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Photographer Captures A Shot Of Two Widowed Penguins Overlooking The Melbourne Skyline Together

Wed, 22 Apr 2020 15:47:01 +0300

In light of the coronavirus pandemic, a lot of people have had a chance to reevaluate their lives and the people around them. But it seems that not only humans are seeking comfort in each other’s arms during hard times. Photographer Tobias Baumgaertner captured a once-in-a-lifetime shot of two widowed penguins hugging and comforting each other while gazing out at the Melbourne skyline.

Our 13 Pics Of Humpback Whales Playing With Us, Humans

Tue, 28 Jan 2020 15:15:14 +0300

Our team swims with whales around the world. But the Kingdom of Tonga is something extraordinary. Only here, you can meet face-to-face with 15-meter humpback whales – and they won't go anywhere. They circle you, look at you, wave their fins, hit tails, poke noses at you. And they sing! You can even hear Whale's songs from the beach.

This Animal Shelter Lets Dogs Pick Their Own Christmas Presents, And They Are Excited

Fri, 27 Dec 2019 14:34:06 +0300

It’s that time of the year when all people try to be good and kind, put others first, give special attention to their family and friends, and celebrate love, joy and peace. After all, Christmas is all about giving and sharing to thank others for the wonderful time spent together this year. But while we try to be good for our relatives and friends, we shouldn’t forget those who really need our attention.

Peaceful Neighborhood In Idaho Gets ‘Invaded’ By 100 Goats

Tue, 17 Dec 2019 13:31:26 +0300

A peaceful neighborhood in Boise, Idaho, was ‘invaded’ by more than 100 of these horned animals and they tore up all the vegetation they could set their rectangular pupils on. As it turns out, the goats weren’t in the local area by accident: they were rented out to do a little bit of natural mowing and munch on noxious weeds. However, nobody foresaw that the goats would run amok.

The Internet Fell In Love With This Chonky Cat That Refuses To Exercise

Mon, 28 Oct 2019 14:06:50 +0300

A fat cat named Cinderblock recently went viral for her lack of enthusiasm for working out. On October 19, Northshore Veterinary Hospital in Bellingham, Washington shared a video of an extremely cute, but morbidly obese cat using one paw to move on a treadmill, which is a part of her weight loss regimen. The video instantly became insanely popular, with over 10 million views and almost 500k people liking it on Twitter.

Adults Can Swim With Tiny Otters At This Animal Preserve, And The Photos Are Adorable

Mon, 21 Oct 2019 16:10:27 +0300

Barn Hill Preserve organizes guided encounter tours, lets its visitors hang out with sloths, and… swim with otters. That’s right, if you’re stressed out from working long hours or the mundane routine that is the everyday life and are thinking to yourself, “What could make me feel more relaxed?” chilling with Asian small-clawed otters in a pool is the answer.

Horse Pretends To Be Dead To Avoid Being Ridden

Mon, 21 Oct 2019 16:04:19 +0300

A dramatic horse named Jingang has greater ambitions than being a mere steed. It doesn’t seem to appreciate being ridden by others as a horse should. Instead, it goes out of its way to avoid doing its job. Jingang the horse pretends to be ‘dead’ in an overly-theatrical way. It’s silly. It’s funny. And it’s proof that some animals would rather laze about than earn their carrots like we do — by the sweat of our brows.

This National Park In America Has A Fattest Bear Competition And Here Are Its Top 8 Chonky Fluffs

Mon, 14 Oct 2019 15:57:35 +0300

We, humans, seem to have an awfully endless fascination with chubby animals, regardless of whether we’re talking about pets such as dogs and cats, or be it some wild animals. But in this particular case, the celebration of chonkiness is very well earned as these brown bears of Katmai National Park put their best effort into this essential part of their lives.

Australian Firefighters Pose With Animals For 2020 Charity Calendar

Wed, 09 Oct 2019 16:23:56 +0300

The perfect mix of manliness, hotness, and kind-hearted softness. Sizzling-hot bad boys with hearts of gold. Animal lovers with spines and abs of steel. There are many ways that I could describe Australian firefighters. But the fact of the matter is simple: they’re everyday heroes who save lives, don’t take off their superhero capes when the fire is out, and stand as an example of how to live your life.

This Couple Was Taking Wedding Photos When A Raccoon Family Decided To Join Them

Fri, 04 Oct 2019 15:48:19 +0300

If you’re reading this, there’s no doubt you are well aware of the Internet’s obsession with raccoons. Scavengers by nature, raccoons spend their life looking for food. As a result, they often find themselves in trash cans or paws deep in your pet’s feeder. And when you think raccoons simply cannot get any more mischievous than that, the Internet provides yet another story that proves otherwise.

Zoo’s Visitor Sees Monkey Sharpening A Rock, Later It Uses It To Shatter Its Glass Enclosure

Fri, 30 Aug 2019 14:59:09 +0300

They said that Planet of the Apes was fiction. They were wrong! Some of us have always had an inkling that monkeys are far smarter than they let on. And now they’ve figured out what they have to do to escape zoos! Well, at least one monkey has that information. But I’m pretty sure others will soon follow suit.

10 Pics Of The Special Bond Between A Zookeeper And Giraffes That I Captured In North Macedonia

Wed, 28 Aug 2019 12:26:31 +0300

Animal and human friendships are always an adorable sight to watch. The trust the animals put in us, and our deep understanding of their feelings and needs are what makes these interspecies bonds so inspiring. And it is even more astonishing when such relationships happen between zoo animals and their zookeepers. One such zookeeper RISTE, working in a zoo in Skopje, North Macedonia, has found an incredible connection with giraffes.

Japanese Photographer Captures A Shy-At-First Baby Meerkat And Its Family In 23 Pics

Wed, 21 Aug 2019 16:58:59 +0300

Japanese photographer mamekoro51 has probably the most pleasant hobby one could imagine – taking photos of baby animals of various types. On a recent visit to Inokashira Natural Cultural Park in Musashino City, Tokyo, the animal lover came across an adorable meerkat family with newborn pups, one of whom was a little shy for the camera.

This Rescue Dog With Unique Features Is Taking Over The Internet

Fri, 16 Aug 2019 13:55:59 +0300

The internet loves animals and today, we are glad to welcome a new unique character to the community who is yet to steal many hearts. A 2-year-old dog from Thailand named Lucky has very distinctive features that definitely make him stand out leaving people raising eyebrows (pun intended) guessing whether it’s Photoshop or real life.

This Shiba Inu Always Looks Grumpy And People Are In Love

Mon, 12 Aug 2019 13:23:12 +0300

I think I just found your new spirit animal. Especially if you’re a dog person and couldn’t get totally behind the new grumpy cat because, well, it’s a cat. Meet Chester. This Shiba Inu is roughly around 65-human-years-old which gives him the right to be the grumpiest grump of all grumpsters.
“Chester is a drama queen,” his owner Kirby Kaufman told.

Moment heroic dogs give their own lives to save sleeping toddler from cobra

Thu, 25 Jul 2019 13:04:51 +0300

Two dogs have been caught on camera sacrificing their lives to stop a deadly cobra getting into the house while a baby slept. The one-year-old girl called Skye was sleeping in the house in Kidapawan City, the Philippines, when the deadly snake entered the front garden last Friday. Dogs Moxie and Miley immediately launched attack against the venomous cobra.

Angry silverback throws fistful of mud at tourists in German zoo

Fri, 19 Jul 2019 12:43:21 +0300

An angry gorilla has put on a bold display of dominance at a zoo in Germany. Tourists at the enclosure watch the band of gorillas from the safety of a high observation platform separated by a moat. The silverback can been seen running to the edge of its area in the direction of the people on the deck.

Rescue Kitty With 4 Ears And One Eye Escapes Misery After Finding His Forever Home

Tue, 02 Jul 2019 14:04:36 +0300

Meet Frankie, short for Frankenkitten. As you might have already noticed, Frankie’s a little different. He has four ears and had to have one of his eyes removed. However, if you told him he didn’t fit the norm, Frankie probably wouldn’t understand you. After going through everything fate threw at him, the little guy has adapted to living in the big world and his foster family is there to help when he gets a little overwhelmed.

This Cat Has A Good Hair Day Every Day

Tue, 02 Jul 2019 13:49:40 +0300

Meet Juno, otherwise known as Juno The Angry Cat on Instagram. He’s a 6-year-old Himalayan mixed cat who has better hair than all of us combined. His human recently began styling his ear fluff and his followers absolutely love it. Not to mention his facial expressions make the pictures that much better

Scientists Discovered a New cat-fox Species Which Was Previously Believed To Be a Myth

Tue, 25 Jun 2019 17:04:21 +0300

For centuries, stories recounted by shepherds living in Corsica about meter-long cats with long sharp teeth that would attack ewes and goats at night were dismissed as a myth. However, in 2008 one such cat was accidentally caught in a chicken coop which encouraged scientists to extend their research of the new cat species.

This Family Sanctuary Is Giving Abandoned Cats A Loving Home

Fri, 21 Jun 2019 13:28:28 +0300

Venezuela resembles a land from a post-apocalyptic novel. You can see modern skyscrapers but cannot charge your phone. You can have a computer, a mobile and a flat-screen TV but still have to cook on wood-burning stoves. While shopping it’s more practical to weight money rather than count it. Millions of people are running away from the country and those who stay, often starve.

Nothing To See Here, Just Some Photos Of Cats Wearing Metal Battle Vests

Thu, 20 Jun 2019 12:32:12 +0300

God bless cats. They’ve been providing the Internet with unwitting entertainment ever since there was an Internet. And God bless metal, because duh… heavy fucking metal. But doubly God bless Frank Injection for tipping us off to the existence of the @cats_are_metal Instagram account, which combines both of those obsessins into one and is exactly what it sounds like: photos of cats with assorted metal paraphernalia.

A Hunting Story Full Of Drama: A Day In The Life Of Barsik The Cat

Fri, 14 Jun 2019 09:27:03 +0300

Some photos featuring a cat from Perm that really wanted to catch a pigeon. He didn’t succeed but he was trully epic.

Baby Foxes Show Up At Person’s House And Their Pics Are Adorable

Mon, 29 Apr 2019 14:53:06 +0300

Spring has well and truly sprung, getting now to the point when eggs are hatching, flowers are blooming and wild animals are giving birth to their young. Depending on where you are in the world, baby foxes, or cubs as they are known as, are likely to be spotted between April and July.

Japanese Illustrator Imagines A World Where Humans Live Among Giant Animals

Fri, 26 Apr 2019 15:25:54 +0300

By the hands of super creative mystery illustrator from Japan, comes the world like no other. On social media, the artist is known as Ariduka55 and it seems artist loves cats the most. There are a lot of other cuddly animals like pandas, rabbits, raccoons, and dogs and they are all giant creatures!

Eagles In Seattle Start Picking Up Litter From Landfills And Dumping Them Into People's Backyards

Tue, 09 Apr 2019 16:38:10 +0300

Many humans are now focused on how they are going to clean up the planet before it’s too late, from the #trashtag challenge to environmental initiatives. However, the bald eagles in Seattle are doing some reverse clean up and dumping trash in people’s yards across King County.

Owner Dumped Wolfdog At Kill Shelter When He Got Too Much, Luckily This Sanctuary Saved Hi

Fri, 01 Mar 2019 10:34:02 +0300

Yuki is one of the highest content wolfdogs at the sanctuary where he is currently staying.“His DNA testing came back as 87.5 % Gray Wolf, 8.6 % Siberian Husky, and 3.9 % German Shepherd,” – a staff member of Shy Wolf Sanctuary Brittany Allen told.

Wiley The Dalmatian Has A Heart On His Nose And People Are In Love

Fri, 15 Feb 2019 13:15:53 +0300

Wiley the Dalmation wears his heart on his sleeve – well more like his nose. The now one-year-old pup rose to internet fame for his unique heart-shaped marking placed squarely on his face and his over 120k Instagram followers can’t get enough.

Cat Frozen In Snow Makes Miraculous Recovery After Veterinarians Spend Hours Fighting For Her Life

Wed, 13 Feb 2019 09:18:09 +0300

When Fluffy the cat arrived at the animal clinic it didn’t look good. Found in a snow bank in Montana, Fluffy was unresponsive and had her fur matted with ice. The veterinarians, however, refused to give up on her.

People Are Captivated By This Timelapse Of A Single Cell Becoming An Organism

Wed, 13 Feb 2019 09:14:41 +0300

When does some thing become some one? With the heart’s first beat? With the brain’s first wave? Dutch filmmaker Jan van IJken has recently created a short film that might help you in your search for the answer to this difficult question.

This Wild Squirrel Made A Nest For Her Baby In Her Rescuer’s Drawer And It’s Adorable

Fri, 11 Jan 2019 11:26:09 +0300

It’s really hard to turn away when you find an injured person or animal. Simone Serfontein from South Africa definitely knows this feeling. In October of 2016, she found a baby squirrel who fell out of a tree and her mother was nowhere to be found.

Finnish Photographer Proves Fairy Forests Are Real In Finland

Fri, 07 Dec 2018 11:31:55 +0300

Many people think of Finland as the land of cold weather and darkness. However, Ossi Saarinen, a Finnish photographer, believes that the country is much more than just that, and he shows another surprisingly enchanting side of his motherland.

Man Finds Baby Squirrel On His Bed, And It Grows Up To Be The Most Adorable Pet

Thu, 15 Nov 2018 13:51:36 +0300

One day a man came back home, only to find that a mother squirrel had made a nest of twigs, dried pines and branches on his bed for her two newborn squirrels. Busy with fetching materials for the nest, mother squirrel had no intention of taking the babies with her. Eventually, she stopped coming back at all. Only one of the baby squirrels survived, but even her future was predicted to be grim.

After My Picture Went Viral i Knew That i Needed To Make More Art From The Litter That i Find

Thu, 18 Oct 2018 15:01:21 +0300

Ever since I first shared a picture of the turtle I made from litter on my Instagram page, I knew that I needed to make this a regular project. I started picking litter when out walking the dog or taking the kids to school, all in the local area. Soon, #projectlittercritter was born, and people all over the world have been inspired to join in!

Dog Meets Her “Twin” On The Way To The Market, Convinces Its Owners To Adopt Him Immediately

Thu, 04 Oct 2018 09:38:45 +0300

Admit it, if you saw a person who looked exactly like you, you’d at least walk up to them to say ‘hi.’ So when Bethany Coleman took her dog, Rogue, for a walk and they noticed a pup that looked identical to the one she had on a leash, naturally, they introduced themselves.