Meet best friends cat Siggy and baby Isaac. Isaac was born with a serious heart defect. At just 12-weeks-old, Isaac underwent his first heart surgery. And throughout all the adversity, Siggy, the family’s ginger cat, has never left his side. “Isaac turned out to be seriously ill with multiple heart problems and I think Siggy knew because he would sleep under Isaac’s moses … [Read more...] about The baby is born with a fatal heart defect – then the cat refuses to leave his side
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The Precious Moment: A Newborn Sheep Born 15 Minutes Before the Viral Photo
There's something truly special about capturing the perfect moment in a photograph. And when that photograph captures a new life entering the world, it becomes even more precious. Such was the case with a photo that recently went viral, featuring a newborn sheep who was born just 15 minutes before the picture was taken. The photo, which has been shared across social media … [Read more...] about The Precious Moment: A Newborn Sheep Born 15 Minutes Before the Viral Photo
Adorable Twin Polar Bear Cubs Are Born at the Toledo Zoo
It's not often that zoos get to celebrate the birth of a polar bear. This winter, however, the Toledo Zoo in Ohio was blessed with the arrival of twin polar bear cubs. They are the park's first baby bears born since 2012, making it an extra special occasion. Crystal, a 24-year-old female, and Nuka, an 18-year-old male, gave birth to twin cubs. "In the hopes of mating to … [Read more...] about Adorable Twin Polar Bear Cubs Are Born at the Toledo Zoo
Zoo Finds New Komodo Dragons Born Without Male Involvement
Three Komodo dragon eggs hatched in September, which was fantastic news for the endangered species and the Chattanooga Zoo in Tennessee. The young were created without the assistance of the zoo's resident male dragon or anybody else but the mother Charlie, according to a revelation revealed on the Zoo's Facebook page. Mammals do not undergo parthenogenesis, the process of … [Read more...] about Zoo Finds New Komodo Dragons Born Without Male Involvement
In the Pacific Ocean, a Brand-New Baby Island Has Just Been Born
Boom! And just like that, a new island was born. According to NASA Earth Observatory, a new island has appeared in a region of the southwest Pacific Ocean dotted with submerged volcanoes. In just eleven hours, a continent appeared from the aquatic depths, formed by gushing lava that had been cooled by the ocean waters and hardened. It all started with the eruption of an … [Read more...] about In the Pacific Ocean, a Brand-New Baby Island Has Just Been Born