Raven Asks for Help with Quills
A young raven lands on a fence in Nova Scotia, and keeps squawking for over an hour. A girl, Collen Cleary, goes over to the fence…
Foxes on a Trampoline
Good first effort, guys. But if you come back for more, try getting a bit more bounce next time.
Just Like a Duck Takes to Water
After being penned up with a hoarder, two dozen ducks figure out their new pond. They’re from a group of 130 birds rescued by the Woodstock…
For the Love of Sloths
Monique Pool has up to 200 sloths at her sanctuary home in Paramaribo, Suriname. Outside of the city, the rain forest is being bulldozed for cattle…
Out of the Mouths of Babes …
Six-year-old Luiz Antonio struggles to understand how animals ended up in his dinner.
Tornado Dog Emerges from Debris
It happens, live on camera, as a woman being interviewed by CBS suddenly sees her dog trying to crawl out of the rubble of her house.
Living Up to Their Name!
World’s most slothful sloth. Chewbacca, from a volunteer at the Sloth Sanctuary in Costa Rica.
Dog Saves Kitten in Ravine
Great story of a dog rescuing a kitten whom she found at the bottom of a ravine behind a Home Depot store in Anderson, South Carolina.…
‘He Kept Me Alive in Afghanistan.’
Pets aren’t allowed on U.S. military bases in Afghanistan. At least not officially. Staff Sgt. Jesse Knott first saw Koshka appear from behind one of the…
Swan’s Song
“It’s a wonderful moment when an animal totally trusts you,” Born to Explore TV show host Richard Wiese said. “When I put [the swan] next to…
Beavers Save Wildlife Refuge from Oil Spill
After a Chevron diesel pipe broke last week north of Salt Lake City, it could have been a disaster for the nearby Willard Creek Wildlife Reserve.…
Cutest Baby Sloth Ever
From (where else?) the Sloth Sanctuary in Costa Rica. (Thanks to Lisa.)
Happy Cows!
Here are a couple of totally delightful videos of cows in Europe being let out of their winter barns and onto their spring pastures. People who…
Great Apes in the Mist
KCET interviews great ape researcher Craig Stanford about the demise of our closest cousins in the wild. Stanford explains why all the great apes will be…
Crows Rolling in the Snow
If you thought the crow who goes snowboarding was just a one-off, this video, also from Russia, would seem to say otherwise. Or maybe it’s just…
Muslim Couple Care for ‘Impure’ Dogs
In Malaysia, as in most of the Muslim world, dogs are considered impure. So, too, then, are people who rescue them and look after them. But…
Chimpanzees Check Out the Snow
A delightful video from the Gut Aiderbichl sanctuary for traumatized chimpanzees and other primates in Austria. We first met these guys, who came from laboratories where…
More Valentine Love
Plus more love here.
Happy Valentine’s. Your Bucket of Love
Lucy Cooke, explorer and writer for National Geographic, pays another visit to the Aviarios del Caribe sloth sanctuary in Costa Rica. [readon] Sloths are one of…