When rescuers first found her, they weren't entirely sure the animal in front of them was a bear at all. Found Dumpster-Diving in Placer County On Christmas Eve 2017, the California Department of Fish and Wildlife rescued a young black bear cub while she was dumpster-diving in Placer County. She weighed only about 30 pounds, was completely hairless, and her pink skin was … [Read more...] about Young black bear with no fur found in dumpster – just look at her transformation 1 year later
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Dog with malformed face dumped by family: Then angel arrives and makes everything right
A Labrador Retriever born with an unusual face spent years being passed from owner to owner, unwanted and neglected, simply because he didn't look the way people expected a purebred Lab to look. His story could have ended quietly in a backyard — instead, it became one of the more heartwarming rescue stories to come out of Austin, Texas. Marked As "Unsellable" From … [Read more...] about Dog with malformed face dumped by family: Then angel arrives and makes everything right
Crab Fishermen Rescue a Stranded Arctic Fox From a Drifting Iceberg Off Labrador
It's rare for a routine day of crab fishing to turn into a wildlife rescue, but that's exactly what happened to a boat crew off the coast of Labrador, Canada. Crew members Mallory Harrigan, Cliff Russell, and Alan Russell were heading out to check their fishing gear when they spotted something unusual sitting on top of a small, mushroom-shaped iceberg drifting several … [Read more...] about Crab Fishermen Rescue a Stranded Arctic Fox From a Drifting Iceberg Off Labrador
Why Do Cook Pine Trees Always Lean Toward the Equator?
Walk through a park in California, Australia, or Hawaii and you might notice something odd about the tall, narrow conifers dotting the landscape: they're leaning. Not randomly, the way a tree bent by wind or crowded growth might lean, but in a strangely consistent direction. It turns out this isn't a local quirk — it's a global pattern, and it took a curious botanist to notice … [Read more...] about Why Do Cook Pine Trees Always Lean Toward the Equator?
Giant wolf sits down next to this woman, now watch the moment when their eyes meet
Wolves have a reputation for being aggressive, unapproachable animals — which makes it all the more startling to watch a 115-pound wolf flop onto his back for a belly rub the second his favorite person walks up. Meet Kekoa The wolf in the video is Kekoa, whose name means "the brave one" in Hawaiian. He's a grey wolf who, along with his sister Sakara, lives at the Colorado … [Read more...] about Giant wolf sits down next to this woman, now watch the moment when their eyes meet