The Humane Society of the United States has teamed up with Academy Award-winning Aardman Studios to create A Pig’s Tail, a short but compelling animated film about a pig’s perspective of factory farming. Featuring the voices of James Arnold Taylor and Catherine Taber and original music by Steven Delopoulos, the film gives a taste of how animals are treated on factory farms—and how we can help by choosing more human alternatives.
What happens when a wild baby killer whale tries to make friends with people - not for food, but for companionship? Should humans welcome him or turn away?
I watched an amazing movie last weekend called The Whale. It’s a true story of a young orca – a killer whale – who was nicknamed Luna, and who took people by surprise. Several years ago, when Luna was just a baby, he suddenly appeared all alone in a place called Nootka Sound, on the west coast of Vancouver Island. Luna got separated from its pod. In the movie they compare Luna’s situation to a child that’s meandering around a store, turns around and realizes that his family is nowhere in sight. "He is lost"!
Orcas are social. They normally spend their entire lives with their families, but Luna was lost. An orca that gets separated usually just fades away and dies. But that didn’t happen to Luna - he tried to make friends, but not just any friends – Human Friends! Luna hung around passing boat and on the shore, looking for attention. And many people welcomed him. But this contact did not turn out to be simple. Law and science told people to stay away. Yet the same social instincts that drove Luna to seek companionship also brought people to him, in spite of the law. I don’t know about you, but I would have risked my life getting arrested and dove in the frigid water to play with Luna…
As Luna got close to people, he became both treasured and feared. To natives he was the spirit of a chief. To boaters he was a goofy friend. To conservationists he was a cause. To scientists he was trouble. To officials he was a danger. As conflict and tragedy stained the waters, Luna became a symbol of the world's wildest beauty: easy to love, hard to save.
The story of Luna is overwhelming.
Yesterday I came across an extraordinarily beautiful cat which has apparently become an internet sensation. I have no doubt that you are going to agree with this statement after you meet Venus, the two faced cat! As you can see by the image, Venus’s face is perfectly divided between black and calico, and besides that she also has heterochromia, which means that her eyes are different colors. Venus’s left eye is blue and her right eye is green. So tell me, which side do you like the most? If you want to see a video footage and more images of Venus click on the following link.
Now your bowl is empty And your feet are cold And your body cannot stop rocking I know
It hurts to let go Since the day we found you You have been our friend And your voice still Echoes in the hallway of this house But now It's the end
We will be with you When you're leaving We will be with you When you go We will be with you And hold you till you're quiet It hurts to let you go
Have a look at this awesome video and see what it is like to walk on a glass walkway 4000 feet (1,220 meters) above the Grand Canyon which is situated in the Northern Arizona.
Take a look at this video of an amazing chance encounter with a troop of Wild Mountain Gorillas near Bwindi National Park, Uganda. It must have been an awe-inspiring experience for this guy to be able to sit with Wild Gorillas and actually spend some time with them …
As I was sifting through a blog called "You are a perfect spirit", I came across a song called If Everyone Cared (artist Nickelback). I decided to post it on my blog because I found the video clip truly awesome ... Check it out for yourself!
Winter, who turned 6 in October is a dolphin that was rescued from entangled ropes of a crab trap when she was only two months old (December 17, 2005). After being spotted and caught by a small fishing boat and a Sea World Team, Winter was immediately rushed to Clearwater Marine Aquarium, a marine Hospital. Winter managed to survive the dreadful incident, but unfortunately her tail had to be amputated. At first Winter would have to learn to swim without a tail, forcing her to swim more like a fish (side to side body motion) than a dolphin (up and down body motion), but this unusual movement would damage her spine.
Kevin Carroll and a team of experts from Hanger Prosthetics and Orthotics, who had previously designed prosthetics for others animals (including dogs, a duck and an ostrich) volunteered to help Winter by designing a special prosthetic tail for her. It took about a year and a half designing and testing a tail for her, but the months of work were worth it. Today Winter is thriving and is using her new tail with great command.
Winter's fame has spread far and wide. Crowds of visitors are traveling to Clearwater to visit the dolphin that has become an inspiration to adults and children alike, especially to children who are amputees themselves. More and more people will definitely visit her after seeing the beautiful movie that was inspired on Winter’s story, titled "Dolphin Tale" (released on September 23, 2011). I have already seen it and I really loved it - Winter plays herself in the movie (see below trailer).
The tale doesn’t end here… Lessons learned from Winter´s prosthetic tail is now being used to make prosthetic limbs more comfortable for human – and animal – amputees. I have attached a touching true story about a lovely young girl called Megan McKoen that went through a terrible experience when she was just 5 months old. Megan experienced difficulties adjusting to her disability, until she met Winter and was fit with a Wintersgel liner. Read more…
I just came back from seeing Red Dog at the movies and all that I can say is that anyone who has ever had a close relationship with a dog will love this beautiful, warm and touching film that is based on a true story of a stray dog call Red Dog that traveled around Western Australia in the 1970's and helped create a sense of community in the mining town of Dampier in North Western Australia. Although Red Dog had many friends, he was loyal to only one man - John Stazzonelli who took ownership before dying in a motorcycle accident. Red Dog, not knowing that John had died, went looking for him all across Western Australia's Pilbara region ...
The film was produced by Nelson Woss and Julie Ryan, and stars US actor Josh Lucas, Rachel Taylor and Luke Ford.
Meet Triton, an 11-year-old male lion who was born and hand raised by one of the zookeepers at his enclosure in Johannesburg Zoo – South Africa. Apparently this guy loves to play soccer so much he refuses to play ball with any of the 7 beautiful females he shares his enclosure with…
