Sperm Whales (Physeter macrocephalus) are huge mammals that can grow up to 55 feet. Though they’re huge, they’re also vulnerable. 

Scientists say these whales have the largest brains of any creature known to have lived. Perhaps that intelligence allowed this whale to ask for help from a diver. 

Sperm whales’ heads also hold large quantities of a substance called spermaceti. As massive as they are, these whales are gentle, and only feast on squid they find when they dive down to the depths of the ocean. 

The diver is Hugues Vitry. He is a world-famous Maurician environmentalist and underwater photographer, and in this video, he removed a small fish hook from the whale’s lower jaw. Vitry is also the Diving Centre Manager and Vice President of Marine Megafauna Conservation Organization.

  He once freed a whale that got entangled in ropes. Vitry makes the effort to help and conserve marine life, saying one person can make a huge difference. 

He also says not to believe everything the media says about the oceans. Experienced as he is, this was exceptional. The whale swims close to Vitry, moving its huge body sideways before opening its jaw to show the diver that she needed help. 

One small hook caused this huge whale discomfort. Imagine what huge objects could do. As the whale swims beside Vitry, he trains his camera on her, narrating what was going on. It’s beautiful to watch. Vitry says he saw blood. The translation is rough but he says the hook was by the whale’s tooth so, with some force, he was able to remove it from the whale’s mouth. 

The massive mammal remained calm the whole time. Here’s the best part. Vitry himself was in awe when the whale seemed to linger for a bit after he attempted to reassure the creature that it was over. 

The whale in return seemed to be thanking him! Take it from this viewer who seemed to understand Vitry’s French, “For those interested, the guy (an overseas French, I’d say Reunionnais but he could from another island) talks about how strange it was to see this sperm whale come to them with its open mouth yet unagressively, how he saw that its mouth was bleeding, and how after the hook was removed he took a little time to try to make the whale understand it was over, hugged it, and how the sperm whale stood by for a while after that, showing signs that could be interpreted as gratitude.” 

Whales are highly intelligent creatures. Vitry even hugged the whale as he pressed his head against hers and whispered words of comfort.

 
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This one is a great example of cat videos people love. After all, more than 7 million people have watched and loved watching this video. What’s in it? A tiny lynx bonding with cats. And they’re all “siblings”! At first, the lynx wanted to solidify their bond by sniffing its black sibling but they are having none of it. 

 The black-gray Maine Coon jumped over the lynx to get away from it. The lynx was a fighter though and it wasn’t going to give up easily. The lynx is pretty smart, too. It knew a slow but steady approach was needed to bond with the other cats. 

When its black-gray sibling wasn’t looking, the lynx sneakily crept up and sniffed its siblings behind. The black-gray sibling was startled and walked away. The lynx took its time. It stayed back. It walked towards the cat but this time, the other cat thought maybe this lynx isn’t so bad. When the lynx approached the black cat, they actually smelled each other. Awww. The lynx was on a mission. It needed someone to love and hug. Good thing it had another cat sibling, a white Maine Coon this time. 

But the white cat just wanted to cuddle up to their human. Their human doesn’t seem worried the three cats won’t get along. If they weren’t going to get along, there would be a cat war inside the home. 

There isn’t and they aren’t turning away the other cats. They’re just getting used to each other. The hold-out cat gave in. Eventually, the black-gray cat hugged the lynx and groomed it. In the cat world, this is a sign of dominance with the older cat grooming the younger cat. 

It shows who’s in charge without getting violent. And now, it’s the white cat sibling’s turn. Finally, the lynx gets to play. Sometimes the white cat grooms the lynx and the lynx stays there and allows it. 

That’s how you know the lynx likes the grooming when it doesn’t make an effort to run away. Their human has successfully captured the bonding moments the two older cats have with the lynx and it’s adorable. That’s exactly why humans love to watch cat videos. “Cat videos are comparably much more popular and cats don’t seem to acknowledge the camera at all and just do whatever they like, they are oblivious to it. 

I think that’s really appealing to audiences who are so used to being under the gaze of the camera these days,” Massey University Media Studies Lecturer Dr. Radha O’Meara explained. 

She said that cat videos give us space to imagine a world where we are not constantly watched and yet it also allows us to watch someone else’s life without disrupting it. It’s a confusing but understandable concept. See this adorable lynx slowly win over his curmudgeon main coon siblings in the video below!

 

  Recently, a family was on vacation when they were joined by a wild bear. They were at a remote woodland area in Maryland when they were met by a friendly black bear who decided to join them in their picnic. 

He came and sat on the edge of the picnic table. A TikTok video posted by Kaitlyn Nesbit shows a black bear enjoying the picnic with the family. Very patiently, the bear waited for a peanut butter sandwich which was fed to the bear by one of the men. Nesbit was just the onlooker who was watching everything in disbelief. 

The group continued to make the sandwiches for the bear who was sitting with them as one of the gang. The bear was always around and it never bothered anyone. Nesbit said that they were told not to make sudden movements and stay where they had been. 

According to him, most of them were very much scared and filmed the incident from the deck. The bear just emerged from the trees looking for food and then he joined the group of four men and a woman having a picnic. 

The group was very nervous as they were having their drinks as they looked at the hungry bear who was waiting to be served. Then one man decided to bring a loaf of bread for the bear pointing to the bear to wait as the sandwich is being made as we are instructing a dog. 

When the sandwich was ready, the man held it for the bear who took it slowly from his hand. The group even hid the snack of beers from the bear. At last, the bear walked back into the woods unharmed.
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Apparently, Ian had been bird-watching on the RSPB Reserve at Frampton Marshes, when he witnessed something unusual through his telescope. Ian had discovered a massive herd of over 30 cows surrounding a stranded, unconscious pup. The poor creature was lying buried in the marshy soil, while the cows looked on anxiously as they wondered how to help the distressed baby. 

Considering the lack of time and the uncertainty of the situation, the sanctuary workers provided Ian with crucial instructions on how to navigate around the herd and retrieve the baby. 

When he got a better look, he was shocked to realize that the creature was not a pup, but rather a baby seal! 

 

The next hour was tense, but the 67-year-old animal lover meticulously followed the workers’ advice and successfully hauled the traumatized pup to safety!

The baby seal, later on named Event, was rushed to the sanctuary’s hospital in a dehydrated and lethargic state. She was simply 5 days old and most likely was orphaned. 

The veterinarian speculated that Celebration wound up in the marshland after being swept away in a high tide. 

For the next couple of days, the baby seal got on hydrating fluids until her health eventually stabilized. Party is also young to feed on her own in water, so she can not be released right into her habitat yet. 

One more pressing issue is her respiration trouble, for which she is undergoing an antibiotic-based treatment. 

Celebration is currently mingling well with the various other puppies in the sanctuary, and it’s just an issue of time that she makes a full recovery!

  Learn more about Celebration’s rescue in the video below!

 
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