Baby penguins dive off 50-foot cliff in 1st-of-its-kind footage from National Geographic

This daring dive marked the 1st swim ever for the brave emperor penguin chicks In newly released footage from National Geographic, baby penguins are seen bravely taking a 50-foot dive into the water below. In the video, nearly 700 emperor penguin chicks are gathered at the edge of a cliff, glancing over to see the deep water beneath them. All it takes is one brave penguin to take the plunge

Kind Dog Surprises Owner By Comforting The Orphaned Fawns She Rescued

When you think of German Shepherds two words that might pop into your head are “protective” and “fierce”. After all, they are known as guard dogs for a reason. However, appearances can be deceiving and there’s much more to German Shepherds than their ferocious looks. If there’s anything to learn from this story it is that these dogs also have a caring side attached to them. Sarge is

28 Magical Paths Begging To Be Walked

Roads and paths pervade our literature, poetry, artwork, linguistic expressions and music. Even photographers can’t keep their eyes (and lenses) off of a beautiful road or path, which is why we collected this list of 28 amazing photos of paths. Paths like these have a powerful grip on the human imagination – they can bring adventure, promise and change or solitude, peace and calm. There

30 Hummingbirds Gather In Bird Bath For A Mini Pool Party

Have you ever seen a hummingbird take a bath? Well, let me tell you, it is cute! And this is a video of not one but 30 hummingbirds taking a dip in a pool. It looks like they all gathered here for a bath. Or they simply wanted a day off from all the humming and wanted to have a pool party for themselves! Whatever it is, no one can deny that this video is absolutely adorable! Take a look for yo

Pilots and Photographers Team Up for a Fly-Through of the Solar Eclipse

Two pilots and a pair of photographers teamed up to create what they are describing as a “once-in-a-lifetime” set of photos featuring two planes passing through the last solar eclipse in North America for 20 years. The two pilots, Kevin Coleman and Pete McLeod, worked with photographers Dustin Snipes and Mason Mashton to create the iconic photos. Snipes and Mashton spent what they des

A Guy Captured His Chicken Taking Care Of Three Orphaned Kittens

Parents are not necessarily those who give birth to you, a parent could also be someone who cares for you just like your own mother or father would. This applies to the animal kingdom as well and the adoptive parent does not have to necessarily be from the same species. This story all the way from Iraq demonstrates just that. Goran Surchi is a Kurdish farmer and soldier who came across somethin

Hundreds of Well Preserved Prehistoric Animals have been Found in an Ancient Volcanic Ashbed in Nebraska

The watering holes attracted prehistoric animals among Nebraska’s tall grasslands. From horses to camels and rhinoceroses, with wild dogs looming nearby, animals roamed the savanna-like region. Then, one day, it all changed. Hundreds of miles away, a volcano in southeast Idaho erupted. Within days, up to two feet of ash covered parts of present-day Nebraska. Some of the animals died immedi

Abuna Yemata Guh: Ethiopia’s Chapel In The Sky

Abuna Yemata Guh is a monolithic church located in the Hawzen woreda of the Tigray Region, Ethiopia. It is situated at a height of 2,580 meters and has to be climbed on foot to reach. The church is named after Father Yemata, a priest who carved the church out of the cliff face in the 5th century. It is notable for its dome and wall paintings dating back to the 5th century and its architecture.

Russian ship played classical music to rescue entrapped belugas

The Moskva was the largest and most powerful non-nuclear icebreaker at her time of delivery. She got some international attention in 1985 when she herded around 2000 ice-entrapped belugas back to the open sea … by playing classical music. Yes, you read that right! Credit: Hanna Michel What is an icebreaker? An icebreaker is a class of ships that can break the thickest ice and easily trave

Rescued Elephant Can Finally Lay Down For The First Time In 80 Years

Grandma Somboon was stolen from the wild when she was just a baby and spent 80 years working in the logging and tourism industries. She spent all day every day on her feet, giving rides to tourists and working long hours when she should have been living her life. When Save Elephant Foundation learned about Somboon’s plight, they knew they had to help her. “It’s time for Grandma to be ca