ANIMALS

Special Friendship Between a Sick Calf and a Puppy

There’s something really unique about the surprising friendships that happen between different animals. Even though we’ve heard these stories many times, it always warms our hearts to see animals showing love and looking after each other. So, come along with us today and listen to the story of Sky, a lovely puppy, and Lewis, a calf that was left alone. You’ll quickly realize just how cute these animals are and how strong their amazing connection is.

In 2020, the Gentle Barn, founded by Ellie Laks and Jay Weiner, took in a little calf when he sadly lost his mother. They saved him from a slaughterhouse, where he was left alone at just one week old.

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They named him John Lewis Thunderheart because he was strong and determined. When Lewis came to The Gentle Barn, he was not feeling well. “He had severe pneumonia. He had loud, raspy breathing. He had a deep cough. He had an extremely high temperature,” Ellie explained.

Because of the tough circumstances, he was born into, Lewis didn’t get enough of the initial milk called colostrum to build a stronger immune system. As a result, he got pneumonia and had to fight to stay alive throughout his life.

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They took him into their air-conditioned house because the shelter’s team realized he couldn’t make it in the barn. Everyone knew that, at that moment, the little one needed a clean and cool place. Plus, this was the way the people at the Gentle Barn could look after him all day and night.

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While the young calf was getting better, another animal buddy living in the house turned out to be a big help to Lewis. This friendly dog’s name is Sky, and he was a real blessing.

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Sky came to The Gentle Barn because his previous owner couldn’t manage his high energy levels, even though they weren’t originally planning to keep him. Surprisingly, Sky turned out to be an amazing therapy dog. He has a knack for soothing anxious people, bringing smiles to faces, and melting the hearts of those who struggle with anger issues.

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That’s why he was the perfect buddy for Lewis during his healing process. “Sky protected him, soothed him, and would lay down right next to him and curl up beside him,” Ellie described. “We just kept pouring love and comfort into him until he slowly began to heal.”

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Sky was also around to assist Lewis in getting accustomed to his new life on the farm. Ellie took Lewis for walks and introduced him to the other cows, and Sky was right there with them.

When Lewis arrived, he was only a week old and weighed 50 pounds. Now, he’s two years old and weighs over a thousand pounds. He’s grown much bigger than Sky in terms of size.

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Because they know there’s a big difference in their sizes, they don’t play as rough as before. But that doesn’t stop them from showing how much they care for each other.

Sometimes, Sky will come over to Lewis when he’s lying down. Once Lewis is settled, Sky will start licking him. “Watching Lewis and Sky together, there’s so much to be grateful for. What I enjoy the most is that no matter how old or big they get, their love still continues,” Ellie said of their relationship. “To us, we see a dog and a cow. But to John Lewis and Sky, they just see friends, they see family, they see love.”

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.

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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.