Animals

On a hot summer's day, the one thing guaranteed to try and ruin your fun is the wasp. Buzzy little things, it's almost as if their sole purpose is to annoy humans. But if you think that a short little sting from one is the worst thing in their...

Remember the guy who risked his life to help save a black bear recently? Well, it seems like that wasn't the only bear that needs help right now. In fact, the plight of the polar bear is an often ignored one. And yet the problem is very much real. Polar...

Fisherman Johnny Beau was going about his daily business, thirty miles off the coast of New York, when he came across the carcass of a 40 foot whale. To make things even more interesting, he also noticed that a group of 12 foot Great White Sharks were feasting on...

Wildfires are devastating. We've all seen the terrible and untold damage that they are capable of on news reports on TV. Australia often sees its countryside ravaged by them. As does California. There's currently a raging wildfire tearing through Cali and its impact knows no bounds. Amid the horror...

Kalu the dog is loving, excitable and full of energy. But this wasn't always the case. In fact, the complete was true when Animal Aid India first came across him. They mounted a dog rescue mission when a report was made which tipped them off about a truly horrifying...

The Central Kalahari Game Reserve in Botswana. An injured bat-eared fox gets lost and accidentally stumbles into the path of two fully-grown lions. It's too sick and weak to run or attempt to fight back. Things don't look good for the animal. But something incredible happens... The male lion spots...

Queensland, Australia. The land of the creepy-crawly. And the creepy-slithery. Spiders and snakes run the place. They're everywhere. If you're an Aussie, you've just got to live with it. Sometimes, though... Sometimes you've got to do something. Get rid. Call an expert. Snake catchers Norman and Sally Hill are the...

When Utah resident Brandon Bingham found a frozen kitten in the snow, he worried for its wellbeing. Was it in as much trouble as it appeared? He'd had some veterinary training and quickly established that the poor little thing was indeed in a whole heap of trouble. He checked...

Kuranda, Queensland, Australia. Now, we all know that that country is madness when it comes to nature. We brought you a snake eating another snake recently and thought that was crazy. But it gets more insane, apparently... Here we see a snake eating a fully-grown WALLABY! Worse still? The wallaby...

Cat and dogs playing together. It surely must be the end of days. It's one of the signs of the apocalypse, isn't it? Plagues of locusts descend from the sky, the seas and oceans boil and cats and dogs start being pals. What we're saying is -  it's not...

Punjab, India. A pair of sensational photographs have emerged which have taken the internet by storm. The snaps show a couple of puppies which have seemingly fallen down a well. But the well appears to double as a SNAKE PIT. Two tiny dogs down there with what appears to...

Talk about a hero! We all love dogs. They're fun, loyal, friendly and cute. But let's not forget that they actually incredibly intelligent, talented and useful too. That's why we have service and guide dogs. Yolanda here is a Golden Retriever. She lives with her owner, a sixty year-old blind...

After a comprehensive study of their DNA and genetic make-up, scientists are now saying that octopuses (it's not 'octopi', okay?) are basically aliens... Yep, really. Mapping of the cephalopod genome sequence for the very first time shows that the eight-legged sea creatures have 33,000 protein-coding genes. That's a huge number...

We recently told you about the fantastic dog rescue work being done by the Second Rescue Center in Georgia, where dogs are rescued and nursed back to health. Well, it looks as though the state has a wealth of awesome rescue centers, because we've got a great tale to tell...

Dogs. We all love dogs, don't we? Whether they're rescue dogs, pit bulls, or trusty ol' black labradors. In fact, we never fully trust anyone that says they 'hate dogs'. It's just weird, isn't it?! They're so loyal and loving and cute. And we've perhaps the best example ever...