Wild Nature

11/18/2025

Just a reminder!! Possum, raccoons and skunks do not hibernate and will look for a place to warm up. Please let them warm if they are near your house. Please leave them scraps or better yet, they love grapes, bananas, hot dogs, dog food and cat food. And keep water containers down low for them. If we help them through the winter they will thank us by eating our ticks and other annoying bugs and critters.
ALL LIFE MATTERS!!!
Be kind. 🐾

11/15/2025

Deep in the misty mountains of central China lives the golden snub-nosed monkey, one of nature’s rarest treasures. With shimmering golden fur and bright blue faces, they huddle together for warmth in icy forests, their playful bonds unbreakable. Once abundant, they now face extinction from habitat loss, making each sighting a fleeting glimpse of wild beauty.

11/11/2025

You won’t believe what it takes to keep one giraffe safe.

Somewhere in northeast Kenya, a lone white male giraffe walks the scrub. He stands out like a ghost against the acacia trees. That beauty puts a target on his back.

His mother and little sibling were killed by poachers in 2020. He survived. Now he lives under constant protection so the same thing doesn’t happen again.

Rangers fitted him with a small GPS unit on his horn. It pings his location so teams can track his movements day and night. If he wanders too close to danger, they know.

Locals call him a symbol of resilience. He has leucism, a rare genetic trait that turns his coat milky white while his eyes stay dark. It’s not magic. It’s genetics. And it makes him impossible to hide.

This isn’t a zoo story. He’s free-ranging on community land. People who share that land chose to watch over him. That choice matters.

24-hour monitoring costs time and money. But losing him would cost more. It would mean we failed to protect the last of something living and wild.

One animal shouldn’t have to carry our hope. Yet here he is, walking on slender legs, reminding us that life hangs by decisions made out of sight.

If you needed a reason to believe small actions add up, this is it. He is still here.

11/10/2025

The 45-year-old chimpanzee had stopped eating. He was refusing all comfort, and the vets said it was "his time." But his keeper wasn't ready to let him go alone.

Anna, a senior primate keeper, had known "Copa" for 15 years. He was the sanctuary's oldest resident, a 45-year-old chimp rescued from a bankrupt roadside zoo where he'd lived his life in a small, concrete cage.

He was always nervous, always wary of new people. Anna was the only one he ever truly trusted.

But in the last month, Copa's health had plummeted. His old body was shutting down. For the last 48 hours, he hadn't eaten. He wouldn't even take water from the staff. He just sat in the corner of the habitat, facing the wall.

The vet team said it was time. There was nothing more they could do, and he was clearly in discomfort.

Anna couldn't bear it. She couldn't let him die thinking he was alone in a cage again. She grabbed a soft comb—an interaction he'd always loved—and did something she wasn't supposed to do. She entered the enclosure and sat on the ground, pulling his frail, thin body into her lap.

He was so light. He let out a long, tired sigh and leaned his head against her. For the first time in two days, his body relaxed.

Anna, her own voice thick with tears, started to gently comb the thin gray hair on his head.

"Hey old man," she whispered, her heart breaking. "I've got you. It's okay. I know, I know. You're tired. You're safe now, all right? I'm right here."

He wasn't an exhibit. He was an old friend who was scared, and she was promising to stay with him until the very end.

11/10/2025

Amid a raging wildfire, Fire Chief Ryan Thompson spotted a mountain lion limping through the smoke, exhausted and burned. Instead of retreating, he offered her a water bottle. The lion, hesitant at first, slowly approached and drank, her gaze locked on Ryan in silent trust.

For a brief moment, predator and protector shared a connection, untouched by the chaos around them. When the lion finished, she disappeared into the smoke, leaving Ryan holding the empty bottle. It was a quiet, unexpected act of compassion in the middle of destruction—one that would stay with Ryan forever.

Sometimes, even in the fiercest fires, kindness finds its way.

11/07/2025

Baby zebra is born with dots instead of stripes — a rare sight you won’t forget

11/05/2025

A treat from the sea that looks almost unreal. Off the coast of Maine, fishermen discovered a pink and white “cotton candy” lobster, a stunningly rare color variation that left experts and enthusiasts amazed.
Unlike the typical dark or greenish lobsters, this one’s unique coloration is caused by a genetic mutation affecting pigmentation, making it appear as if spun from sugary fluff. Such lobsters are estimated to occur once in several million catches, making this sighting truly extraordinary.
While it may look sweet, the lobster is very much a wild creature, roaming the ocean floor like any other. Its discovery is a reminder that nature still produces rare wonders that surprise and delight us.

A treat from the sea that looks almost unreal. Off the coast of Maine, fishermen discovered a pink and white “cotton candy” lobster, a stunningly rare color variation that left experts and enthusiasts amazed.

Unlike the typical dark or greenish lobsters, this one’s unique coloration is caused by a genetic mutation affecting pigmentation, making it appear as if spun from sugary fluff. Such lobsters are estimated to occur once in several million catches, making this sighting truly extraordinary.

While it may look sweet, the lobster is very much a wild creature, roaming the ocean floor like any other. Its discovery is a reminder that nature still produces rare wonders that surprise and delight us.

09/27/2025

It goes right to the heart....how utterly gorgeous, beautiful and Adorable! 😊😊

OH HELLO, BABY GIRL! 😍 Look who was just born at the Oklahoma City Zoo! This female giraffe calf arrived Tuesday to mother Julu and father Demetri after a year-long pregnancy. She weighs 150 lbs, stands 6 feet tall and hasn’t been named yet. Giraffes are listed as a vulnerable species and there are only about 117,000 in the wild now.

09/27/2025

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A dolphin was seen carrying the lifeless body of its companion through Galveston Bay, Texas.

Marine observers documented this powerful behavior, known as epimeletic care—where dolphins support or attend to sick, injured, or even deceased members of their group.

In this case, the living dolphin gently pushed the body through the water for an extended period, refusing to abandon its fallen companion.

This is not an isolated occurrence. Around the world, dolphins have been observed holding up calves that could no longer swim, or carrying adults that had passed away.

Scientists believe this reflects the profound social bonds dolphins form within their pods. These bonds are so strong that, even in the face of death, the instinct to protect and remain close does not immediately fade.

Witnesses in Galveston Bay described the scene as both heartbreaking and awe-inspiring. Experts emphasize the importance of giving animals space during such moments.

Approaching or attempting to intervene can cause additional stress, and in cases like this, there is nothing humans can do but respect the process and report the sighting to local marine networks.

What this moment teaches us is bigger than one dolphin. It reveals the depth of connection that exists in the natural world—reminding us that grief, loyalty, and compassion are not uniquely human traits. Dolphins mourn. They linger. They show us that love and loss ripple across species.

If a dolphin can carry the weight of loss through the waves, maybe it’s time we recognize the same truth on shore: that every bond, every life, every act of loyalty matters.

This is not just a story of a dolphin—it’s a mirror, reflecting the universality of love and the shared experience of saying goodbye.

09/21/2025

A gorilla at the Prague Zoo in the Czech Republic has gone viral after an amateur photographer captured an image of the massive mammal curling its lip reminiscent of Elvis Presley, while holding parsley like a microphone

09/20/2025

The Smithsonian's National Zoo's 3-month-old giant panda officially has a name. After five days of voting, the cub is now named Xiao Qi Ji, which translates to "little miracle."