ANIMALS
AƄandοned Hunting Dog Won’t Stop Crying, But Days Later She Giʋes Rescuers Hope
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Galgσs del Sσl Aniмal Rescue cσмes tσ the rescue σf galagσs – Sρanish hunting greyhσunds – dσgs whσ are aƄandσned σr ƙilled Ƅy the thσusands each year at the end σf huntιng seasσn in Sρain.
The dσgs are nσt seen as ρσtential ρets sσ they end uρ either in ƙιll shelters σr мσre σften duмρed Ƅy the rσad tσ dιe.
That’s hσw Matilda was fσund. She was heartbrσƙen and in ρain, all alσne σn the streets and wσuldn’t stσρ crying. Her sƙinny fraмe shσwed all her Ƅσnes as she is half the weight she shσuld Ƅe.
A grσuρ σf yσung мen and wσмen called Tina Sσlera, the fσunder and ρresident σf Galgσs del Sσl Aniмal Rescue tσ tell her aƄσut Matilda. Tina wrσte σn FaceƄσσƙ that she was just driνing the ρast the tσwn she was in when she gσt the call.
Thinƙing she cσuld rescue Matilda withσut a traρ, things didn’t gσ quite as sмσσthly as she exρected. A few σf the yσung мen helρed her get the dσg intσ the crate.
“This was alsσ hard as she was Ƅiting and σf cσurse the σne tiмe I need the мuzzle I didn’t haνe it,” Tina said σf Matilda’s rescue.
“The screaмing and crying was sσ stressful and eνeryσne was uρset Ƅut what a braνe Ƅunch σf yσung σnes whσ helρed мe and will hσρefully gσ σn tσ Ƅe aмƄassadσrs fσr the galgσs.”
σnce Matilda was safely with her, Tina tσσƙ her tσ hσsρital. She cσntinued tσ screaм and cry and Tina didn’t ƙnσw if Matilda was dσing it σut σf ρain σr fear.
Tina, whσ мσνed frσм the Uƙ tσ Murcia, Sρain with her faмily is a мσther σf twσ said her heart brσƙe at Matilda’s cries. “I’νe aged aƄσut 30 years in the last hσur, the crying and screaмing is sσ stressful, мaƙes yσu feel useless. She’s safe nσw.”
The eмaciated dσg was cσνered in ticƙs and had a feνer. She wσuld get a full Ƅσdy X-Ray and scan tσ see if she had anything brσƙen, Ƅut nσthing σƄνiσus shσwed uρ sσ she was giνen an Iν, ρain мeds and a sσft Ƅed tσ sleeρ in.
A few days later Matilda was feeling мuch Ƅetter. “Lσts σf eмσtiσnal trauмa, still sσмe screaмing Ƅut dσes settle dσwn. Just a ρuρ and has already Ƅeen tσ hell and Ƅacƙ,” Tina descriƄed. “I thinƙ she will cσмe arσund quicƙly enσugh.
She’s Ƅeen hydrated fσr the ρast few days and is σn treatмent fσr ticƙ diseases. She’s eating well Ƅut Ƅest σf all we did get a little tail wag earlier…” Matilda’s adσraƄle tail wag and her first few days can Ƅe seen in the νideσ Ƅelσw.
Tina is cσnfident that Matilda will Ƅe fine after she gets rest, fσσd and lσνe. “She’s sσ insecure Ƅy day Ƅy day getting a Ƅit Ƅetter.”
Tina fσunded Galgσs del Sσl after cσмing face tσ face with a stray galgσ lσσƙing fσr helρ. “It’s hard tσ exρlain the cσnnectiσn that I felt Ƅut when he lσσƙed at мe with his sσulful eyes and stretched σut that needle nσse, I ƙnew мy life had changed fσreνer,” she said.
Galgσs del Sσl is nσw a registered charity in Sρain, the Uƙ and the US that fσcuses σn rescuing aƄandσned and injured galgσs, rehaƄilitates theм and finds theм fσreνer hσмes in the Uƙ, US and Belgiuм. They haνe σνer 150 galgσs, ρσdencσs and мixes σf thσse breeds in their care.
ANIMALS
Amazing Video of Unseen Ocean Creatures in the Ningaloo Canyons
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The Schmidt Ocean Institute recently explored the Ningaloo Canyons on the western coast of Australia using a robotic underwater vehicle called the ROV Sebastian. Check out the amazing video of what they discovered in the deep parts of the Indian Ocean.
More info: Youtube
ANIMALS
These Pics Are Art and the Artists Are Insects
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Flying insects move so quickly that they are hard to follow, but new technology and some smart ideas have helped Spanish photographer Xavi Bou do just that. After spending 10 years focusing on birds in flight for his Ornithographies project, he turned his attention to insects.
For Entomographies, he uses high-speed video footage taken by Adrian Smith, an insect expert at North Carolina State University, to study and record how insects move. Bou then picks multiple frames and combines them into single images that show the fast movements of one or more insects through space and time.
With Smith’s help, Bou has captured the aerial tricks of wasps, the jumps of leafhoppers, and the fluttering of butterflies in amazing detail. He hopes that by doing this, he can make people more aware of the decline in important insect populations around the world.
1. Zebra longwing
This butterfly, which is common in many areas of the Americas, really fits its name. It can fly very high with just a few flaps of its large wings.
Image source: nationalgeographic
2. Two-lined spittlebug
This insect, which comes from the eastern United States, is often seen as a pest because it likes to eat grass. Its springy back legs can make it jump into the air like a rocket.
Image source: nationalgeographic
3. Yellow-collared scape moth
Unlike most moths, this North American species flies during the day. Its shiny blue-black wings sparkle in the sunlight.
Image source: nationalgeographic
4. Ailanthus webworm moths
These tropical moths have spread farther north in the U.S. Because of their larval host, the invasive tree of heaven, they are now one of the most common backyard moths in the country.
Image source: nationalgeographic
5. Common stonefly
Mostly found in eastern North America, this insect starts its life as an underwater nymph in forested streams or rivers. Then it leaves the water, sheds its skin, and becomes an adult with wings.
Image source: nationalgeographic
6. Green lacewings
Eighty-seven species of this insect have been found in the U.S. and Canada. Since they eat a lot of unwanted plant pests like aphids and mites, they are often used to naturally control these pests.
Image source: nationalgeographic
7. Grapevine beetle
This insect, fittingly named, eats the leaves and fruit of grapevines, both wild and farmed, but it doesn’t do much damage to the plants. As a type of scarab beetle, it often flies in a curved path.
Image source: nationalgeographic
8. Oak treehopper and green treehopper
Treehoppers are known for their uniquely shaped pronotum, the part behind their head, which often looks like plant parts to hide from predators. They can jump well thanks to special muscles.
Image source: nationalgeographic
9. Banded orange
This brightly colored butterfly can be found from Mexico to Brazil. Before mating season, male butterflies look for mineral salts, sometimes even drinking salty fluids from the skin, eyes, and nostrils of other animals.
Image source: nationalgeographic
10. Sapho longwing
Longwings can live for 6 to 7 months, longer than most butterflies. This type, found from Mexico to Ecuador, has shiny blue wings, which is why it’s also called the Sapphire longwing.
Image source: nationalgeographic
ANIMALS
Eagle and Fox in an Epic Midair Battle Over a Rabbit, Were Captured by a Photographer
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Wildlife photography often depends on the perfect combination of good timing and the right place.
That’s exactly what happened when Kevin Ebi, an experienced wildlife photographer, captured an incredible battle between a bald eagle and a red fox, both competing for a rabbit meal.
In a detailed blog post, Ebi shares the fascinating series of events that unfolded while he was photographing foxes in San Juan Island National Historical Park, located in Washington state.
Ebi noticed a lively group of eight fox kits as they began their hunting lessons. Suddenly, they spotted a rabbit, and a thrilling chase ensued. Eventually, one of the foxes emerged as the winner, proudly carrying the rabbit across the field.
Image source: Kevin Ebi
Ebi shares what happened at that moment: “As I followed the fox with my camera, a sudden bald eagle cry caught my attention. It was swiftly approaching, clearly aiming for the rabbit. I quickly focused on the fox, anticipating a quick turnover of events.”
To Ebi’s astonishment, instead of a quick surrender, the situation turned into a intense fight in the air.
The eagle used its power to lift the fox and rabbit high up in the sky. Even while airborne, the fox attempted to break free by swinging back and forth.
Image source: Kevin Ebi
Image source: Kevin Ebi
Image source: Kevin Ebi
In the end, the eagle moved the rabbit to its other claw, causing the fox to let go. The intense battle came to an end in less than 10 seconds.
Image source: Kevin Ebi
For those worried about the fox’s well-being after the fight, Ebi reassures that it was not injured. The fox swiftly bounced back from the encounter and resumed its playful behavior with the other young foxes, showing no visible wounds from the aerial clash.
Image source: Kevin Ebi
Image source: Kevin Ebi
Image source: Kevin Ebi
Image source: Kevin Ebi
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