WARNING: THIS ARTICLE CONTAINS GRAPHIC CONTENT. A poached rhino saved in an amazing rescue following the life-threatening attack has sired a calf. Workers at Saving the Survivors, an organization dedicated to looking after injured wildlife victims of poaching, rescued the rhino, named Seha, after being left for dead in 2016. Seha came across a group…
Near-Death Rhino Poached for His Horns Has Happy Ending After Siring Calf: ‘Deserves to Live’
Firefighter Adopts Cat Rescued from Burning Shelter: ‘I Signed Papers Right Then and There’
A story of love has risen from the ashes of a devastating fire at a Florida animal shelter. One of the firefighters who responded to the emergency went home with more than his call of duty served: he adopted one of the survivors. The Pet Alliance of Greater Orlando’s Conroy Road shelter premises went up…
High Schoolers, Nonprofit Help Build Outdoor Wheelchair Ramp for Veteran With Terminal Illness
An Ohio nonprofit has teamed up with local high schoolers to make life a little easier for a terminally-ill veteran by building a wheelchair ramp for his home, connecting him to the outside world. On Sept. 27, Operation Ramp It Up and seniors from Badin High School in Hamilton made veteran Robert “Bob” Netherland’s day with the…
Woman Spends 3 Years to Transform Home Into a Tropical Paradise: ‘It’s Very Therapeutic’
A plant collector has spent nearly $20,400 (15,000 pounds) renovating her house and garden with over 250 tropical plants. Hannah McFarlane, who lives near Winchester, Hampshire, bought her first home in September 2017 and wanted to completely transform the small garden into a tropical paradise. Inspired by her travels, she decided to use ideas from…
15-Year-Old UK Girl Reels In Massive 100lb Monster Catfish—And Its Bigger Than Her
A teen fishing ace who didn’t think she’d catch anything as it was Friday the 13th snared her biggest yet—a massive 100-pound catfish bigger than her. Hannah Truscott, 15, specializes in netting the species and has now caught her own personal best—a 96-pound-4-ounce beast. She was fishing with her father, Paul, at White Lakes in Essex…
Metal Detectorist Stumbles on Piece of Jeweled Anglo-Saxon Sword From Medieval Age
October 13, 2021
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While surveying the English countryside, amateur metal detectorist Jamie Harcourt stumbled upon a small jeweled piece of an Anglo-Saxon sword—that might once have belonged to a medieval lord or noble. No larger than the tip of a finger, the artifact was identified as a “sword pyramid,” a decoratively crafted gold and garnet (a red translucent…
Orphaned Mountain Gorilla, 14, Dies in the Arms of Her Caretaker: ‘I Loved Her Like a Child’
An orphaned mountain gorilla from Africa, who became renowned after a selfie with a park ranger went viral, died in the arms of her caretaker and “lifelong friend.” At the age of 14, Ndakasi, the beloved gorilla that had been cared for at Virunga National Park’s Senkwekwe Center in the Democratic Republic of Congo for…
15-Year-Old Italian Born With Rare Muscle Disease Becomes Extraordinary Concert Cellist
A talented 15-year-old with a never-give-up attitude and passion for music hasn’t let a rare muscle disease and scoliosis come in the way of becoming a concert cellist performing solo around the world. Valentina Irlando, a student and classical cellist from Italy, was diagnosed with her condition when she was just a kid. Owing to…
‘You’re Enough’: Son Makes Tear-Jerking Viral Video for His Disabled Dad With Cerebral Palsy
A heartrending video created by a son for his dad with cerebral palsy, who can’t throw a baseball with him like other dads, went viral on TikTok. The touching video posted on social media was made by college student at LSU in Baton Rouge Joe Wampler, 21, as a way of telling his dad that, despite…
British-Asian Clan With 15 Albinos Might Be the World’s Biggest Family With the Condition
A British-Asian family with 15 albino members who say their condition has brought them together are applying to be formally recognized as the world’s biggest albino family. Pakistani-born Aslam Parvez, 64, and his wife, Shameem, 65, of England, both have white skin due to albinism—and so do all their six children, and some of their siblings,…
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