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Satao lived in Tsavo East National Park in southeast Kenya and was celebrated as one of the last surviving great tuskers, bearers of genes that produce bull elephants with huge tusks reaching down to the ground. This news follows hard on the heels of the slaughter of another legendary tusker, Mountain Bull, deep inside the forests of Mt. Kenya. Of all the elephants that have died in Kenya, th

Chances are you won't see these rare animals at the local zoo because their population is down to the last hundreds. In some cases, it's much worse than that with only a couple left. Some of these animals you've never heard of but others on the verge of extinction are related to animals you know and love—like certain types of tigers, frogs, leopards, turtles, dolphins, etc. In 10 years, they m

On February 9, the Michigan Humane Society received a call about a one-month-old puppy in need. This is their rescue story. Thank you to everyone who made this possible.

An elephant calf was fell into a well in Kenya. You can see – and hear – her mother’s frustration. Had this happened out of eyeshot of this brave team of rescuers, it’s likely this little elephant would’ve perished. Fortunately, the team at Amboseli Trust for Elephants came to her rescue. Using a rope and a jeep, they managed to pull this elephant from where she was trapped. See her dram

This is a beautiful gesture where a horse feeds another horse. Enjoy This Video and make sure that pass this on for all animal lovers out there!

Lions, tigers and bears are the kind of apex predators that instill fear in the hearts of most humans. But at the Myrtle Beach Safari and Wildlife Preserve, one unlikely animal trio is warming visitors hearts with their friendship and unusual workout. Nahma the white tiger, Bam Bam the lion and Maximus the grizzly bear were raised together at the South Carolina preserve and consider each other s

Poignant new footage captures an orphaned baby rhinoceros seeking solace from its keeper. Four-month-old Gertjie is seen nuzzling a female member of staff from the Hoedspruit Endangered Species Centre in South Africa with his nose. In a bid to get closer to her, the thick-skinned creature rolls down on to the floor and affectionately lays his head on her lap. Creature comforts: Poignant new f

Orangutan Rescue The plight of the orangutan in Indonesia has reached a critical stage, with the survival of the species under serious threat. Animals are suffering and dying because of the systematic destruction of the rainforest, primarily for palm oil production, particularly in Kalimantan, the Indonesian part of the island of Borneo. What We Do International Animal Rescue’s team is wo

During a safari, a baby calf is released in hopes that a lion would give it chase and have “nature take its course” while people record and photograph the circle of life. As hoped, a lion does begin to give the baby calf chase but then something miraculous happens after the young animal is captured. The Lion seems to befriend the baby calf and when another lion comes in for the kill, protec

A bear in Florida apparently was in desperate need of a nap earlier this week - lucky for the bear, it happened to come across the perfect spot for a late-day snooze: A hammock in someone's backyard. The American Black Bear reportedly was spotted in a Daytona Beach neighborhood knocking around trash cans and scaring some of the neighborhood's residents on Wednesday night. About 7:45 Thursday, t