Animal Encounters
The most amazing encounters and discoveries
The most amazing encounters and discoveries
Vets' Jaws Drop When A Hedgehog Arrives Attached To A Garden Gate
By Elizabeth Claire Alberts

Vets' Jaws Drop When A Hedgehog Arrives Attached To A Garden Gate

When a homeowner in Oxfordshire, England, stepped outside one morning, she was stunned by what she found tangled in her garden gate.​Wedged between the ornate metal bars was a tiny bundle of prickles.​As she moved closer, she realized it was a hedgehog.

Scared Baby Climbs To Top Of Electric Pole, Forcing Workers To Cut Power
By Maeve Dunigan

Scared Baby Climbs To Top Of Electric Pole, Forcing Workers To Cut Power

“They responded immediately.”

Woman Walking Down Beach Drops Everything To Rescue Pelican Trapped In Fishing Line
By Maeve Dunigan

Woman Walking Down Beach Drops Everything To Rescue Pelican Trapped In Fishing Line

She didn’t have much time.

Woman On Boat Ride Spots Huge Bird In Trouble And Jumps Into The Water To Help
By Ashley Ortiz

Woman On Boat Ride Spots Huge Bird In Trouble And Jumps Into The Water To Help

The bird was so, so tired …

Sailors Find Confused Owl In Middle Of Ocean And Race To Save Her Life
By Maeve Dunigan

Sailors Find Confused Owl In Middle Of Ocean And Race To Save Her Life

“It wasn’t a seagull; it was a barn owl.”

Brewery Worker Unloading Supplies Finds Wet Baby Hidden Among Kegs
By Maeve Dunigan

Brewery Worker Unloading Supplies Finds Wet Baby Hidden Among Kegs

“The reactions were, ‘Is it a bat?!’ ‘Is it a rat?!’”

Raccoon Found With Head Stuck In Grate Desperately Holds On Until Help Arrives
By Ashley Ortiz

Raccoon Found With Head Stuck In Grate Desperately Holds On Until Help Arrives

“[We] could only imagine how exhausted and scared he was” 😰

Couple Hear 'Screams' At 3 A.M. And Find Someone Trapped In Their Garden
By Maeve Dunigan

Couple Hear 'Screams' At 3 A.M. And Find Someone Trapped In Their Garden

“[He was] desperately trying to get out.”

Woman Calls For Help When She Finds ‘Scrungly’ Owl In Shed
By Maeve Dunigan

Woman Calls For Help When She Finds ‘Scrungly’ Owl In Shed

She had no idea what was going on.

Rescuers Race To Save 5 'Little Survivors' Found Taped To Cardboard Box
By Maeve Dunigan

Rescuers Race To Save 5 'Little Survivors' Found Taped To Cardboard Box

“Cases like this remind me why I do what I do.”

Bear Saved From Life In Cage Spends 9 Months Working Up Courage To Go Outside
By Maeve Dunigan

Bear Saved From Life In Cage Spends 9 Months Working Up Courage To Go Outside

“We are so proud of her.”

Photographer Captures Dramatic Moment Goslings Take 25 Foot Leap Of Faith From Nest
By Maeve Dunigan

Photographer Captures Dramatic Moment Goslings Take 25 Foot Leap Of Faith From Nest

“Don't worry, this is perfectly normal.”

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