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Raised in a biomedical research lab in New York, a chimpanzee named Vanilla spent her early life looking through the bars of a tiny birdcage. Vanilla tasted freedom in 1995, when she and 30 other chimps were moved to Wildlife Waystation. However, the sanctuary later closed, leaving Vanilla and her family's future uncertain. Luckily, Save the Chimps stepped in, giving Vanilla her final forever

Very heavy sleepers: Elephant herd takes a snooze on 300-mile trek across China - leaving $1million trail of destruction - since escaping from a nature reserve China's famous herd of wandering elephants have stopped for a well-earned rest after a record 300-mile trek across the country following their escape from a nature reserve. The 15-strong group of wild Asian elephants has been wandering to

For the past 20 years, Paco Jimenez Franco has been a whale watching captain in the waters of Ojo de Liebre, a lagoon on the Pacific coast of Mexico’s Baja Peninsula. There, he’s had a front row seat to these extraordinary animals — sightings of whom Franco regards a gift. And he’s found a special way of giving back. On occasions when whales would arrive close to

A man has been arrested for animal cruelty after allegedly setting a dog on fire and causing fourth-degree burns to more than half of its body. Dog's recovery moves millions, man arrested in animal cruelty case The incident happened in Memphis, Tennessee, on June 20 at approximately 8:15 p.m. when the Memphis Police Department responded to an animal cruelty call and were told tha

There are millions out there who love animals and would do everything to protect them. However, there are also many who actively harm them, from hunters to poachers, and their tactics, just like their morals are questionable at least. And while the poor animals are often helpless against the cruelty of humankind, in rare instances, there’s nothing left to do than to fight back. One such occas

One look at these frogs and the first thought that might come to your mind is, “What made these creatures so sad?” But no, it is just how these black rain frogs appear. These frogs are native to the Southern Coast of Africa. They live in burrowed tunnels that are around 6 inches deep. What makes the African rain frog unique is its ability to stretch up to a maximum of two inches long, despi

Firefighters are sometimes stereotyped as “saving cats from trees,” and while there’s a lot more to the job, there’s some truth to that: firefighters often come to the rescue of animals in need. These heroic actions can save animals’ lives. That was the case recently, as one firefighter crew came to the aid of a baby deer drowning in a lake. Facebook/Rogers Fire Department According

Linda and Brenda are two dogs who will do anything for each other. Late last month, the pitties went from roaming the city streets together as strays to the kennels at Minneapolis Animal Care & Control. Rescuers placed the pups in individual kennels next to each other, not realizing that arrangement wasn’t going to work for Linda and Brenda. The best friends needed to be together. One da

In March 2017, Corey Hancock went hiking in the Elkhorn Mountains near the Santiam River Trail in Oregon. He was planning on taking some photos of the surrounding landscape, but what he encountered was not what he expected to see. Hancock unexpectedly came across a baby black bear who appeared to be sick and hardly breathing. "It was laying on its back, barely moving. It twisted a couple of tim