Recently, a furry companion nearly gave her life to save her beloved owner from an uncommon attack from a mountain lion while enjoying themselves on a hiking trail in remote Northern California. Erin Wilson, 24, a server, had recently jumped out of her truck at the side of the road picnic area and went down a patch to Trinity River when she heard something in the brambles. “I’m just walking down the slope and the dog had run ahead of me. And I turn around and there’s this cat just growling at me and it reaches up and it swipes…
Author: Omar
One of the funnest things I remember playing as a child is anything centered around adventure. I’m sure most of us could remember when the neighborhood kids, siblings, or even just us alone played some game like this, be it playing superheroes, pirates, cops and robbers, trying new tricks on skateboards, camping overnight, along with many more. In addition to keeping kids active, these types of fun activities may also help boost children’s mental health, as per a new study. As per a new study, kids who invest more energy playing dauntlessly have lower side effects of depression and anxiety…
Finding lost members to our family tree or inquiring about where we came from is often something that people like to look up via ancestry. However, the score for correctly matching people or family members is high for those skeptical. In fact, per ancestry.com pursuing your DNA is the initial phase in producing your Ancestry DNA results. Accuracy is exceptionally high with regards to pursuing hundreds of thousands of positions (or markers) in your DNA. An accuracy rate of over 99% for every marker tested was by and large. The story you’re about to read utilized this service and helps…
Picture this: You’ve dealt with years of hard work, agreed to overtime, ate takeout often because life is always too busy, and never slows down. After all those hours of working, all those late nights, double shifts, and early mornings with no coffee – you finally did it. That’s right, you’ve been saving for this moment, and by golly, you know it’s well deserved. I’m talking about a vacation to Iceland! You’ll finally be able to relax, and not have to hear another co-worker’s gossip. You leave all the drama behind and begin to take in those beautiful views you…
Faith in humanity is restored a bit when Los Angeles is the latest city to explore helping the homeless with tiny houses, which give a secure place to live while they work to get back on their feet. Little yet impeccably framed houses in blue, white, yellow, and pink lined up in short rows, while geometric blocks of red, green and blue cover the black-top that isolates them. However, this new area in LA is much more than a colorful fashion statement, it’s a way to help house some of the city’s homeless population. Lehrer Architects, a firm whose philosophy…
Childhood cancers represent 1% of all new cancer diagnoses. In 2018, around 15,590 kids and teens between the ages of 0-19 were determined to have cancer. Albeit uncommon, cancer is the leading cause of death by illness in children. However, one child, Giulianna Demma, 11, has stepped up to help battle the brute disease in her own way, and is very optimistic for the future, with big ambitions, and she’s worked to make life a little easier for kids battling cancer. Demma from Freehold, New Jersey, sews colorful hospital gowns for kids, replacing the dull ones they would normally be…
During our busy lives, most of us have probably experienced a change of pace – even if only for a short amount of time. However, most of us can probably say we’ve never changed from a restaurant owner to a doctor to deliver a baby for a day; but Stela Borbas, restaurant owner did just that! On her normal everyday route to work in downtown Miami, Stela came across a rather surprising sight. A vehicle was stopped in the middle of South Miami Avenue during the morning rush, and an upset couple and their little girl were standing along the…
Deaf-blindness is a blend of vision and hearing loss. Deaf-blindness incorporates a range of mildly challenging hearing plus mildly visually impaired or mixes of the seriousness of sight and hearing loss. Someone with deaf-blindness could rarely be 100% both deaf and blind. However, vision and hearing loss can be present at birth or later acquired. This usually is where ASL comes in (American Sign Language) and is considered a foreign language. However, a new language makes rounds that will help those who cannot both see or hear communicate. Developed for years by an extraordinary group of people in Washington express,…
At the point when Kitana Garrett gave birth to her first baby out of the blue in her house at only 25 weeks pregnant, two first responders who showed up at Garrett’s home to help her were credited with saving the newborn’s life. Half a year later, in March, Garrett named those two first responders, Jamie Roan and Cody Hill, as the godparents of her little girl, Za’myla Camilla Miracle Garrett. “All I can say is thank you a million times because they are a blessing God has sent,” Garrett, 23, told GMA. “They didn’t give up, so I feel…
A viral video on TikTok has spotlighted a New Jersey family taking a huge step forward. They said they didn’t think their story would acquire worldwide attention but are glad to share their mixed family’s story and extraordinary bond with others. Gabriella Ruvolo shared a video of her and her twin sister, Julianna, asking their stepmother to adopt them on Mother’s Day. The sisters used a photo book to convey the message and were right next to Becky Ruvolo when she read the burning question. The Ruvolos’ heartwarming video was posted on May 9 and set to Coldplay’s 2000 hit…
This two-year-old superhero pup named Indy is helping the battle against poaching and wildlife crimes. Dogs 4 Wildlife first prepared the spaniel as a Bush Meat Detection dog. In Africa, poachers kill large numbers of endangered animals consistently. Rhinos, for example, are poached at a rate of one every 12 hours, and it’s on track to likely increase by 356% by the year 2030. Additionally, poachers kill 96 elephants in Africa every day. That’s where our hero comes in. Indy has now been sent to Mankwe Wildlife Reserve in South Africa to find and indicate stored shrubbery meat and animal…
We’ve had many stories where our furry companions – particularly dogs – have helped save human lives. Sometimes, the pups have an instinct to help those in danger, but with specialized training, the dogs can really hone their abilities to their finest and help more effectively and efficiently. There are many types of specialized training programs for dogs. This could be from tracking dogs to disaster dogs, or avalanche dogs, among many more. However, this story centers around water-search dogs, wherein an exceptional program is helping some precious pups to learn to swim out into deep waters and drag someone…
An amazing silverback gorilla has been caught delicately patting an itty bitty groundhog during feeding time at the Detroit Zoo. Considering how cute groundhogs can be, we don’t blame him for pausing for some pats. The gorilla appeared to be having a great time and goofing off. In the wild, gorillas’ feelings are communicated through various things such as body language, vocalization, and facial expressions. And while young, they can be likened to children monkeying around or horse playing given that they enjoy rolling around, doing somersaults, and playing tag. The silverback, named Kongo, is seen cautiously lowering his arm…
Everyone loves how cute and cuddly koalas look. They bring smiles to the faces of many but are considered endangered. This is because of mass habitat loss from multiple things including, but not limited to, drought, bushfires, and disease. As of 2021, the total population has fallen below 100,000 to around 92,000, per the Threatened Species Scientific Committee. That’s why WIRES has stepped in. Wildlife Information Rescue and Education Service Inc (WIRES) has announced a three-year award to the Koala Health Hub (KHH), a University of Sydney drive to help koala care, the executives, and examination. The award will support…
Moving in fast (or slow) is a super-cute three-toed sloth brought back to its child after it was found crying on the beach stranded. You might wonder if there are other numbered toed sloths, given that the mother and child in this story are both three-fingered sloths. It turns out there is! There are two different sloths, the two-toed sloths, and you guessed it – three-toed sloths. However, between the two, there are six other species: Hoffman’s two-toed sloth, Linnaeus’s two-toed sloth, Pale-throated sloth, Brown-throated sloth, and Maned sloth, and Pygmy three-toed sloth. Separated from its mother, the baby sloth…
Video footage shared by the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC) shows the moment a mother panther was reunited with her little baby cat after the two were separated. While the animal commonly referred to as ‘panther’ is a general name. It appears to perhaps instead be a leopard since it appears to be light-colored with black spots across the entire body, they are built for hunting and are solitary animals. They often hunt at night and drag their catch up trees for safekeeping. However, the panther’s general name also describes jaguars that have black or white color mutation…
For this princess, dreams have come true as doctors were in awe after she regained her sight and ‘cured herself’ of a usually life-long brain condition. Evie-Mae Geurts was registered blind at only a couple of months old, and when her head began to enlarge a couple of months later, her 28-year-old mother demanded answers. Specialists found she had hydrocephalus, the development of liquid in the ventricles deep within the brain, at only eight months. This is very uncommon since about 1 in every 1000 babies is born with hydrocephalus. Symptoms can include headaches, lethargy, enlarged head, vomiting, or seizures.…
As per a preliminary report, owning a pet, such as a cat or a dog, particularly for around five years or so, might be connected to slowing cognitive decline in older adults. “Prior studies have suggested that the human-animal bond may have health benefits like decreasing blood pressure and stress,” said study author Tiffany Braley of the University of Michigan Medical Center in Ann Arbor. “Our results suggest pet ownership may also be protective against cognitive decline.” The report took a look at cognitive information from 1,369 older adults with a typical age of around 65 who had normal cognitive abilities toward…
Meet ‘the world’s largest feline,’ a kitty so enormous that people often mistake it for a canine – and he’s not even done growing! The curiously large puss is owned by Yulia Minina, who lives in the little Russian town of Stary Oskol. She purchased Kefir – named after a well known, smooth fermented drink – nearly two years ago as a little Maine Coon baby cat. Presently she says many people tend to think Kefir is a canine upon first seeing him or at a glance. What’s more, there’s a valid justification why certain individuals have confused not only…
Often individuals jump to the conclusion that someone may be homeless due to bad choices in life or just the luck of the draw, and of those people, some might think, “why don’t they just get a job?” The sad fact is that some individuals work 40-50-even 60 hours a week but are homeless. While yes, this could be the luck of the draw. It can at times also be attributed to low pay, the cost of living (which only continues to grow, especially within the current administration), and many other things. It’s not always the druggie who wanderers the…