An emaciated elephant calf in India was being held by neglectful owners and was on the brink of death. Looking like skin and bones, she suffered from extreme malnourishment—until a community of caring animal activists came to the rescue. When a pro-animal rights individual, Mr. S. Jain, reported witnessing the terrible state Lakshmi the elephant was…
‘India’s Skinniest Elephant’ Found in Captivity on Brink of Death, Until Rescuers Bring Her to Care Center to Heal
Dad and Toddler Drop From 2nd-Floor Window Into Rescuers’ Arms to Escape Apartment Fire
A police officer’s body cam has recorded the moment a father dropped his toddler from a second-floor New Jersey apartment window to escape a fire, before jumping from the window himself. First responders caught them both, saving their lives. On the morning of March 7, a fire of unknown origin broke out in South Ridge…
Aesop’s Fables: The Two Goats
Two goats, frisking gayly on the rocky steeps of a mountain valley, chanced to meet, one on each side of a deep chasm through which poured a mighty mountain torrent. The trunk of a fallen tree formed the only means of crossing the chasm, and on this not even two squirrels could have passed each…
Florida Photographer Snaps Majestic Dolphins Frolicking With Surfer in the Waves, Tells Inspired Backstory
The moment a friendly dolphin showed up to play in the waves with a surfer turned out to be a photographer’s dream come true. Shelley Lynch was out on New Smyrna Beach, Florida, at sunrise when she captured a stunning scene. “That morning, I saw the dolphins surfing the waves to my left, and I saw…
Wife Is Brought to Tears When She Sees ‘Family’ Written Inside Her Husband’s Hard Hat
Words matter. Jared Kish, 40, a master instructor at Southeast Lineman Training Center in Northeast Georgia, understands this more than anyone. That is why, as a reminder to continue staying motivated, he wrote the word “family” on the inside of his hard hat. “I remember the instructors and teachers I had in my life,” Jared…
Runaway Dog Gets Stranded on Ice Floe in Detroit River, but Wyandotte Fire Department Saves the Day
A dog survived an icy ordeal in the small city of Wyandotte, Michigan, at the end of what has been a cold winter. As the weather warms up and frozen rivers thaw, they grow increasingly more dangerous. An adopted labradoodle, Lucy, found this out the hard way when on February 28 she somehow escaped her owners’ custody and…
VIDEO: Injured Eagle Swoops Into Man’s Van While He’s Driving in Jungle, So He Nurses It Back to Health
A man vacationing in Tanay, Philippines, had an unusual passenger get into his van while he was driving—entering by flying through the open window. That “passenger” was a bird, a serpent eagle to be exact. It landed on the passenger seat right beside Renante Balbuena, 33, while he was driving slowly down a road in…
Homeschool Mom Sticks to a Tight Budget of $860 Each Month to Feed Her Family of 11
A mom of nine from Australia shares how she manages to feed her family for AU$3.60 (approx. US$2.60) per head a day. Claire Louise Hooker, 35, has revealed how she sticks to a tight budget of AU$1,200 (approx. US$860) each month to feed her family of 11. The stay-at-home mom, from rural Canberra, New South Wales,…
Coyote Who Played With Neighborhood Dogs Is United With One of His Own at Wildlife Sanctuary
A team effort between wildlife management and rescue workers has helped a wandering wild coyote to finally find a safe home and companionship with a fellow coyote at Yellow River Wildlife Sanctuary in Lilburn, Georgia. Carmine, a melanistic male coyote, was spotted through urban Georgia areas visiting people’s backyards and playing with neighborhood dogs. While…
PHOTOS: ‘Endurance’ Shipwreck Found 10,000 Feet Beneath Antarctic Ice Over 100 Years After Sinking
The wreckage of polar explorer Ernest Shackleton’s ship “Endurance” has been found, a team searching for it said on Wednesday, March 9. The ship was crushed by Antarctic ice and sank some 10,000 feet to the ocean floor more than a century ago. The three-masted sailing ship was lost in November 1915 during Shackleton’s failed attempt to make the first land crossing of Antarctica. Previous…
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