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Author: Dawn Walton

Recovering newspaper reporter.

Magpie mimics emergency sirens amid Australian bushfires

January 2, 2020

Call it a sad testament to the bushfire reality facing people — and critters — in Australia. The Copacabana Rural Fire Brigade posted a video…

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Infamous New Year’s Eve “Possum Drop” nixed after North Carolina town bows to animal rights activists

December 31, 2019

Just 1,800 people live in Andrews, but the North Carolina town has captured the attention of animal rights activists worldwide. And now, the community’s…

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Baby Yoda lookalike cat up for adoption — and adorable, she is

December 30, 2019

Baby Yoda has captured hearts all over the universe, and now, the little green alien has a cute little doppelgänger competing for the internet’s…

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Starving horse spends first Christmas with loving family

December 26, 2019

Dakota was 400 pounds underweight. The 19-year-old horse was also being kept in a small pen. The animal’s hooves weren’t tended to. And, neither…

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Firefighter, koala stop to watch raging Australian bushfire

December 23, 2019

Sometimes all you can do is pause. That moment was captured by the Eden Hills County Fire Service in Australia over the weekend. As…

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Hoo’s there? Just a tiny owl hiding in a Georgia family’s Christmas tree

December 22, 2019

Christmas trees don’t usually come decorated, but one Georgia family found one very special ornament in theirs. “No joke, we just found a LIVE…

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Electric eel lights up Christmas tree at Tennessee Aquarium

December 18, 2019

Miguel Wattson is charging up the Christmas spirit. Miguel, of course, is an electric eel housed at the Tennessee Aquarium, who is positively merry….

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Montreal says: See ya later, alligator … on a city street

December 15, 2019

In case you were wondering, this is how an alligator crosses the road. Slowly and carefully in cold Montreal where Mayssam Samaha couldn’t believe…

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Man rescues dog after leash gets trapped in elevator doors

December 12, 2019

One very fluffy Pomeranian is very lucky to alive after a man noticed its was on one side of the elevator and its owner…

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Cougar accidentally caught in trap safely rescued and released

December 11, 2019

This is one lucky cougar. The big cat wound up “unintentionally caught in a trap” near Williams Lake, B.C. on Monday night. The cage-type…

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