Keiko, the orca who starred in Free Willy was released in the wild in July of 2002 after being in captivity for 23 years. A few weeks after his release, he showed up at a Norwegian fjord in hopes of seeking human contact and would even give children rides on his back.
If you feed a moose, it may become aggressive and…
If you feed a moose, it may become aggressive and attack the next human it meets if it has no food to offer.
A charging elephant broke down the door…
A charging elephant broke down the door and a wall of a home in India, but immediately stopped when it heard a baby crying. It then removed the debris from the child using its trunk and peacefully returned to the forest.
In 1986, when a five year old boy fell into a gorilla…
In 1986, when a five year old boy fell into a gorilla enclosure and lost consciousness, a large male gorilla named Jambo stood between the boy and the other gorillas in a protective gesture, even stroking the boy’s back. The incident helped create a positive public perception of gorillas.
After Disney’s “Princess and the Frog” movie came out, over 50 children were hospitalized with salmonella from kissing frogs
The Disney film ‘The Princess and the Frog’ is about the really important things in life. However some kids learned another lesson after watching the movie…
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