Jon Stewart with his children and dog, Dipper, outside Animal Haven in New York City about 12 years ago – creditAnimal Haven The return of American political comedian/commentator Jon Stewart to The Daily Show enriched many lives across the country, but even more so for a special NYC animal shelter. On an episode of his show, Stewart …
Submitted by Costakis Constantinou In a heartwarming video, a 67-year-old actor from Cyprus became determined to use his CPR expertise to save a tiny, helpless sparrow. The avian creature was found unconsciousness following an “unfortunate pool mishap”. In the background of the video, you can hear a chorus of teasing and snickering, with voices urging …
File photo by Rémi Boudousquié Beach goers near Seattle experienced an incredible sighting last week when a pod of orcas began leaping out of the water just meters from the shore. Alyssa Slovinac was visiting Golden Gardens Beach, in the state of Washington on February 24 when she was treated to an astonishing show that …
Fort Worth Zoo / SWNS Human doctors stepped in to perform a rare emergency c-section on a gorilla mom after she went into labor five weeks early. The story is an incredible, breathtaking reminder of the similarities between these magnificent animals and ourselves. At the Fort Worth Zoo in Texas, a mother gorilla named Sekani …
credit – Daniel Lukic Daniel Lukic hasn’t been piloting drones for that long, but his capturing of a school of cownose rays off the coast of Australia is enough to convince you he’s a master. The Sydney-based amateur videographer was on Forster Beach when he was lucky enough to be present with his equipment during …
credit – Rodney Holbrook. Retired postman Rodney Holbrook must have rubbed his eyes a few times, because it certainly looked like a mouse was tidying up his workbench for him. The Ratatouille-like scene had played on Holbrook’s mind for days after he noticed on several occasions that things in his garden shed were being mysteriously …
Licensed SWNS photo Apes can recognize friends they haven’t seen for decades, reveals new research from Johns Hopkins University. The study, documenting the longest lasting non-human social memories ever recorded, found that apes recognize photos of group mates they haven’t seen for more than 25 years, and respond even more enthusiastically to pictures of their …
credit – Hopkinsville Police Department retrieved from Facebook A pit bull named Bolo needed just one day with the officers at the Hopkinsville Police Department for them all to fall in love. Now sworn in as the first-ever “Paw-trol Officer” Bolo has found his fur-ever home. Arriving at the station in Hopkinsville Kentucky as part …
Jose Ramón Pérez and Miguel Rodríguez after their dolphin rescue -SWSN A video captured a heartwarming rescue after a pair of fishermen happened upon a juvenile dolphin tied up in fishing line. Jose Ramón Pérez and Miguel Rodríguez were boating 10km off the coast of Almería, Spain when they found the animal tangled up, with …