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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

It’s truly heartbreaking how cruel some people can be to animals. We’ve seen too many stories of pets tossed away like garbage. That was the case for one poor kitten, who was put in a paper bag and left in a dumpster — but thankfully this cat is safe now thanks to some kind rescuers. According to a Facebook post from Angels of Assisi, an animal shelter in Roanoke, Virginia, a local ho

It’s the middle of summer; the sun is shining and we’re spending plenty of time outdoors just soaking it up! Here’s one guy who is clearly very excited about summer. Well, grizzly bear, to be more specific. The bear named Bruiser lives in Single Vision, a nature conservation center in Florida, USA, which cares and preserves endangered species. Photo: YouTube This video was shot some

Befriending an animal makes you feel extra special – you walk with a spring in your step after the ducks at the pond choose your offering or the goat doesn’t try to headbutt you during your visit to a petting zoo. Besides a furry buddy, and feeling like a Disney princess, such friendships give you many other benefits. For example, a free alarm clock. This Instagram user shared her adventures o

As a young child Emiliana Rodríguez recalls watching friends play a nighttime game of soccer, where one of the players suddenly dropped dead on the field. Not knowing what had happened, the Bolivian-born Rodríguez grew fearful of the night, afraid of the silent killer called Chagas, the “monster” she was told only comes out at night. Chagas is a different kind of monster, a “silent an