Animals

June 26, 2023

Watch a Calf Get Rescued From a Canal by an Excavator in One Swift Motion

Excavators can usually be found around construction sites, but it turns out there's much more to them than moving sand around. As a viral animal rescue video shows, they can also be pretty handful tools to help a creature in distress. The dramatic clip shows a calf being swept away by the current until the claw of an excavator swiftly scoops it up and brings it to safety.

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June 16, 2023

Border Collie Missing After Car Crash Is Found on a Farm Herding Sheep

While some pups are lapdogs, others love to perform their job. Sheepdogs, for instance, have such strong herding instincts that it's not uncommon to hear about dogs trying to group children together. Tilly is a border collie and heeler mix not raised on a farm. But after a car accident separated him from his family, he was found starting a new life among sheep. The car crash happened on the state highway near Rathdrum, Idaho.

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June 15, 2023

Japanese Man Nurses Fish Back to Health and Remains Friend for Life

The most common human-animal bonds are those shared between people and their domesticated pets, but there are also some eccentric pairings that are incredibly heartwarming. In fact, the unique bond shared between 79-year-old scuba diver Hiroyuki Arakawa and an oddly human-looking fish named Yoriko has captured the hearts of people far and wide. Arakawa became a diver at age 18, has been in love with being beneath the surface ever since.

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