CHERNOBYL, Ukraine (AP) — On contaminated land that is too dangerous for human life, the world’s wildest horses roam free. Across the Chernobyl exclusion zone, Przewalski’s horses — stocky, sand-colored and almost toy-like in appearance — graze in a radioactive landscape larger than Luxembourg. On April 26, 1986, an explosion at the nuclear power plant in Ukraine sent […]
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Baby Otter He Rescued Jumps Into His Boat Every Time She Sees Him After He Returned Her to the Wild (WATCH)
A wild animal is acting like she’s his ‘significant otter,’ after he saved her life, and returned her back to her lake habitat. Their relationship began when Mats Janzon was on a walk in the woods near his home in Sweden. He heard a soft peeping sound and carefully moved closer to investigate. He soon […]
Lawmakers urge Trump administration to cancel owl-killing plan, say it would cost too much
A bipartisan group of lawmakers on Monday urged the Trump administration to scrap plans to kill more than 450,000 invasive barred owls in West Coast forests as part of efforts to stop the birds from crowding out a smaller type of owl that’s facing potential extinction. The 19 lawmakers — led by Republican Rep. Troy […]
Owl Rescued from Truck Grill After Virginia Driver Flags Down Officer
A quick-thinking animal control officer in Virginia has been praised for saving an injured owl after a roadside accident. According to WAVY-TV, Jessica Brock of Isle of Wight County Animal Services was flagged down by a concerned driver who had accidentally struck an owl, leaving the bird trapped in the front grill of their truck. […]
Owl be back! Adorable owl returns EVERY NIGHT to visit the man who saved its life and nursed it back to health
Adorable footage has shown a faithful owl making nightly visits to the man who saved its life and nursed it back to health. Tiberius, a Tawny owl, was found starving on a military barracks parade ground in Plymouth by animal lover Mark Foden in June 2024. The retired 63-year-old formed a special bond with the […]
Rare Video of ‘Smallest Owl in the World’ Has People Completely Obsessed
We have two words for you: Elf. Owl. They’re worth a Google, we swear! Elf Owls are incredibly small birds that are positively adorable. As one animal expert recently learned himself. The man showed off the Elf Owl he found in the wild. And we can tell he’s positively smitten. Mark, who posts with Arizona […]
The Itombwe owl: Two birds and an identity crisis
Everything we know for certain about the Itombwe owl comes from just two individuals: one dead for more than 70 years, and the other also most likely dead by now. The second, a small, chestnut-colored owl, was netted by Tom Butynski’s team in 1996; a wild owl can expect to live 10 years. Butynski tells […]
Adorable orphaned baby owls get happy ending a year after their nests were destroyed
Over a dozen orphaned baby barn owls from Washington, who tragically lost their nests, have now found their new home. About 15 owls were left without any shelter after the haystacks supporting their nests were removed last year in the state. As a temporary relief, the hooters were sent to the Blue Mountain Wildlife facility […]