Loving Dog Adopts Orphaned Baby Opossum

From Rumble 10/26/16

Hantu, a white German Shepherd, adopted Poncho, an orphaned baby opossum after animal rescuers found the infant opossum clinging to the side of his mother after she had been tragically hit by a car. The two now live together at the Rare Species Fund.

Watch this video and see this adorable pair’s story.

Check out http://www.RareSpeciesFund.org and http://www.MyrtleBeachSafari.com for more stories and information.

Squirrel Gets Into The Halloween Spirit!

The is one talented squirrel! Perhaps his name is Claude Mornuts?

For The Bird-Watcher

David Attenborough and the Lyrebird of Australia. In this short clip, you see how the lyrebird mimics sounds it hears. Very entertaining.

MY KIND OF FIREWORKS…

 

Photographer QT Luong filmed much of this mesmerizing video in Hawaii Volcanoes National Park and captures the fierce beauty of the world’s most active volcanoes.

HAPPY 4TH!

Love in the Mist

I have never heard of, or seen for that matter, the beautiful flowers photographed by Snapshooter. Enjoy the wonderful photos.

Snapshooter

Usually, around this time of year, there’s a bunch of photos of the hundreds of love in the mist that invade our yard. However, they were really short lived this season. So sad. Only got a few photos. Enjoy them! =)

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Another Sho Ko to celebrate Friday with –

A day in the life of every cat owner is the title (but don’t the cats own you? lol)

Calling all knitters: Penguin Foundation asking for tiny pullovers for injured birds

Friday, March 7, 2014, 3:29 PM –

If you’ve ever dreamed of becoming a clothing designer, you’re in luck.

The Penguin Foundation has put out an open call for tiny knit sweaters to be worn by some of the world’s cutest penguins.

Courtesy: Penguin Foundation Facebook

While some of the contributions have been downright adorable (we’re a fan of the sweater adorned with the Penguin Books logo), the organization says their need for jumpers has noting to do with fashion.

“Knitted penguin jumpers play an important role in saving little penguins affected by oil pollution,” the foundation writes.

“A patch of oil the size of a thumb nail can kill a little penguin. Oiled penguins often die from exposure and starvation. Oil separates and mats feathers, allowing water to get in which makes a penguin very cold, heavy and less able to successfully hunt for food.”

When affected penguins are rescued from the wild, they are fitted with a tiny sweater that prevents them from preening and swallowing toxic oil as they wait to be cleaned.

                                                  Courtesy: Penguin Foundation Facebook
According to the foundation, 453 penguins were impacted by one of the more recent major oil spills near Phillip Island, thirteen years ago.

Ninety-six percent were saved are released back into the wild through the work of dedicated wildlife experts.

But oil spills aren’t the only issue.

Fishermen who dump waste while at sea can also be damaging to the tiny birds.

Knitters interested in helping the foundation are invited to download the pattern.

The jumpers are a quick, easy project that will appeal to most skill levels.

While we’re on the topic of penguins, we can’t resist showing you one of our favourite YouTube videos.

It’s from Matsue Vogel Park in southern Japan, which is home to countless penguins, tropical birds and owls.