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Stray Kittens Found In the Woods By Historical Reenactors

Being a historical reenactor is an incredible experience in which individuals fully immerse themselves in past eras, recreating historical moments with authentic clothing, equipment, and activities. Throughout their reenactments, they often encounter intriguing situations. Recently, a group of historical reenactors encountered an unexpected turn in a Civil War-era scenario when they came across a distressed family animal in need of assistance.

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To get ready for acting out a scene from the Civil War times, Michael Hammond and his group of historical reenactors, along with The Tiger Light Guard, got their usual stuff together for a weekend in the woods. They had no idea they would find something surprising that would make them run out of their regular stuff while they were trying really hard to save lives.

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While they were on duty one Saturday morning, one of the soldiers came back with some unexpected news: he found a small, wet kitten that was making sad meowing sounds. There had been heavy rain overnight, and the soldiers didn’t know that a little kitten was stuck in the bad weather. A few of the guys had experience rescuing animals, so they knew how to help.

“We had just established picket duty Saturday morning… When one of the sergeants came walking back saying [that] one of the soldiers found a cat,” Hammond told The Dodo, an animal channel. “According to the soldier that found her, she was meowing very loudly, which caused him to go looking for her. The kitten was completely soaked and meowing very sadly.”

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Right away, the captain gently wrapped the cold kitten in a dry blanket and set her close to the fire. The kitten relaxed and felt the heat. Then, out of nowhere, another soldier rushed in, telling everyone they had discovered two more kittens. It seemed clear that these kittens had been left behind since wild ones would have found a place to hide.

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Once the kittens were dry and warm from the fire, the soldiers shared some raw and dried meat with them. They used whatever they could find as bowls, like makeshift ones. They even got a tin bowl that the kittens really liked for drinking water. After the kittens had eaten and drank enough, the soldiers took turns keeping an eye on them while they were acting out their scenes, making sure they were safe.

Usually, nothing stops the soldiers from their events, but this time, the captain went against the rules to get food for the kittens. The kittens had a comfy place to sleep during the night in a box meant for ammunition, and they had a soft wool blanket in there too. Whenever the soldiers were around, the kittens were out and about, getting lots of care and attention.

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The soldiers really liked the kittens, and when the weekend ended, they didn’t want to say goodbye. They talked about maybe asking people at the regular camp if they wanted a kitten. But, in the end, they chose to keep them. So, the very first kitten they found became a special symbol for their events that weren’t about fighting.

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The Tiger Light Guard didn’t plan to discover a bunch of kittens during their reenactment, but their caring nature and smart actions made a regular weekend really special and heartwarming. Do you ever think that history can also bring wonderful surprises, like having cute furry friends with you?

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.