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Orphaned hedgehogs refuse to eat – until Muska the cat decides to adopt them

In order to thrive a baby needs to know that it is safe and loved and this also applies to the animal kingdom. When a baby animal loses its mother it can develop psychological wounds ...

You can drink beer made by a sloth

It’s all part of the LA Zoo’s annual “Brew at the LA Zoo” event, happening this Friday, August 2. The brew fest includes craft beer from 40 local breweries, but of course the zoo needed ...

Cat sparks $7,500 rescue effort after getting ‘stuck’ on bridge, only to wander home on its own 6 days later

Hatty has caused quite a stir today but hoping she will be rescued tomorrow. Here are some of my pics from today …. Posted by Penny Cross Photography on Wednesday, May 29, 2019 Hatty the curious ...

Mysterious wooden box arrives at airport: 7 days later it’s opened and nobody can believe their eyes

  The box had come from the Ukraine but because it wasn’t labeled properly had sat at the airport for seven days. When staff were eventually alerted to this mysterious box they decided they should ...

Endangered gorilla gives birth to healthy baby on Mother’s Day

The newest male gorilla is Rollie’s second offspring. She previously gave birth to a female named Nayembi in 2012. The unnamed western lowland gorilla joins a family of seven other gorillas, which includes his mother and father ...

Woman buys ”cute puppy” in the pet store: 1 year later, she realizes her big mistake

What she thought was a Japanese Spitz turned out to be something completely different, but only after she’d been caring for it for months. When (what she thought was) the puppy turned three months old, ...

Condor set to fly for the first time after injury – but now watch what he does when he turns around

For all the terrible people in the world whose actions hurt poor defenseless animals there are many people and wildlife organizations that do wonderful things to help. In the case of this magnificent condor, he ...

Man trains baby polar bear for movie: 18 years later no one can believe the bond they have

Almost two decades ago Mark was asked to find a polar bear for a movie; he trained animals for movies and the request was just work to him. He discovered Agee, who was being hand ...

59-year-old sick chimp refuses to eat, now watch her make eye contact with the man who raised her

Recently, from one day to another, Mama had suddenly refused to eat, drink and was ignoring the zoo staff. Old and tired, Mama had given up on life. But she would somehow regain a bit ...

Mamma dog has just had 4 puppies – but watch who else wants her milk

This newborn cub was seperated from her mom and placed in the care of zoo staff due to concerns over the cub’s safety. “We decided to take the [cub] only because her mother – leopardess ...