Fighting for animals rights is his first priority. A truly conservationist, Dolph is constantly raising awareness for endangered species. He spends his savings and his holidays working as a volunteer at the Cheetah Experience in South Africa. 

Over the years, the bighearted man made some great efforts to protect and conserve this species. By the time, these huge wild cats learned to love and respect Dolph. During one his trips, he was tired after a long day in the sun, so he decided to take a nap under a tree. 

That’s when a cheetah named Eden spotted Dolph. She walked up to him, sniffed him, and decided to cuddle with the harmless human. To say Dolph was surprised to find Eden when he woke up would be an understatement. And that was the beginning of their friendship. 

A beautiful, amazing, fascinating friendship. Eden looks at Dolph as if he belongs to the same species as her. She cuddles him, nibbles him, purrs and snuggles with him. The bond could not had been more adorable. In fact, Dolph is now being called “The Cheetah Whisperer” since he spends most of his time in cheetah’s company. This is the sweetest thing we’ve seen in a while. 

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  Dogs can smell fear, but can they sniff out the truth? Your dog might actually be smarter than you're giving it credit for. It turns out, dogs are pretty good at picking up on human behavior. Science says so. 

A team led by Akiko Takaoka of Kyoto University in Japan conducted a study which found out that dogs actually know if you're to be believed or not. The study involved tricking dogs in the name of science. 

Humans have known for a long time that if you point at an object, a dog will run to it. Researchers utilized this information in their study. During the experiment, they pointed at a container that was filled with hidden food. Sure enough, the dog ran towards the container. 

Then, they pointed at a container that was empty. The dogs ran towards it, but found that it had no food. Photo by Toshi on Unsplash
The third time the researchers pointed at a container with food, the dogs refused to go to the container. They knew the person pointing wasn't reliable based off their previous experience. 

34 dogs were used in the experiment, and every single dog wouldn't go towards the container the third time. This experiment either proves that dogs can spot a liar or that dogs have major trust issues. In other words, if you lie to your dog, your dog forms the opinion that your word isn't good and will behave accordingly. 

"Dogs have more sophisticated social intelligence than we thought. This social intelligence evolved selectively in their long life history with humans," said Takaoka, who was also surprised that dogs were quick when they “devalued the reliability of a human." 

John Bradshaw of the University of Bristol in the UK, who wasn't involved in this study, says that the results indicate that dogs prefer predictability. When gestures are inconsistent, dogs tend to become nervous and stressed. 

The researchers have plans to repeat the experiment swapping out the dogs with wolves because wolves are closely related to dogs. The point of this isn't to get bitten by wolves, but rather, to see the "profound effects of domestication" on dogs.
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I know that I most surely would get out of the water in a flash. But, Bartolomeo Bove is no ordinary human being who is afraid of even the largest snake in the world. He is an underwater videographer and professional shark diver. 

This individual was determined enough to travel halfway around the world in order to have a swim with the green anaconda. Green anacondas are recognized as a predatory species that reside in swamps, marshes, and murky streams located in South America. 

However, the Formoso River in Brazil consists of crystal clear water, thus allowing humans to dive with anacondas. Bove and Juca Ygarape, his diving partner were fortunate enough to encounter one of these extraordinary creatures lurking in the water. 

Talking with whatzviral Bove said, “The anaconda filmed in the video is a massive 7 meters (23-feet) female weighing around 90 kilograms (200 lbs).” The giant nonvenomous anaconda appeared to be playful and took no notice of the men swimming nearby. 

The creature examined their camera and then swam away from the humans. “The anaconda swims calm and peaceful, completely indifferent to our presence. Sometimes she comes closer, curious about my camera, licking the lens,” conveyed Bove. 

This encounter contradicts the belief that anacondas are aggressive and violent creatures that are capable of harming humans. Anacondas need to be treated with care and respect. These fascinating creatures feed on local animals such as wild pigs, birds, capybaras, jaguars, and turtles. 

Their diet is the reason behind their massive size. The green anaconda wraps its gigantic body around the prey, squeezes and drowns the prey before gobbling up the whole animal. There is no question as to the fact that they are extremely strong predators. 

“The behavior of the anaconda debunks the myth that it is an aggressive and violent creature that can endanger people’s life. It is without a doubt an extremely strong predator and the largest of all snakes that can react if threatened or molested, to be treated with a lot of respect”. he expressed.

  Bove hopes that the video footage that he captured will prove to the world that green anacondas have a gentle side attached to them. 

“It was an unbelievable experience. No words can do justice to the sensations that I was really feeling during that experience,” he expressed. 

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  Naturally, we get sad when our pets pass away. We cry all day and night, thinking about the times we shared with that pet. Moving on takes a lot of time. But that doesn’t mean that pets wouldn’t cry for us too. Our pets are capable of feeling emotions like happiness and sadness. 

Thus, when they find out that we’re gone, they would feel sad. Dogs would even whimper out loud even though his owner was just gone for only a few seconds. 

If we pass away, then they would also mourn the same way as us if it’s the other way around. This shelter dog did the same as soon as his owner passed away. This senior chihuahua named Scooter once belonged to a loving owner. However, when his owner passed away, everything changed for him. 

He has spent more than a decade with his previous owner, but he was hit by a massive shock when he knew that his owner is permanently gone. Scooter had a routine that they did before sleep. Spending such a long time together with his owner, you know that they have special activities and routines that only both of them know. 

For Scooter, it is for his owner to tuck him to sleep with his cherished star blanket. He always had a good night’s sleep with it, knowing that his owner was always there to keep him safe all the time. 

Sadly, he’s left all alone at the shelter this time. However, Scooter still remembered this special thing that they used to do. Even in the shelter, Scooter has kept with him his special star blanket. Only this time, he uses it to comfort himself by tucking himself inside his blanket. 

The most heartbreaking thing is, he cries while he’s inside it. He clearly misses his owner, but the only thing he could do now is to cherish the usual memory he had with his owner. The shelter was once doubtful about him being adopted. Since Scooter’s already 12 years old, the Humane Society of Branch County, a no-kill shelter in Michigan, was doubtful that people would take interest in him. 

However, when they saw this special moment of him crying himself to sleep, they thought that this will encourage people in giving him a chance to live the rest of his life in a proper home. 

Jan Nageldinger, manager of the shelter, shared the photograph online, and as expected, thousands of people teared up because of his story. One of them was an adopter of two chihuahuas. One of them was an adopter of two chihuahuas. Jessica Lynn Howard was one of the people who offered her hand to give the pooch his well-deserved home. “I saw Jan’s Facebook post, along with the rest of the world,” Jessica told The Dodo. 

“My husband Tim and I were lying in bed and it … brought me to tears. Without hesitation, I showed Tim and I said, ‘I have to go get him.'” The next morning, they were already driving to get him. After driving for a couple of hours, they finally got to meet the senior dog that tugged their hearts. They took him home and introduced him to the rest of the Chihuahua family. Scooter immediately felt welcome, and after a few days, he was already playing with his brothers and sisters, Jax, Hank, BabyFace, Spur, and Waylon. 

He’s now living the best life with Jessica, Tim, and the rest of the family. “It shows what one little senior dog can do. He moved an entire world with just a single post! That is beyond amazing,” Jessica said. 

We are so thankful that he found another loving family to take care and love him in his final years.