Bonnie and Clyde did everything together. When one found a home first, the other was left alone in a quiet kennel. Two Strays, One Bond Two dogs, a brother and sister later nicknamed Bonnie and Clyde, were found wandering together in Oklahoma. Stillwater Animal Welfare staff picked them up, and the shelter said no one ever claimed them. They were neutered and spayed, … [Read more...] about Shelter Dog Bonnie Was Heartbroken When Her Brother Was Adopted — Then Her Own Happy Ending Arrived
Wildlife & Nature
A 90-Pound Dog Faced Down a 180-Pound Puma — and Two Argentine Girls Made It Home Safe
In 2008, a family farm in Argentina became the setting for a rescue that spread around the world. Two young girls went to pick figs, a hungry-looking predator was already waiting in the tree, and the family dog, a Dogo Argentino named Morocho, made a choice that changed the ending. Two Girls, One Fig Tree Sofie and her friend Yoli were playing near a fig tree on the … [Read more...] about A 90-Pound Dog Faced Down a 180-Pound Puma — and Two Argentine Girls Made It Home Safe
Endangered Western Quolls Are Breeding Successfully After Being Reintroduced to the Wild
Ecologists at Mt Gibson Wildlife Sanctuary in Western Australia have confirmed a major conservation milestone: western quolls, also known by their Noongar name chuditch, are successfully breeding in the wild after being reintroduced to an area where the species had been locally extinct for around a century. What Was Found During a routine wildlife survey, the Australian … [Read more...] about Endangered Western Quolls Are Breeding Successfully After Being Reintroduced to the Wild
Extraordinary Discovery: Orangutan from Borneo Masters the Art of Fishing with Spear Tool
A photograph taken on the Indonesian island of Kaja, off Borneo, captured a moment few people ever get to witness: a wild male orangutan, braced against overhanging branches above a river, using a wooden pole to try to spear fish swimming below. The image was taken by wildlife photographer Gerd Schuster, co-author of the 2008 book Thinkers of the Jungle: The Orangutan … [Read more...] about Extraordinary Discovery: Orangutan from Borneo Masters the Art of Fishing with Spear Tool
Vets reveal very last thing all pets do before being put down and it’s heartbreaking
Few moments in pet ownership are harder than the last one. A conversation at a veterinary clinic, shared online in 2018, has since reached millions of people and changed how many of them think about saying goodbye. A Question That Went Viral On July 27, 2018, Tennessee Twitter user Jessi Dietrich shared what her vet had told her when she asked about the hardest part of … [Read more...] about Vets reveal very last thing all pets do before being put down and it’s heartbreaking