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If you’re an animal lover, I’m sure you have your personal preferences of what dog or cat breed is best. “I think Australian shepherds are the perfect dogs because they are so mild-mannered and smart!” “Well, I think dobermans are the best dogs because they are loyal and will always protect me!”Whether you want a cuddly companion, a partner for outdoor adventures or an animal to help

Leo and Muñeca have known each other for nearly their entire lives. The pair of lions and their children were rescued from a circus in Peru in 2014 by Animal Defenders International (ADI). They were briefly separated during their rescue, but other than that, they were rarely ever apart. ANIMAL DEFENDERS INTERNATIONAL (ADI) “Leo and their sons, Chino, Coco and Rolex, were successfully

Many of us grew up watching films and TV shows featuring adorable and relatable animal characters who spoke our languages, drove cars, worked the same jobs our parents had, and had the exact same conversations we had with our friends and families. And while we knew deep down, even if we didn’t want to admit it, that our pets and the squirrels running through our backyards were probably not 

Black Canada lynx are so rare they have never been captured on camera. Until now. Image credit: Thomas S. Jung An extremely rare sighting of a melanistic Canada lynx (Lynx canadensis) has been captured on camera – something that has never never been done before. Thomas Jung, a researcher at the University of Alberta, filmed the animal in a residential area in the Yukon,

In the wild, Daisy and Modjadji would never have met. But at the Care For Wild Rhino Sanctuary, the baby rhino and young zebra have become unlikely friends and are helping each other heal. CARE FOR WILD RHINO SANCTUARY In early December, rangers found Daisy alone and struggling in Kruger National Park, South Africa. Daisy was just a few hours old and incredibly weak, so her rescue

These peaceful little guys (who are the largest rodents in the world) are called capybaras, and they get along extremely well with literally every other animal species. Including humans. How come? Well, it certainly doesn’t have to do with the fact that they eat their own waste. No, what it probably has to do with is their incredible inner peace. Just look at this. And

A 36-foot-long whale (yes, a whale) was recently discovered in Brazil’s remote jungle, miles from its natural habitat, when scavenging vultures alerted local officials with their screeching. Image credit: Bicho D’agua Institute/Facebook It’s no news that the Amazon rainforest teems with life, but one recent discovery left even seasoned wildlife experts and biologists baffled. In the underg

Photographs released from a Tanzanian wildlife area show a leopard cub suckling on a lioness. Yes, you have read that right. An incredibly rare sight: A 5-year-old lioness, fitted with a GPS collar so that researchers can track her, feeds a leopard cub in the Ngorongoro Conservation Area in Tanzania. Photo: Joop van der Linde/Ndutu Safari Lodge via AP The photographs were take

Published right before International Tiger Day (in the Year of the Tiger), a surprise report from the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) estimates that the population of tigers has increased by 40% since 2015, and is now anywhere between 3,726 to 5,578 worldwide. This means that there are more tigers than we previously knew about – a result of monitoring improvements. Accord