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Couple adopt sickly cat from zoo, now this 90 pound puma lives life as a domestic cat

To their surprise, the management said yes and the now two and a half year old is ten times the size of your average house cat. “It’s hard to explain but we believe that having ...

Child falls into the gorilla pit at the zoo – then a huge male gorilla walks up and everyone loses their breath

The incident happened in a zoo in England. An 11-year-old boy was visiting the zoo when he suddenly fell into the gorilla’s den. The boy was unconscious and completely still. He wasn’t showing any signs ...

Man sees something moving in the flames and runs in – watch when the camera zooms in and he picks up the tiny living creature

#ThomasFire [update] Hwy 150 and Hwy 126, north of Santa Paula (Ventura County) is now 96,000 acres and 5% contained…. Posted by CAL FIRE on Thursday, December 7, 2017 Authorities have advised residents in several affected ...

Each day, this dog reaches out to strangers, praying for a family

For seven long months, a sweet dog named Lancer sat quietly in his kennel at City of Mobile Animal Services in Alabama. He watched as other dogs came and went, while he remained — overlooked, ...

Heartbreak after red panda cub died due to fireworks — people demand action

Many humans see fireworks has harmless spectacle, but for animals fireworks can be a true nightmare. Many animals are sensitive to bright lights and loud noises, and fireworks can send them into panic mode — ...

Unidentified mystery animal baffles West Virginia locals — here’s what experts guess it really is

Look outside in your neighborhood, and you’ll probably see the usual wildlife: squirrels, birds, maybe a deer. But what if you spotted a creature so unusual you can’t even identify what it is? It’s a ...

How to recycle your leftover Halloween pumpkins — and make some animals very happy

Pumpkins and jack-o-lanterns are a classic part of Halloween, and many of us have some outside our home as part of the seasonal decor. But when those last trick or treaters have left and Halloween ...

Record number of threatened Texas horned lizards released into the wild, thanks to conservation effort

There are many animal species who are threatened with extinction as environmental factors cause their populations to decline. But thankfully, there are conservation efforts dedicated to repopulating these species and reintroducing them to their native ...

Tansy Aspinall reunites with gorillas she grew up with

The Aspinall Foundation, a nonprofit dedicated to the rehabilitation of captive gorillas, was born among these magnificent creatures at Howletts Wild Animal Park in Kent, England. A young girl played a vital role in the ...

Once extinct in the wild, rare bird released back into nature for first time in 40 years

Conservationists are celebrating as a species of bird has been reintroduced into the wild for the first time in four decades, after going extinct in the wild. The the sihek, also known as the Guam ...