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Railroad Worker Rescues Raccoon After the Hair on its Butt Got Frozen to the Tracks
Railroad workers were able to rescue a stricken male raccoon after it became frozen to the tracks—stuck fast by the hair on its private...
Firefighters Get Creative to Help Baby Raccoon With its Head Stuck in a Sewer Cover
Firefighters near Detroit came to the rescue of a small raccoon struggling with quite the predicament.
Macomb County Animal Control called the Harrison Township Fire...
Firefighters Spend 2 Hours Freeing Hapless Raccoon From Sewer Grate: ‘We rescue citizens both big and small’
When a civilian found a distressed raccoon lodged in a sewage grate, a team of determined firefighters spent two hours trying to free it.
Sneaky Raccoon Steals Man’s Phone, Films The Whole Escapade (WATCH)
This wily critter wasn't interested in acorns or bugs – he had his eyes on Guy William's cell phone, which he used to film his getaway.
Raccoons Create Chain So Mom Can Pull Her Baby Over a Wall (WATCH)
This raccoon's baby was driving her up a wall–but the animals pulled together for an incredible rescue.
Raccoon Steals Doughnut From Cafe In Daring Pastry Heist (WATCH)
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Stereotypical crooks wearing masks are known for robbing banks or holding up restaurants. Then, there’s this little bandit getting famous on YouTube for...
Man Snaps Photo of a Lifetime: Alligator-surfing Raccoon in Florida
Just call him “The Big Rac-kahuna” – a surfing raccoon that hitched a ride on the back of an alligator.
A Florida man says his...
Raccoon Rescued From Peanut Butter Jar
Animal Enforcement Officers in Brevard County, Florida rescued a raccoon that got his head stuck in a peanut butter jar.
The raccoon was dangling from...
Volunteers Help Injured Baby Raccoon to Recover
Veterinarians and rehabbers give their time to a baby raccoon, orphaned and paralyzed shortly after birth. One brain scan and spinal operation later, and...
Your Weekly Horoscope – ‘Free Will Astrology’ From Rob Brezsny
Our partner Rob Brezsny, who has a new book out, Astrology Is Real: Revelations from My Life as an Oracle, provides his weekly wisdom to...
Good News in History, August 17
45 years ago today, Monty Python's Life of Brian was released in theaters. Featuring troupe leader Graham Chapman as Brian Cohen, born in the stable adjacent...
Good News in History, August 15
Today is Ferragosto, one of the most important public holidays on the Italian calendar. It is a unique institution, in which working people, typically...
Fossilized Dino Footprint Points to One of the Largest Raptors Ever Discovered
An apex predator can be any size really, from the raccoon-sized quolls of Australia to the Bengal tiger: and this is exactly the sort...
Bizarre New Plant Species Feeds on Fungi: First New Flora Species in 100 Years to Be Discovered in Japan
In botany, it's well-established that plants and fungi have multiple symbiotic relationships under the dirt of the forest floor, but a new species of...
Woylies Are the Ecosystem Engineers of Australia–Critically Endangered but They’re Making a Comeback
A critically endangered Australian marsupial is being seen at the greatest-ever frequency since a government agency started working to conserve them.
Australia is filled with...
Birth For World’s Critically Endangered Red Wolf Brings Rising Population to Nearly 250
Roger Williams Park Zoo has announced the birth of a red wolf pup, the world’s most endangered canid species, as part of its red...
Firefighters Rescue Bucket Full of Tiny Ducklings After They Fell Through the Holes of a Drainage Pipe
These ducklings were so tiny, they fell through the gaps in a street’s drain cover while waddling toward an English park.
Neil McIvor was cleaning...
The Perfect Answer for Berlin’s Invasive Species Problem – Make Them Into Delicious Cuisine
A Berlin food truck is opening people's minds and mouths by feeding them a menu of invasive species with the slogan, "If you can't...
Photo of Firefighter Reading Book to Little Girl After a Car Crash Warms Hearts on the Internet
A photo taken by a bystander in Montana captured the touching scene of a firefighter reading a book to a little girl in the...
Saved From Bulldozers, Baby Bird Steals Hearts
– Temperatures were pushing 100 degrees in East Sacramento on July 9. Still, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Sacramento District’s contractors and construction workers...