For years, Matthew Kropp and a German Shepherd named Tina worked side by side keeping explosives out of the U.S. Embassy in Baghdad. When Tina grew too old for the job, they were separated, and Kropp feared he would never see her again. A small nonprofit in Pennsylvania had other plans. A Team That Guarded the U.S. Embassy Kropp, an Army veteran from Shenandoah, … [Read more...] about He Thought He’d Never See His Bomb-Sniffing Dog Again — Then a Pennsylvania Rescue Brought Them Back Together After a Year Apart
Wildlife & Nature
Ukrainian Tourists Face Backlash — And Possible Legal Action — After Riding A Nesting Sea Turtle In Oman
A video filmed at one of Oman's best-known sea turtle nesting sites has triggered an international backlash, after two Ukrainian tourists were seen sitting on the shell of a female green sea turtle and handling her newly hatched young while she tried to get away. What The Video Showed The incident took place at Ras al Hadd (also reported as Ras al Jinz), a coastal area in … [Read more...] about Ukrainian Tourists Face Backlash — And Possible Legal Action — After Riding A Nesting Sea Turtle In Oman
Scientists Just Named The First New Penguin Species In More Than 100 Years — And It Was Hiding In Plain Sight
For more than a century, gentoo penguins were treated as a single, widely distributed species spread across the Southern Ocean. New genomic research says that's wrong — there are actually four separate species, including one that had never been formally described before, according to Smithsonian Magazine. The new species, named Pygoscelis kerguelensis and dubbed the … [Read more...] about Scientists Just Named The First New Penguin Species In More Than 100 Years — And It Was Hiding In Plain Sight
Veteran Brings Service Dog Back to Prison — And the Dog Remembers Exactly Who Trained Him
A veteran walked into a women's correctional facility with his service dog by his side. The moment the dog spotted a familiar face across the yard, he took off running, and the reunion that followed became the emotional center of a documentary that caught Oprah's attention. A Soldier Who Could Barely Leave the House Bill Campbell, a sergeant with the Army National Guard, … [Read more...] about Veteran Brings Service Dog Back to Prison — And the Dog Remembers Exactly Who Trained Him
A Photographer Shared an Unflattering Bird Photo. A Stranger’s Reaction Made It Go Viral.
UK wildlife photographer Carl Bovis has built a following of hundreds of thousands by sharing charming, high-quality bird photography. So when a photo of a rain-soaked woodpigeon mid-preen got him blocked by an offended stranger, the resulting exchange turned into one of the stranger moments of his career. "Do You Even Like the Subject of Your Pics?" A woman identifying … [Read more...] about A Photographer Shared an Unflattering Bird Photo. A Stranger’s Reaction Made It Go Viral.