Sea lion (briefly) escapes enclosure at Central Park Zoo during New York City flood event October 1, 2023 A female sea lion named Sally managed to escape her pool at the Central Park Zoo as record-setting rain in New York City flooded… Continue Reading
Horse hoisted to safety from Florida pool June 28, 2023 Firefighters in Florida hauled in some unorthodox horsepower to lift a frightened horse from a swimming pool. The Pasco County Fire Rescue recently shared… Continue Reading
Bears cooling off — and cleaning up — to beat the heat in summer July 13, 2021 Bears are no dummies. They know when they’re hot and dirty to take the plunge. Take Tejon a black bear at the Oakland Zoo…. Continue Reading
Bear family lounges poolside amid British Columbia heat wave June 28, 2021 While western Canada is melting under an historic — and dangerous — heat wave, one black bear and her two cubs found a clever… Continue Reading
Gang of otters enter condo complex, eat fish in a pond, swims in the pool, leave April 9, 2021 Residents of a Singapore condo complex watched as a dozen otters barged in, swam in the pool and ate most of the fish kept… Continue Reading
Denver Zoo grizzly bear chilling in a swimming pool is all of us during a heat wave August 27, 2019 Like her name, Tundra prefers to keep things cool. The Denver Zoo posted a video of its resident grizzly bear chilling in a pool… Continue Reading
Hyena spins and splashes on a hot day in a cool pool at Denver Zoo July 23, 2019 The Denver Zoo has two separate hyena clans, but one very famous whirling dervish among them. The zoo posted a video of one of… Continue Reading
Wednesday Zen Moment: Elephant pool party keeps things cool at Dublin Zoo June 27, 2018 What’s summer without a dip in the pool? For this group of Asian elephants at the Dublin Zoo, it really is everything. Especially as… Continue Reading
Critter saving life ramp stops frogs and ducks from falling into swimming pools June 28, 2017 Wildlife biologist Rich Mason had no idea until he heard from friends that swimming pools could be so deadly for frogs and other animals…. Continue Reading
Australian man saves drowning Kookaburra using CPR, air pump and now has new BFF January 17, 2017 This story is for the birds. Specifically one bird, a Kookaburra named George that is now BFFs with his “bloke” from Sydney, Australia. You… Continue Reading