ANIMALS

Loyal Puppy Saves Owner’s Life by Chewing His Toe While He Slept

The owner of an adorable seven-month-old bulldog puppy is forever grateful to his furry companion who unknowingly became a hero by nibbling on his big toe. Anyone who has ever had a puppy knows that leaving anything within their reach is an invitation for it to be chewed to pieces. This applies to furniture, shoes, and, as in the case of Harley the bulldog, even his owner’s big toe. While David Lindsay, the owner, was drifting off to sleep on the couch, the playful pup decided to turn David’s foot into a chew toy, until his wife arrived and put a stop to it.

Image source: David Lindsay | SWNS

“I was asleep on the couch when my wife walked in and shouted, ‘Dave, the puppy’s chewing your toe,’” the 64-year-old man from Cambridge said. “My puppy had near enough chewed my big toe off! It chewed down to the bone and cracked it. But because of all this, I discovered that my foot is completely numb, I can’t feel anything.”

Upon discovering his severely bitten toe, a father of five from Cambridge wasted no time in rushing to Addenbrooke’s Hospital. The medical team promptly provided him with intravenous antibiotics to prevent any infection from the dog bite from spreading to the bone.

Image source: David Lindsay | SWNS

While staying at the hospital, doctors performed a CT scan on his fractured toe and made an alarming discovery. They found that the patient had not just one, but two blocked arteries. If left untreated, this could have led to the entire leg needing amputation due to the lack of blood supply. Thankfully, Harley’s nibbling brought attention to the issue, and the patient is currently being assessed for the possibility of having stents inserted to unblock the arteries and restore blood flow to his leg.

Image source: David Lindsay | SWNS

Even after the incident that landed him in the hospital, David Lindsay has no plans to separate from his furry friend, Harley. In fact, he acknowledges that the dog’s playful actions might have actually saved his life. David is currently awaiting news from his doctors regarding the potential need for stents, but he has made it clear that even if he ends up losing his toe, he will continue to cherish his beloved pet.

“I’ll try to keep my toe too, but if not, I told the doctor to cut it off and I can take it home for him!”

Image source: David Lindsay | SWNS

David jokingly remarked. He has been at the hospital for more than a week, but he remains hopeful that he will soon be able to go back home to his wife and his playful bulldog. While it’s important for Harley to stick to playing with dog toys from now on, there’s no denying that he is still a good boy in David’s opinion.

ANIMALS

Amazing Video of Unseen Ocean Creatures in the Ningaloo Canyons

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

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.