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For the past few months, Rory Foley has been hard at work restoring an old manor home in New Zealand. It’s required long days of laboring, most of which he’s done on his own. But through it all, Foley hasn’t exactly been alone. RORY FOLEY About three months ago, Foley first noticed a feathered local who already called his property home. It was a tiny owl who, Foley came to reali

As a result of recent wildfires in Bolivia, animals living in the affected bushland have been on the move. Among them was a mother sloth and her little baby — forced to flee to the relative safety of a nearby town. Sadly though, along the way, the sloth mom became separated from the one who matters most to her. But they wouldn’t be apart forever. MARCO GREMINGER Earlier this mon

Unlikely friendships are the best kinds of friendships. A sailor and a shark. A cat and a bunch of tiny goats. A mouse and a mini Babybel. An apple and a worm. But today we’re looking at a friendship that has blossomed between a racoon and a fawn. Ah, racoons – the wonderfully chaotic trash pandas that steal not only your garbage, but also your heart. Their tiny faces, fluffy bodies, and

A couple of months ago, a group of scientists discovered an ancient shark in the North Atlantic ocean. While they knew that this shark had definitely reached senior age, they didn’t realize until recently that the animal is estimated to be a whopping 512 years old. At 512 years, that would make this ancient shark the oldest living vertebrate in the world. Even though over half a millen

The other evening, Timothy Ellis was working on his computer at home in Washington state when he noticed something on one of his security cameras outside. Sure enough, the camera had picked up the movement of a masked figure sneaking through Ellis’ yard — but it was hardly frightening. In fact, it was quite the opposite. YOUTUBE/TIMOTHY ELLIS The visitor, of course, was a raccoo