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Most of us have been in a similar situation: you’re out and about, dancing the night away with your best friends when you spot someone in the corner. That someone usually has a sleazy smile plastered all over his smug face, as he advances to the dancefloor, determined to impress you with the worst, I mean best, dance moves you’ve ever seen. It’s awkward, uncomfortable, and sometimes there is

Sometimes animals become orphaned, and rely on the kindness of humans for survival. Thankfully, there are many people who devote their lives to taking care of these animals, and can become like a parent to them. The trust between these animals and their caretakers was exemplified in one viral photo, which showed two orphaned gorillas posing for a “selfie” with one of their rescuers. Sad

Earlier this month, officials from Cedar Breaks National Monument in Utah shared a post highlighting the unique behavior of one of the region's most adorable and little-known species — the American pika. These tiny animals, a diminutive species related to rabbits, spend their days in rocky outcrops at higher altitudes, where they forage for their favorite food: wildflowers. But pikas don�

Woody, the fox, was raised on a fur farm with the sole purpose of being slain for profit. However, in 2015, the creature’s luck changed for the better after Yaroslav, the human, came to his rescue and got him out of the fur farm. Woody was fortunate because he did not have to end up as someone’s fur coat. Image Credit & More Info; woody_the_fox/Instagram After Yaroslav encounter

One of the most incredible and entrancing things I learned this past year was how great watching videos of animals crossing bridges is. They have a calming effect. They facilitate our slowing down. In addition to that, they illustrate the natural world that is located immediately surrounding us. On November 19, the Utah Division of Wildlife Resources (DWR), which is responsible for protecting t

Physical education teacher Valtteri Mulkahainen from Sotkamo, Finland is a true lover of nature photography. He has been spending the past 6 years shooting his country’s wildlife. And he has been able to successfully capture a lot of magical moments. On the 3rd of June, 2013, Valtteri was planning to explore the Finnish taiga around the town of Martinselkonen. That is when he saw a bear comin

Lassi Rautiainen is a Finnish photographer who captured photographs of a unique friendship between a female grey wolf and a male brown bear. The two buddies were seen every night for ten consecutive days. They spend a few hours together between 8. p.m. and 4. a.m. The wolf and the bear even share food with one another. Apparently, it is very rare to observe a wolf and a bear getting along this

A cat who was severely burned in a fire has made a miraculous recovery — and is now looking for a new home. Back in April, a 7-month-old stray domestic shorthaired cat named Libby suffered severe burns in a fire in Downtown Phoenix, the Arizona Humane Society wrote in a press release. The poor cat sustained burns on her paw pads, ears and nose, and reportedly had melted plastic all over h

The MBARI remotely operated vehicle (ROV) Doc Ricketts spotted what the Institute describes as a “billowing crimson curtain.” This giant phantom jellyfish (Stygiomedusa gigantea) is more than one meter (3.3 feet) across and trails four ribbon-like oral (or mouth) arms that can grow more than 10 meters (33 feet) in length. MBARI says it has logged thousands of dives, but this particular speci

In mid-May, Zachary Hackett was on a solo hike on a mountain in Summit County, Colorado. He'd gone off the trail and was about to turn back before the sun set. But just before beginning his descent, he heard something strange coming from behind a few fallen trees. “I was not on a trail, and I was hastily backtracking the way I came because it was getting dark and the preferred routes off the