearms unit named the stricken cub Bobby after finding it on their patrol through Southwark, south London. Five-week-old Bobby was found with a suspected dog bite on the…
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“She is so special” – A Once ‘Aggressive’ Rescue Raccoon Transforms Into a Cuddle Bug, Showering Her New Mom with Love and Affection
“All it took was a couple scratches on the head and she completely attached herself to me.” The raccoon was aggressive, unable to be touched and certainly not able to be handled. The raccoon had albinism with stark white fur and a pink nose and ears. She was about 4 years old, and according to…
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“You look so messy” – Rescued From a Glue Trap, an Owl Reluctantly Endures a Bath—But Finds Kindness and Care in His New Life
“A local citizen found the owl in an area near her house,” Courtney Gerspacher, lead animal care technician at Florida Wildlife Hospital, told The Dodo. “She wasn’t the one who put out the glue trap, but she did find the owl in it.” “He did not look too good when he first came in,” Gerspacher…
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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…