ANIMALS
Shelter Dog Is Constantly Overlooked by Potential Adopters Due To Her Unappealing Appearance
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People are likely to believe blindly in what they see with their eyes and therefore forget the intangible values. That’s why they often judge others based on their appearance, and even animals aren’t the exception to this rule. While everyone loves beautiful things, that doesn’t mean someone has to be flawless to prove they deserve love.
Let’s meet Dutchess, the sweet pup with a big heart in the Orange County Animal Services (OCAS). She was 4 years old by the time she got there and was eager to get out of the kennel and head to a forever home.
Source: FACEBOOK/RESCUE DOGS DREAM, INC.
The pup wagged his tail friendly whenever someone passed by her place and hoped the right one would stop, but no one did after over a month. However, it’s lucky she couldn’t understand what the visitors say about two pom-pom-sized cysts under her eyes.
“It doesn’t affect her in any way except one: People cannot seem to get past it,” OCAS wrote in a Facebook post. “The hard part is hearing the comments about her: ‘She looks so ugly.’ ‘What’s wrong with her? She’ll never get adopted.’”
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All the staff at the center knew Dutchess was a sweet dog craving a loving family for so long. They all tried their best to convince every potential adopter to see her worth.
“The heartbreaking part is that Dutchess absolutely adores everyone,” OCAS wrote. “She runs up to the kennel doors every day, excited for a new day, relentlessly optimistic.”
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The shelter’s attempt paid off when a person from Rescue Dogs Dream, Inc. (RDD) saw the post about Dutchess on Facebook and took her to a foster home within 48 hours.
“This sweet girl got her freedom right out of Orange County Animal Services and into a loving foster home yesterday,” RDD wrote in a Facebook post. “She is doing great and is happy to be free.”
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While Dutchess enjoyed the happy time in her foster mother’s embrace, lots of adoption applications and inquiries were sent to RRD. Finally, the perfect people for her were discovered! “They recently lost one of their fur babies and had been looking for the right fit,” RDD wrote on Facebook a few days later. “They knew instantly [that] Duchess was the one for them.”
Dutchess had to meet a vet before going to her home to check the cysts under her eyes. The vet determined that those cysts should be removed since they obscured her sight and make her uneasy. “Although not dangerous, they still [need] to be removed …” RDD wrote in another post on Facebook.
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The surgery was operated on a week later, and Dutchess recovered at her foster home a few hours before being picked up by her forever family.
She was renamed Lena and got on well with her new parents and pup brothers in no time. She still needed some time to fully recover, but she certainly had lots of happy moments to spend with her loving family. “She’s so sweet [and] just loves to play and be around us all the time,” Lena’s parents told RDD, which they shared later on in a Facebook update. “She is a wonderful girl, and we love her so much!”
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Lena’s parents couldn’t help but love her more and more, and everyone at the shelter also felt happy for the lovely pup. “We’re so happy for our special girl,” RDD wrote. “She will be loved and cherished for the beautiful pup that she is for the rest of her life!”
Such a happy ending for a sweet dog! Let’s share this story with your friends and family, and don’t forget to follow our site for more fascinating ideas!
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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