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For 10 years, Huxley longed for a better life. He could be seen pressed up against the fence around his enclosure all hours of the day and night at the New Jersey zoo he called home. Huxley’s sadness was so apparent to visitors that he became known as “the depressed ram.” But better days were ahead — he just didn’t know it yet. UNCLE NEIL'S HOME “Before Huxley’s liberat

The other day, nature photographer Doug Gemmell was out with his camera when a picture-perfect opportunity began to unfold in front of him. As Gemmell looked on through his lens, a bald eagle swooped down toward the ground, talons at the ready. Though the eagle was only a juvenile, having yet to develop white feathers on her head, her hunting prowess was still on full display. The eagle�

It’s always a special day at a zoo when a new baby animal is born, especially when they are a part of an endangered species. Each new birth is an important step towards ensuring the species’ future survival. Now, one zoo is celebrating the birth of an adorable eastern bongo, a critically endangered species. Potter Park Zoo, in Lansing, Michigan, recently announced that a female eastern b

Last year, licensed wildlife rehabilitator Carrie Long received a call about a baby raccoon in distress. At just 3 weeks old, he’d been abandoned by his mother and was found clinging to life during a rainstorm. Long, who specializes in rescuing orphaned deer as part her nonprofit, Texas Fawn and Friends, decided to take the raccoon in. She named him Jasper. “We weren’t sure he was was

The other night, Andrew Mcleay was enjoying a quiet evening at home in Australia when things took an unexpected turn. Mcleay needed to grab an item from his car in the garage, but upon opening up the car door, something stopped him in his tracks. There, dangling from the sunshade, were what appeared to be two giant spiders — each measuring about 5 inches wide. The mere sight of such

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