Wildlife

Diver Watches In Disbelief As Shark Leaps Out Of The Water Like A Dolphin
By Alana Francis-Crow

Diver Watches In Disbelief As Shark Leaps Out Of The Water Like A Dolphin

“Wouldn’t have believed it until this video ..."

Villagers Spot Movement In A Mud Pit — And Realize An 8,000-Pound Animal Is Trapped
By Alana Francis-Crow

Villagers Spot Movement In A Mud Pit — And Realize An 8,000-Pound Animal Is Trapped

She had no way of freeing herself 😟

Birdwatcher Photographs Half-Male, Half-Female Bird — A One-In-850-Million Find
By Alana Francis-Crow

Birdwatcher Photographs Half-Male, Half-Female Bird — A One-In-850-Million Find

They're a rare genetic anomaly đŸ€Ż

baby puffin
By Caitlin Jill Anders

Couple Find Baby Puffin In The Street At Midnight — And Drop Everything To Help Him

"We were hilariously unprepared for one extremely small Icelandic bird.”

Animal encounters

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Woman Spots 'Leaves' Floating In Ocean — Then Realizes It's All A Trick
By Alana Francis-Crow

Woman Spots 'Leaves' Floating In Ocean — Then Realizes It's All A Trick

Can you guess what they are? đŸ•”ïžâ€â™€ïž

Beachgoer Spots Shell Moving On Its Own — Then Realizes What's Really Going On
By Alana Francis-Crow

Beachgoer Spots Shell Moving On Its Own — Then Realizes What's Really Going On

"[T]hey are pretty rare to find ... "

tiny chameleon on person's finger
By Alana Francis-Crow

Wildlife Researcher Makes Friends With One Of The World's Tiniest Reptiles

"It was the best moment of my life."

Opossum Husband Makes The Bed So His Partner Has A Cozy Place To Sleep
By Elizabeth Claire Alberts

Opossum Husband Makes The Bed So His Partner Has A Cozy Place To Sleep

“Getting rare behaviors is our biggest thrill" 💞

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Environment

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They Set Up Cameras In A Remote Mountain Range And Found The World's Rarest Rabbit
By Sarah Ashley

They Set Up Cameras In A Remote Mountain Range And Found The World's Rarest Rabbit


 and a "phantom of the forest."

Researchers Look In Tank And See Promising Cluster Of Nearly-Extinct Babies
By Maeve Dunigan

Researchers Look In Tank And See Promising Cluster Of Nearly-Extinct Babies

There are only about 100 of these animals on Earth 


Researchers Are Elated To Find Extremely Rare Baby Hiding In The Dark
By Maeve Dunigan

Researchers Are Elated To Find Extremely Rare Baby Hiding In The Dark

Could it be?

Teeny Baby Turtle Is Tangled In Plastic On Beach

Teeny Baby Turtle Is Tangled In Plastic On Beach

Baby turtle tangled in plastic gets rescued — and waddles home to the ocean 💚

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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.”

Baby Fox Trapped In Wire During Heat Wave Makes It Back To Her Family
By Anita Diamantopoulou

Baby Fox Trapped In Wire During Heat Wave Makes It Back To Her Family

Her whole family was waiting for her đŸ„č❀

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” 😰

Friends Out Canoeing See A Striped Tail And Realize A Rare Scottish ‘Tiger’ Is Swimming
By Alana Francis-Crow

Friends Out Canoeing See A Striped Tail And Realize A Rare Scottish ‘Tiger’ Is Swimming

She was recently considered extinct đŸ˜±

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.”

snake under rock
By Caitlin Jill Anders

Hiker Spots Something Wedged Under A Rock In A Quarry — Then Realizes It’s A Lost Pet

"He seemed to understand that we were trying to help him."

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.