“The more time I get to spend with this hyena, the more I am in awe.” Photographer Cathan Moore has spent years capturing images of numerous magnificent wild creatures in and around South Africa's Timbavati Game Reserve. But he has a special place in his heart for one particular person. A hyena who lost use of his hind legs has learned to walk only on his front limbs. He … [Read more...] about A Very Intelligent Hyena Teaches Himself To Walk On Two Legs
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In This Hypnotic Video, Striped Eel Catfish Walk in Unison Across the Ocean Floor
A massive swarm of juvenile striped eel catfish moves as one to fend off predators in a stunning display of group defense. A video shot by Marie-Laure Vergne, an instructor at Abyss Dive Center Bali, shows these kids moving across the ocean floor. Their movements are mesmerizing as they undulate in a mass. The striped eel catfish is highly venomous as an adult and can cause … [Read more...] about In This Hypnotic Video, Striped Eel Catfish Walk in Unison Across the Ocean Floor
A Baby Giraffe at a US Zoo Has Been Equipped with Bespoke Leg Braces to Help it Walk Correctly
To assist a young giraffe born in a US zoo with a life-threatening limb ailment walk, she was equipped with tailored, human medical-grade leg braces. Msituni was born with her front limb bending the wrong way on February 1 at the San Diego Zoo Safari Park in Escondido, north of San Diego. Staff at the safari park feared she would die if the ailment was not treated … [Read more...] about A Baby Giraffe at a US Zoo Has Been Equipped with Bespoke Leg Braces to Help it Walk Correctly
A Year has Passed as a Shelter Dog has seen People Walk Past his Kennel Without Stopping
"[He] is baffled as to why he is still here." Rocky, a loving shelter dog, has been waiting for someone to love him for almost a year. Potential adopters walk through the doors of the Humane Society of Hamilton County, Indiana, every day looking for a new pet, but they never stop to look at Rocky. Rocky has yet to find a loving home, despite the fact that the dogs around … [Read more...] about A Year has Passed as a Shelter Dog has seen People Walk Past his Kennel Without Stopping