Couple discovers squirrel had been using their car as a storage unit
"The walnuts on the engine block were black and smelt like they were definitely roasting."
Wildlife
Heartbreaking photo reveals baby turtle’s cause of death
A nature center discovered the baby turtle had 104 pieces of plastic in its intestinal tract.
TripAdvisor will no longer sell tickets to businesses that breed captive dolphins and whales
Ocean animals like whales and dolphins have long been used in live shows as entertainment, making popular businesses and tourist attractions out of aquatic parks like Sea World. But the ethics of keeping these animals ...
Woman inexplicably jumps zoo fence to get up close with African lion
Zoos can be a great place to see animals. Their displays rely on a careful balance between letting visitors see animals up-close and unobstructed, and keeping enough of a safe distance to protect both the ...
Brave man throws himself into the water to save a drowning bear
Bears have an incredible sense of smell, so when they smell food there isn’t a lot you can do to stop them from getting what they want. When a couple from Alligator Point, Florida, looked ...
Woman tries to ignore squirrel following her in park, until the critter ‘tugged her pant leg’
There are some people that can be near wild animals and help them where others would be frightened. In the case of squirrels, they always seem to run up the nearest tree should any human ...
Cheetah sees photographer napping under a tree and decides to join in
Dolph has a zoology degree but it was after watching his first dog die in his arms that changed his life where animals were concerned. “It changed me. All life has greater meaning now. Consistent ...
Wildlife officials issue warning after woman puts injured bobcat into SUV with child
District Wildlife Manager Sarah Watson responded to the woman’s call Wednesday morning and was “shocked” to see a bobcat peaking out from underneath a blanket inside the woman’s vehicle. Watson told the woman and her ...
Rare spotted baby zebra caught on camera – now the image is being shared around the world
The zebra foal, at Maasai Mara National Park in Kenya, was captured by photographer Frank Liu who wasn’t sure if he was photographing a zebra at first. “At first glance he looked like a different species ...
150 volunteers save six stranded orcas from beach in Argentina
Those who worked in the cold water to return the orcas back to the ocean were mostly volunteers – some were lifeguards, firefighters, and marine biologists. Some showed up in wetsuits, while others simply came to ...