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Goodwill employee opens box of donations, unexpectedly finds four-foot snake inside

A Goodwill store in Virginia recently received a box of donated items — but found something inside they never expected. An employee at the Stafford, Virginia Goodwill received a box of donated books, but got ...

Boys spot wild elk while playing soccer — it does something they never expect

We share many spaces with wildlife, and it can be a special experience when an animal wanders into your backyard. Sometimes we bond with animals in the most unexpected ways. When two boys were playing ...

Tearjerking update on Obie, the abandoned dog who was found tied up to tree

In 2024, we reported on the story of Obie, a sweet dog who was found abandoned and tied up to a tree before being taken in by the Tyler Regional Animal Care Shelter. In the ...

Firefighters save cat stuck in tree at Grand Canyon National Park: photo has internet cracking up

Firefighters saving a cat from a tree is an old cliche, something you’d mostly seen in old cartoons — but there is some truth to it: sometimes cats really do get stuck in trees, and ...

One of the world’s rarest big cats is no longer listed as endangered in major conservation win

One of the world’s rarest big cats has come back from the brink of extinction: thanks to conservation efforts, the Iberian lynx is no longer listed as endangered. For decades, the Iberian lynx, a medium-size ...

“Foul-mouthed” parrot who loves to swear up for adoption

We’ve seen a lot of adoption posts for animals in need of homes, but some stand out as truly unique and unconventional. Recently, one shelter wrote that they have a parrot up for adoption — ...

Extremely rare, 1-in-10 million white bison born at Yellowstone

Visitors at Yellowstone National Park were left amazed recently after an unexpected animal sighting: a newborn white bison. White bisons are not only extremely rare, making up just one-in-ten-million births, but are also considered sacred ...

Bindi Irwin reveals her 3-year-old daughter’s favorite animal — and its special connection to Steve Irwin

The world lost an icon when Steve Irwin died in 2006, but the Crocodile Hunter star’s legacy lives on through his family, who continue his conservation work at the Australia Zoo. His children, Bindi and ...

Giant pandas will return to Washington DC’s National Zoo this year: “historic moment”

In November, the Smithsonian National Zoo’s resident giant pandas returned to China, marking the first time in 50 years there would be no pandas in Washington DC. Many fans wondered if this was truly the ...

Abandoned dog found tied to tree — dog now in good hands as owner charged with cruelty

It was a heartbreaking sight after a dog was found abandoned and tied up to a tree — but now the dog is in good hands as the owner faces justice. On April 22, a ...