Mayane Rodrigues observed something beautiful happen outside her Brazilian apartment window last week on a soggy and dismal day. Rodrigues saw a little girl halting on the drizzly sidewalk as she made her way home from school from a range on the street below. She would undoubtedly set her umbrella down, take off her bag, and then take off her coat. 

Rodrigues knew it was all for the girl when he observed a tiny, stray dog that was dripping wet at her feet. Rodrigues watched as the girl moved forward while holding the puppy in her arms. She saw her as an angel. Everything occurred so swiftly. 

The Dodo was told by Rodrigues that it was really emotional. “I sent the video to a friend who shared it with a neighborhood group, and then I learned who the angel was,” the speaker said. Cibely Stigelmair is her name. She is twelve years old. She also helped save a life that day. 

Rejane Stiegelmair, Cibely’s mother, told The Dodo, “I was startled when she arrived with the dog since she was quite hot and wet from the downpour. “Her clothes was covered with blood. Although she said the tiny dog was damaged, I initially believed she had been hurt. Fortunately, there wasn’t much damage done to the tiny dog. 

There was nothing that a little tender care and love couldn’t fix. Cibley realized she had to make the offer personally after seeing the tiny dog there by herself. Cibely has a wonderful heart. She has a great deal of sympathy for stray pets,” Rejane alleged. She would bring everyone home if she could. Cibely gave the puppy, whom she called Pretinha, a warm welcome into the household. 

Nobody is really sure how Pretinha ended up abandoned on the pavement that day, but one thing is certain: Her future has never looked better due to Cibely. Cibely’s mother declared, “As parents, we are and always have been proud of Cibely.” “And right now, we’re even more so!”
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What they discovered inside has shocked the nation and now police are investigating. They saw the tied up sack move and pulled it out of the water to find six newborn puppies inside. 

Thankfully, they were all alive. The kayakers were able to rescue the dogs and contact the relevant authorities, CBS reported.

Uxbridge puppies are healthy after being dumped in Blackstone River. Adoptions in 8-9 weeks. pic.twitter.com/Qhm1TCtzLO

— Lana Jones (@Lanawbz) September 25, 2017

“I believe as a police chief they had guardian angels looking over them, these kayakers,” Uxbridge Police Department Chief Jeffrey Lourie said. “It was only a matter of time before they were all submerged and perished.” 

The puppies are thought to be seven days old. Officers are looking for the “low life” person responsible, according to a post from the department on Facebook.

Expecting to hear soon from Uxbridge Animal Control about the puppies found in a sack along the Blackstone River. pic.twitter.com/cb5wNiCVRb

— Lana Jones (@Lanawbz) September 25, 2017

“Obviously this is a heinous act, unconscionable,” Lourie said. “We definitely want to be able to charge [the suspect] with six counts of cruelty to animals.” 

They are now in the care of Uxbridge Animal Control, Lourie added. These acts of animal cruelty astound me. It’s heartbreaking. Thankfully someone was watching over them and they are now in safe hands.

She is currently 6 feet tall, and zoo staff believe she is one of a kind, with the phenomenon being an incredibly rare occurrence for giraffes in captivity, and in the wild. Spots are used by giraffes to camouflage themselves in the wild. A series of veins on their skin also means the spots can help with heat regulation. 

Normally, giraffes inherit a unique set of spots from their mothers - which makes the birth of this animal incredibly unique. The zoo hopes the baby animal can help raise awareness for challenges faced by giraffes in the wild, including illegal poaching and habitat destruction. “The international coverage of our patternless baby giraffe has created a much-needed spotlight on giraffe conservation,” the founder of Brights Zoo, Tony Bright, told local television news station WCYB. 

“Wild populations are silently slipping into extinction, with 40% of the wild giraffe population lost in just the last three decades.” The zoo is holding a public contest to name the baby giraffe.
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This creature appeared to beg standing on her hind legs. Amy observed that one of the creature’s eyes were injured and this made it easier to distinguish her from the rest. One night this momma raccoon visited the house with four babies. She continued to bring her babies along until winter arrived. After a long period of absence, the mother raccoon reappeared during springtime with five new babies. The third year arrived and the raccoon momma visited with two new babies. 

 Image Credit & More Info; defamy28/Tiktok In the fourth year, Amy was looking forward to meeting the mother and baby raccoons. Little did she know that she would receive a pleasant surprise. 

As Amy and her husband were sitting on the back porch, the momma raccoon emerged from the woods with three babies and all three of them turned out to be albino baby raccoons. The two humans were shocked because they had never seen albino raccoons before. Amy and her husband never expected that they would be witnesses to such an astounding event. She did not forget to capture some images of the rare babies and shared them online for the rest of the world to see. 

“From what I’ve read, one albino baby is about 1 in 500,000 to 750,000, and three in one litter is 1 in 10 million. If it’s that rare, I’m so happy to be sharing it with people!” Amy conveyed. The human even contacted some wildlife experts to make sure whether it would be fine for the momma raccoon and her babies to be on their own and so far they appear to be doing alright.

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Even though she has lost sight in one eye, the mother raccoon seems to be taking extremely good care of her albino babies. Isn’t that just heartwarming?
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A slice of the El Ali meteorite that fell in Somalia in 2020. Image credit: University of Alberta A giant meteorite that fell in Somalia in 2020 contains at least two minerals that have never before been seen on our planet. 

The minerals have been identified by researchers at the University of Alberta, according to a press release. Tons of space material enters the Earth’s atmosphere every day but very few actually survive the journey through the atmosphere and hit the ground. Instead, they tend to burn up instantly from the outside in, as friction with the atmosphere causes them to ablate. 

For this reason, few large meteorites reach the planet’s surface, and the one that fell near the town of El Ali in Somalia is definitely an exception. The celestial piece of rock weighs a massive 16.5 tons (15 tonnes), making it the ninth-largest meteorite ever found. The 15-ton El Ali meteorite found in Somalia is the ninth-largest meteorite ever found. Image credit: University of Alberta After a small piece of the meteorite weighing about 2.5 ounces (70 grams) was sent to the University of Alberta for classification, researchers identified two minerals that are not found on Earth. 

“Whenever you find a new mineral, it means that the actual geological conditions, the chemistry of the rock, was different than what’s been found before,” said Chris Herd, a professor in the Department of Earth & Atmospheric Sciences and curator of the University of Alberta’s Meteorite Collection. 

“That’s what makes this exciting: In this particular meteorite you have two officially described minerals that are new to science.” The El Ali meteorite is big, but it is dwarfed by the 60-tonne, 2.7 m (8.9 ft) long Hoba meteorite in Namibia, the largest known intact meteorite. Image credit: Calips
It usually takes a considerable amount of work to confirm the presence of a new mineral, but in this case, the two minerals identified had been synthetically created before. In this way, the team could match their compositions quickly to confirm their discovery. 

An initial analysis by the Electron Microprobe Laboratory at the University of Alberta also confirmed their presence in the meteorite. The two newly discovered minerals have been named elaliite and elkinstantonite. The first receives its name from the meteorite itself, while the second mineral was named after professor Lindy Elkins-Tanton, principal investigator of NASA’s upcoming Psyche mission. 

“Lindy has done a lot of work on how the cores of planets form, how these iron-nickel cores form, and the closest analog we have are iron meteorites,” Herd added. “So it made sense to name a mineral after her and recognize her contributions to science.” Scientists would need a bigger piece of the meteorite to be able to carry on researching the meteorite’s composition. Image credit: University of Alberta
Interestingly, there is a third new mineral that is under consideration, and its presence can only be confirmed after further analysis of completed. If researchers were to obtain more samples from the massive meteorite, there’s a chance that even more might be found, Herd noted. 

Unfortunately, it’s unlikely to happen soon though, as the El Ali meteorite has since reportedly been moved to China to be sold there. Whether a potential buyer would allow further samples to be taken for scientific purposes remains to be seen.
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  Kalimantan is known for its diverse wildlife and dense rainforests with a lot of rare flora and fauna. Irrawaddy dolphins, also known as orcaella brevirostris, are rare dolphins that have been recently discovered. 

The researchers are pleased with the preliminary findings and hope that they will help reveal information about the population and distribution of this unique species. Albertus Tjiu, WWF-Indonesia Conservation Biologist and a pioneer in Irrawaddy dolphin research. 

The study provides clear evidence of the biodiversity of Kalimantan waters, as well as the importance of protecting dolphin habitats beginning with the origins of rivers in Central Borneo. The IUCN lists Irrawaddy dolphins as vu.lne.rable, there are approximately 6,000 Irrawaddy dolphins worldwide, with the majority living in the coastal waters of Bangladesh. 

The rest are scattered throughout Southeast Asia, including Thailand, Cambodia, Indonesia, the Philippines, and Australia’s northeastern coast, where they are listed as [cri.tic.ally end.ang.ered]. Irrawaddy dolphins seem to enjoy spit water in the faces of their friends and swimming back and showing off their neck fat. 

Hopefully, this lovely creature will have a better habitat and will be able to increase its population! That is just amazing absolutely beautiful! We hope there is extreme protection for these wonderful mammals. Pray They Do Everything Possible Tp Protect These Beautiful Dolphins! 🐬🙏
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The fact that he’s been fishing in that very river for more than 20 years emphasizes the rarity of the event. Luckily, he was able to catch one of them on camera. 

Because although he’s caught glimpses of other interesting animals, like a bobcat swimming across a bayou in Texas, there’s nothing quite like pink dolphins. “As we were going I noticed something just under the water that I knew wasn’t normal,” Thurman said. “I [stopped] the boat and up popped this beautiful pink dolphin. I had to record it.” 

These bright dolphins weren’t the only ones swimming in the area, but they were the only pink ones, with one noticeably larger than the other. Although there’s a species called the pink river dolphin, those live in freshwater basins in South America. That means these two were likely bottlenose dolphins that are albino. As rare as these sightings are, turns out, one of the dolphins Thurman spotted very well may be a local celebrity in southern Louisiana known as Pinkie! First sighted in 2007 in the same area Thurman was fishing, this pink wonder has their own Facebook page where over 20,000 followers excitedly stay tuned for the latest sightings that folks share. 

Although the pink wonder that Thurman saw could have been the famous Pinkie, since they’ve been seen with a calf in the past, it’s also possible they he spotted their child instead. In any case, Thurman is happy to have had the opportunity to experience such a special sighting in person. 

Likewise, we’re thrilled that folks like him are able to capture these moments so the rest of us can experience them as well! 

 Watch Thurman’s pink dolphin sighting in the video below.

 
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A Chevron fuel spill was discovered near Willard Bay on Monday afternoon and crews spent the better part of Monday and Tuesday working to repair the broken 8-inch pipeline that caused the spill and the fuel that had spread through the area. Cleanup crews say a beaver dam helped stop the fuel from reaching Willard Bay, but a pair of beavers were covered in the fuel and sent to the Wildlife Rehabilitation Center in Ogden for cleanup and recovery. 

Employees at the center spent six hours bathing the two beavers, washing them twice with Dawn dish detergent. The pair were put on medication to help recover. 

The beavers were reported doing a little better on Wednesday. One of the two is still lethargic, nauseated and didn’t have much of an appetite. The second has started moving around and has started eating a bit. Rehabilitators say they’re taking the recovery one day at a time and hoping to prevent further damage, including neurological damage. 

“They can absorb the substance through their skin. They face things like liver issues, it burns their eyes, respiratory issues, digestive issues, so whenever you get that it’s a little bit frightening,” said Dalyn Erickson with the Wildlife Rehabilitation Center of Northern Utah. 

The beavers are just under a year old, and crews are hoping they’ll eventually be nursed back to health and returned to the wild. VIDEO
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  A 10pm blood red night rainbow over Scotland! Image credit: Stefan Lee Goodwin
A moonbow (also known as a moon rainbow or lunar rainbow) is a rainbow produced by moonlight instead of direct sunlight. 

Apart from the light source, its formation is no different from that of a solar rainbow: it is created by light being reflected in water droplets in the air caused by rain or a waterfall, for example. They are always positioned on the opposite side of the sky from the Moon relative to the observer. Mentioned at least since Aristotle’s Meteorology (circa 350 BC), moonbows are much fainter than daytime rainbows, since the surface of the Moon reflects a smaller amount of light. 

For this reason, it is much more difficult for the human eye to discern colors in a moonbow, as the light tends to be too dim to activate the color receptors in our eyes. As a result, we usually see moonbows to be white, but their colors do appear in long exposure photographs.

                   Lunar rainbow over Kihei, Maui, Hawaii, US. Image credit: Arne-kaiser 

Moonbows are best viewed at and around full moon, when the Moon is at or nearest to its brightest phase and is not obscured by clouds. 

For moonbows to to appear, the Moon must be low in the sky (at an elevation of less than 42 degrees, preferably lower) and the night sky must be very dark. But since the sky is not completely dark on a rising/setting full moon, moonbows can only be observed two to three hours before sunrise, or two to three hours after sunset. And, of course, there must be water droplets (e.g. from rain or spray) in the sky, opposite the Moon. 

This set of requirements makes moonbows much rarer than solar rainbows – they actually occur less than 10 percent as often as normal rainbows. Sometimes moonbows can also be observed during full moonrise during the winter months, when the sky is darker and rain falls at extreme latitudes. 

The definition of the colors is subject to the size of moisture drops present in the air: the smaller they are the less vivid the colors will be. A night rainbow on Fraser Island, Queensland, Australia. Image credit: Garry
Apart from rain, moonbows can also be induced by spray, fog or mist. In the USA, such bows may be seen around various waterfalls including Niagara Falls, New York, Yosemite National Park, California, or Cumberland Falls, near Corbin, Kentucky. 

Victoria Falls, on the border between Zambia and Zimbabwe is also widely known for spray moonbows. A spray-induced moonbow (lunar rainbow) at Victoria Falls (Zambia side). Image credit: CalvinBradshaw 

How to spot a moonbow? 

As noted above, moonbows are only visible for about 3 days around full moon, when viewed against a dark sky near the end of evening twilight, or before sunrise. In middle latitudes, the best time for moonbows is summer full moons, when the Moon spends more time low in the sky. 

In other seasons, moonbows may last only an hour. In showery weather, always look for a pale moonbow when the Moon is low and bright. You probably won’t see much colors, but if you mount a camera on a tripod, you can capture the colors easily.
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This gecko is one of 14 species in its genus and is only found in Madagascar. They only emerge at night to hunt. Scientists think they’re mostly after insects, but there is not much information about their diet. 

Frank Glaw of the Bavarian State Collection of Zoology says ‘satanic leaf-tailed geckos feed on almost everything they can overwhelm, including crickets, flies, spiders, cockroaches, and snails.’ The fantastic leaf-tailed gecko has plenty of predators to deal with. Birds, snakes, and rats, they all want him. 

When these geckos decide to stand their ground, they stare down their foes, and “suddenly widely open their mouths, emit loud cries, show the reddish tongue and mucosa and try to bite,” says Glaw. Apparently, not only does the gecko’s tail look like a dead leaf – so does its body 

“A light line along the back together with leaf-vein-like lines and skin structures on the body can complete the perfect imitation of a dead leaf,” says Glaw. And the coloration can be incredibly varied, “in all shades of beige, grey and brown, often with a mixture of lichen-like or even greenish spots which look very much like moss. This variability ensures that they have an adapted outfit for the different structures in their habitat.” The leaf gecko sometimes takes up other colors that indeed make it look satanic Fantastic Leaftail Gecko Madagascar is a photograph by Piotr Naskrecki
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The orchid mantis resembles a beautiful pink orchid flower. It is a very rare species of bug. This unique bug is native only to Malaysia and can be spotted on different plants in humid and tropical forests. 

Now, don’t you be fooled by their looks? Even though they seem pretty and delicate, they are also rather dangerous as well. These bugs use a hunting tactic called aggressive mimicry. They climb on top of flowering plants to disguise themselves and patiently wait for their prey to come near them. 

The prey is fooled into thinking that the orchid mantis is a harmless flower. Just then, out of the blue, the orchid mantis strikes as soon as the prey is close and has its guard down. Their appearance that is similar to a flower, is very useful in hunting and even when hiding from the eyes of predators. 

Bees and butterflies approach the orchid mantis looking to pollinate. They have no idea that they aren’t sitting on a flower. This is why the orchid mantis is a master of disguise. They feed on small insects that are comparatively easy to hunt, using their aggressive mimicry technique. What is rather interesting is that these deadly bugs even hunt larger prey such as frogs, mice, and lizards. 

Despite their miniature size, their effective hunting tactic acts as a secret weapon that allows them to outsmart their prey. The female adult orchid mantis stretches about 6cm long and the male-only grows up to half of that length. 

Although dangerous, these creatures live very short lives. Their average life span is less than 8 months. They have become quite popular pets because of their mesmerizing outward appearance. Is it an orchid? Or is it a bug? Camouflage as its best. The beauty of nature right here in one picture. This video about Orchid Mantis will amaze you!

 
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  Frances Connolly, 55, won the EuroMillions in 2019. Sports cars and mansions are the usual answers together with luxury goods like bags and shoes. 

But for this UK woman, it’s all about giving back. The former social worker and teacher from Nothern Ireland scored a whopping £115 million fortune or about $145 million. The first thing they did was share their blessings with friends and family. In fact, she has a list prepared in advance just in case she won – and it was something she believed in since. 

But their biggest beneficiary wasn’t family. With the money, Connolly set up two charitable foundations. One was named after her late mother Kathleen Graham. The foundation is currently based in Northern Ireland. 

The other one is the PFC Trust which supports local carers, the elderly, and refugees in her hometown.

  At that point, she estimates that she has given away more than half of her total winnings. She even had to keep it a secret from her husband. 

Giving back to the community isn’t new to Connolly. Just as people say, money doesn’t change you, it only amplifies who you really are. 

Connolly has volunteered with St. John Ambulance as a child. She was also part of an AIDS hotline while she was studying in Belfast.

 

“If I had any advice for a winner… I’d say money liberates you to be the person that you want to be.” She said as quoted by BBC.

  Currently, she’s still involved in their community, especially with the unemployed, refugees, caregivers, and elderly. 

She also provided tablets for the seniors so they can regularly keep in touch with their families. Connolly shares that helping others is addictive. 

When asked by local news outlets whether she was happy to give so much money away, she just said: “Why wouldn’t you? I’ve done that all my life.”

She also added that she would’ve been a millionaire anyway if she took back all the money she gave away over the years. She also spent £5,000 to buy clothes and toiletries for Ukrainian refugees. They didn’t forget themselves, however. 

To date, the couple’s biggest purchase was a six-bedroom house in County Durham with seven acres of land. Mr. Connolly is also driving a second-hand Aston Martin.

  Living luxuriously is something she frowned upon. She shared that she saw on a TV show that someone spent £25,000 on a bottle of champagne. She thought that kind of money could’ve been used better by helping people. 

The couple still lives normally. Mr. Connolly still runs their plastics businesses while she works with the foundations she established. And even if she’s spent so much helping people, she doesn’t regret any of it. 

“If you can do good things for deserving people, why wouldn’t you just do it?” she said, as quoted by Mirror UK, “It makes no sense to me to have that kind of money and not use it to do good in the world.” 

 Watch how this lottery winner did with half of her total winnings.

 
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