Firefighters Rescue Dogs Stranded In Hurricane Lota Floodwater
Firefighters in Honduras are working around-the-clock to rescue people and animals from rapid floodwaters after two Category 4 hurricanes made landfall in less than two weeks. Hurricane Eta made landfall on November 3 bringing damaging winds and heavy rainfall. On November 16, Hurricane Lota landed just 15 miles south of Eta dumping an additional 10 to 30 inches of rain. When disasters strike, firefighters respond by risking their lives to save others – including dogs. A video has gone viral of Honduras firefighters working together to...
Watch As This Diver Interacts With A Rare Translucent Sea Salp
https://d1dd4ethwnlwo2.cloudfront.net/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/seaSalp.mp4 There are so many treasures we have yet to discover at the bottom of the ocean, chests of pirate gold notwithstanding. The diver in this video, for example, has found a fish so translucent it seems almost to vanish…into thin water. First posted to Reddit by user PrizmShadow, the video shows a living salp, also known as a “sea squirt.” Source: Wikimedia CommonsA diver swims over a chain of sea salp embryo. These jellyfish-like creatures can survive...
Stray Dog Swims Up To An Oil Rig 135 Miles Off The Coast Of Thailand
Vitisak Payalaw is an offshore planner at Chevron. He works on an oil rig out in the Gulf of Thailand. It’s not the type of place you’d expect to see a stray dog. Yet, that is exactly where Payalaw discovered one. The dog swam right up to the oil rig platform and clung to the structure. “Payalaw said he and three members of his team spent 15 minutes working to secure the dog with a rope and pull him up to safety,” NPR reports. “They were racing against time, he said, because the seas were becoming rougher.”...
Community Mourns After Police K-9 Is Fatally Shot By Tennessee Gunman
A community is in mourning after a K-9 officer was shot and killed by a rogue gunman in La Vergne, Tennessee. According to ABC News, K-9 Sjaak (pronounced Jacques) and his partner, Officer Justin Darby, were minding their own business when a gunman pulled up next to their squad car, opened fire, and sped away. Photo: Facebook/La Vergne Police Department “The officer pursued the driver, and other officers joined the pursuit,” the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation (TBI) said in a statement. “Information from the scene...
10 Golden Retriever Rescues Looking For Fosters And Adopters
What’s not to love about a golden retriever?! Their silly antics, adorable smiles, and loyalty are just a few of the reasons they are one of the most popular dog breeds in America. Families and individuals have fallen for the versatile breed that loves to swim and play fetch. However, some are better at retrieving than returning. Golden retrievers excel as therapy dogs, search and rescue, and in agility, but all they really want is to be with their family. Photo: Pixabay Even though goldens are well-loved, many still end up in shelters...
Officer Risks His Life To Rescue Frightened Dog From Burning House
Dogs are often described as man’s best friend. But every now and again, humans get to return the favor. According to the New York Post, emergency responders were called to help when fire broke out in a New Jersey house. At first count, it initially appeared that everybody was safely out of the house. But one vigilant officer also smartly inquired if there were animals trapped inside the burning home. Photo: Facebook/Atlantic Highlands Police Department “What about the dogs?” Officer Travis Sodon repeatedly asked, according...
Man Risks His Life To Save Dog Drowning In Typhoon Floodwaters
Kindness is perhaps the best thing that we can offer someone in need, and this includes animals as well. After Typhoon Vamco, also known as Typhoon Ulysses, hit Marikina in the Philippines, one man selflessly risked his own safety by swimming through six feet of floodwater in order to save a dog who’d become stranded. At the time that the typhoon made landfall on the main island of Luzon Island, the storm was responsible for widespread flooding and tons of damage. People were told to evacuate and head for higher ground. But while this...
Japanese City Scares Off Bears Using Terrifying Wolf Robots
In an attempt to scare off bears in one Japanese city, Takikawa, which is located on the northern island of Hokkaido, has purchased two robots that can only be described as the stuff of nightmares. The two monster wolves won’t just scare away bears, but probably some people too! The animatronic wolf robots are fitted with infrared sensors that can detect any nearby bears. When a bear is detected, the robot will start producing sounds as well as shaking its head. If that’s not scary enough, the robots’ eyes will also light up...
Cat Goes Viral For Its Incredible Skateboarding Skills
Cats are naturally quite agile animals. They’re capable of performing incredible feats and can balance with the skill of a tightrope walker or take large, powerful leaps through the air like a ballet dancer. Given their natural abilities, it makes perfect sense that they would be good at something that requires graceful balance, like skateboarding. And one adorable little white Himalayan cat named Yeti is becoming quite the viral sensation with his skateboarding skills. Yeti lives in Vancouver with his owners, Kylee Kimler and Randy...
Stray Cat Brings Her Babies To The Woman That Feeds Her
Lisianne, a Canadian woman living in Quebec, first met Usagi when the stray cat showed up in her backyard. She felt bad for the little cat so she started feeding her. Lisianne and Usage soon started to bond more and more with each day that Usage came around for food. The stray would even let Lisianne pet her. And that is how the woman came to give her little feline friend her name. As the days passed, Lisianne noted that Usagi seemed to be getting a little more plump than normal. The woman figured that it was just a side effect of being fed,...
