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This image is a screen grab of the video supplied titled NewsX-SealPupCar-01.mp4: Footage shows the volunteer driver for the Baltic Seal Friends Foundation, Sergey, transporting his third rescued grey seal but this time, the seal refuses the trunk and insists on riding in style on the leather back seat of the Mercedes in Saint Petersburg, Russia on Sunday, Apr. 13, 2025. (Clipzilla/NX)

Injured Baby Seal Escapes From Car Boot And Gets Comfy On Back Seat Of Rescuer’s Car

Post author:Joseph Golder
Post published:May 16, 2025

This footage shows a baby seal escaping from a car boot and crawling onto the back seat while being taken to an animal centre for treatment after the volunteer driving…

Image shows the seized items, undated photo. Two men were caught smuggling ivory carvings in their underwear at Vienna Airport, Austria, June, 2024. (BMF, Zoll/Newsflash)

Ivory Smugglers Hid Carved Horns In Underpants And Had Raw Diamond In Luggage

Post author:Georgina Jedikovska
Post published:August 13, 2024

Traffickers who were caught smuggling banned ivory carvings in their underwear have been seized by customs police in Austria. The Polish nationals, aged 53 and 55, were transiting through Vienna…

Cherry blossoms bloom on the forest burned by the wildfires in Anshun, Guizhou, China, undated. Cherry blossoms on one side and buds are sprouting on the other. (dy36tm76k4yk/AsiaWire)

Cherry Trees Blossom Next To Forest Devastated By Fire As Mountain’s Nature Slowly Heals

Post author:Simona Kitanovska
Post published:April 18, 2024

A mountain ravaged by recent wildfires experiencing a rebirth with the arrival of spring as thousands of cherry trees bloomed among the ashes. Breath-taking aerial images show one side of…

An ancient locust tree catches fire in Yangquan, Shanxi, China, undated. The fire parts are mainly concentrated in the roots and branches of trees. (70147750966/AsiaWire)

Worshiped 2,200-Year-Old Tree Nearly Destroyed By Sudden Fire In The Dead Of Winter

Post author:Simona Kitanovska
Post published:February 3, 2024

Locals from a small village in China were devasted after they discovered a 2,200-year-old sacred tree burning after somehow catching fire in the middle of winter. Witnesses immediately reported the…

Photo shows the rescued of a hiker who had become stranded on a rocky ledge, on Saturday, January 13, 2024. The man was treated at a hospital for injuries to his lower extremities and frostbite. ( @csfdpio/Newsflash)

Rescuers Pluck Frozen Hiker From Mountaintop

Post author:Joseph Golder
Post published:January 23, 2024

Mountain rescuers guide a frozen hiker as they inch down the virtually sheer side of a 9,000-foot canyon. The hiker, not named by local media in the US state of…

Picture shows a firefighter battling the wildfire in Simon's Town, South Africa, in December, 2023. Residents were evacuated and 300 firefighters were involved. (Gunnar Oberhosel, @theglobetrotterguy/Newsflash)

Hundreds Of Firefighters Battle Huge Blaze Threatening City

Post author:Joana Mihajlovska
Post published:January 2, 2024

These images show a huge wildfire on the edge of Cape Town in South Africa that was threatening to engulf parts of the city last week and which is still…

Picture shows a volcanic eruption north of Grindavik, Iceland, on Tuesday, Dec 19, 2023. A helicopter crew was called out to fly with three scientists so that the extent of the eruption, the length of the fissure and the flow of lava could be assessed. (Icelandic Coast Guard/Newsflash)

Incredible Video Shows Rescue Helicopter Hovering Over Snow Coloured Orange By Lava

Post author:Michael Leidig
Post published:December 27, 2023

Icelandic rescue helicopter flying into action after a volcanic eruption in Iceland. As the footage of the helicopter shows, the night sky was lit up by the deep orange glow…

Photo shows the panther caught in a Florida country club, undated. The animal was taking a nap near a stairwell. (Lee County Sheriff's Office/Newsflash)

Wild Panther Takes Cat Nap In Golf Club Shrubbery

Post author:Marija Stojkoska
Post published:December 14, 2023

Astonished golf club staff called police when they found a wild panther cat napping in the shrubbery as it sheltered from the Florida sun. The big cat was discovered snoozing…

Picture shows the snake that crawled out of a hotel toilet in Vienna's 22nd district, Austria, undated. Tierschutz Austria published a list of recommendations on how to behave if you find a snake in nature, in the garden or even in a toilet. (Tierschutz Austria/Newsflash)

Horrified Holidaymaker Finds Snake In Hotel Loo

Post author:Thomas Hochwarter
Post published:November 20, 2023

A horrified holidaymaker fled in terror when they found a four-foot-long snake slithering up out of their hotel loo. The huge snake, believed to be an escaped pet, appeared at…

Photo shows one of the deer rescued by Alaska State Troopers, undated. The animal were found in Southeast Alaska's Clarence Strait, four miles from land, in October 2023. (@akstatetrooper/Newsflash)

Wildlife Cop Saves Deer Swimming Four Miles Out To Sea

Post author:Joseph Golder
Post published:October 25, 2023

Two exhausted deer are rescued after they were spotted four miles out to sea swimming for their lives off the rugged Alaskan coast. The pair, filmed in the region's Clarence…