Category: Inspiring News

Man Spends 500-plus Hours Filming Extremely Rare Yellow Cardinal Who Visits His Backyard

When an extremely rare yellow northern cardinal showed up in his backyard, a Florida bird lover reached for his camera and started filming. Three months, and over 500 hours of footage, later, a special relationship with the bird had formed. Jeremiah Vreeland, 39, from Port Saint Lucie, told The Epoch Times that he and his…


Photographer Captures Toddlers in Adorable Fur Coats Who Look Like Little Russian Dolls

Photographed in the snow with baskets of fruit, the children depicted in this series of images look like little Russian dolls, bundled up in tiny fur coats against picturesque backdrops. These toddlers with rosy cheeks appear like characters in a fairy tale. “Photographing children is a special pleasure,” child and family photographer Elena Algazina, 44,…


‘A Special Relationship’: Golden Retriever and Deer Have Been Best Friends for 11 Years

An unlikely bond between a deer and a golden retriever that have been best friends for the past 11 years has been tugging at netizens’ heartstrings. “They’ve had a special relationship,” Lorrie Brown, 52, from Branson, Missouri, said. “I’ve been in awe of it for years.” Almost 12 years ago, when she was rescued by Lorrie…


Tiny Family Dog Runs Away, Somehow Ends Up on Beach 70 Miles Away, Before Being Reunited With Owners

A tiny, four-legged member of a family in Bartow, Florida, who went missing last September was reunited with her owners after the New Year. The 10-year-old Chihuahua, whose name also happens to be Tiny, had never even left her home before, according to the dog’s owner Sophia Burgess. But somehow, Tiny ended up in Clearwater…


Couple Spot Injured Owl Hit by Car on Roadside, so They Rescue Him—And Thankful Owl Remembers, Returns

Spotting a wild owl injured on the side of a country road near their ranch, a Georgia couple driving by knew they had to turn around. Little did they know the encounter would form a lasting friendship with the feathered apex predator—whom they would name Ko-Ko. “It’s not normal to see an animal just sitting…


Astronomers Spot Black Hole ‘Giving Birth’ to New Stars in ‘Stellar Nursery’ Galaxy—Instead of Destroying Them

Black holes—like monstrous, cosmic super villains—habitually wreak havoc in space, tearing stars to pieces, consuming anything that comes too close, even preventing light from escaping their clutches. The role black holes play on the universal stage is mostly a destructive one. But foiling this villainous depiction, researchers recently discovered a cluster of newly forming stars…


A California Dog That Was Lost and Found Months Later in Deep Snow Is Reunited With Owner

A beloved dog that went missing in August 2021 has been reunited with his owner after a backcountry skier found him four months later, huddled up in deep snow. Pit bull-terrier mix, Russ, was discovered curled up in the snow near Twin Peaks, west of South Lake Tahoe in California on Dec. 16, seemingly unable to…


Aesop’s Fables: The Frog and the Mouse

Aesop (c. 620–564 B.C.) was a Greek storyteller credited with a number of fables now collectively known as “Aesop’s Fables.” His tales, with their moral value, have long influenced our culture and civilization, contributing not only to the education and moral character building of children, but also, with their universal appeal, to the self-reflection of…


Hairdresser Loses 112lb Ditching Her Habit of Ordering Takeaways for a Healthier Lifestyle

A hairdresser from England lost a whopping 112 pounds (approx. 51 kg) after swapping her habit of ordering takeaways and eating junk food to a healthier lifestyle. In February 2021, Rachel Olser, 34, from Southend, Essex, had tipped the scales at 252 pounds (approx. 114 kg). “As soon as I started eating, I couldn’t stop, I…


Mysterious Deep-Sea Fish With Glowing Green Eyes Inside Transparent Forehead Sighted Again by Ocean Researchers

While we adapt to shorter, darker days with less sun and more snow, an ultra-rare sea creature well adapted to darkness was recently sighted again. In the deep sea—some 600 to 800 feet underwater, where sunlight dwindles to near pitch-black—there dwells a fish with unusual features well suited to that extreme environment. Several species of…