ANIMALS
Man Finds Emaciated Puppy Tied to Bus Stop on His Way to Work
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A few weeks ago, a man in St. Louis, Missouri, was heading home from work when he spotted a small black-and-white dog peacefully sleeping at his bus stop. As he approached, he noticed the pup was tied to the bench, and she couldn’t even stand up.
Given the scorching summer heat, the man acted swiftly to rescue the dog.
“He actually just picked her up and carried her home,” Donna Lochmann, Stray Rescue of St. Louis’s chief life-saving officer, told The Dodo. “Then he called us.”
Image source: Stray Rescue Of St. Louis
Shortly after, Lochmann and her team reached the man’s house. The caller had mentioned that the pup was extremely thin, but Lochmann was taken aback by the sight when she laid eyes on her.
“She was emaciated, not just skinny,” Lochmann said. “She was outside on a little blanket, lying in the shade, but she couldn’t even stand. So, I picked her up and carried her to the Jeep.”
The pup, later named She-Ra, was too feeble to stand, but Lochmann noticed she could still wag her tail. Despite the pain she was enduring, She-Ra seemed delighted to be in Lochmann’s caring company.
After She-Ra arrived at Stray Rescue of St. Louis (SRSL), the veterinary team conducted a thorough checkup. While they couldn’t know her exact history, they could tell from her condition that she hadn’t experienced a loving environment while growing up.
“I think she was kept in a small crate,” Lochmann said. “As a puppy, she had a really rough start.”
Image source: Stray Rescue Of St. Louis
Thankfully, She-Ra was in excellent care at SRSL. After some well-deserved baths and a few additional checkups, the sweet girl was all set to begin her recovery journey.
The team quickly put She-Ra on a refeeding plan, giving her small portions of food multiple times a day to help her body readjust to proper nourishment.
Since she was still unable to move, they lovingly carried her indoors and took her outside in a stroller, ensuring she could enjoy the fresh air and change of scenery.
Image source: Stray Rescue Of St. Louis
As She-Ra continued to eat, she grew stronger, and before long, she began to stand on her own.
After two weeks, her body fully adapted to regular meals, and she moved on from the refeeding plan. Now, she was all set for foster care.
Before too much time had passed, a caring foster family stepped forward to welcome her into their home. With them, She-Ra’s world expanded and flourished even more.
“She was actually living in the foster home with a couple of other dogs, a cat, a monkey and a bird,” Lochmann said. “She got exposed to a whole lot and was doing really well. They had a huge fenced yard, and she just loved to run and play with the other dogs.”
Image source: Stray Rescue Of St. Louis
She-Ra had an amazing time with her new foster family, but deep down, she was still longing for a forever home. Then, one wonderful day, she received the ideal adoption application.
“This one family filled out an application, and they actually sent an email, too, just saying how much they had fallen in love with her,” Lochmann said. “They just really wanted to give her a home. They felt like they had a lot of love to give, so the foster family met with them and instantly fell in love. When they came to the foster house to meet her for the first time, She-Ra went to the door, and their faces just lit up.”
She-Ra was overjoyed to join her forever family, and ever since then, she’s been living her best life with them.
“It’s just turned out to be a great home for She-Ra,” Lochmann said. “She gets all kinds of attention, and they take her places. She has plenty of love in her life right now.”
Image source: Stray Rescue Of St. Louis
When Lochmann first saw She-Ra, she knew the pup had a tough road ahead. But now, She-Ra’s past is far behind her, and she has become a resilient and strong dog, living each day to the fullest.
She-Ra’s life is already wonderful, and it continues to improve.
“Her story has a happy ending,” Lochmann said. “It’s a super happy ending for a girl who had nothing to start with. She’s just a happy dog.”
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
![These Pics Are Art and the Artists Are Insects](http://beginandbegin.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/These-Pics-Are-Art-and-the-Artists-Are-Insects.jpg)
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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