Normally found in the Arctic, a snowy owl made his way down to Montreal and accidentally posed for a photo shoot mid flight!

She was found all alone on a suburban driveway. She was burning from the heat of the sun beating down on her small body, desperate for shade. She was just a baby.

Luckily, help arrived. Lucy, as she was named, was taken to the Australia Zoo Wildlife Hospital in Queensland, Australia (founded by the late Crocodile Hunter himself, Steve Irwin).

Lucy also suffered from a case of pinkeye, but is now well on her way to making a full recovery. She will then be released back into the wild. Her most recent update shows the koala is not dependent on milk and is well enough to nibble on solids.

It is unknown how Lucy ended up orphaned on a driveway, but according to the Australian Koala Foundation, approximately 80 percent of original koala habitat has already been destroyed through methods such as deforestation, forcing more and more of them to live alongside humans in urban and suburban areas.


Thankfully, this cutie was found just in time and is on a road toward healing filled with love.



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Prom is one of the highlights of our school years, but it also comes with a lot of stress. There are major decisions to make: what to wear and who to bring.

“Who to bring” is often the biggest question. It needs to be someone you like, someone you feel comfortable with, someone you’ll enjoy spending the entire night with.

Finding a suitable date can quickly turn into a huge headache. But sometimes when you have a problem, you just need to think outside the box. Just ask Sam Steingard.


Teenager Sam Steingard was struggling to find a date for prom, but then he decided to solve his problem in the cutest way possible.

According to The Animal Rescue Site, since he wasn’t planning on staying at the prom very long, he decided to bring his cat Ruby instead of a traditional prom date.


The Steingard family found Ruby behind a Ruby Tuesday restaurant when she’s was just a little kitten, and she’s been part of the family ever since.

Now, Ruby has been a part of Sam’s life for over 10 years, and she was more than happy to be her human’s prom date.


Stengaird’s mother, Joanne, made sure that Ruby looked the part for the big day.

She bought her a beautiful dress and even outfitted her with a sparkly collar to make the outfit complete.

Ruby, who was beautiful to begin with, turned into a real belle of the ball.

Once they both were dressed to the teeth, Joanne snapped some traditional prom pictures of the adorable pair.

One of the pictures was then posted online by Sam’s sister and it quickly went viral.




Now, millions of people have viewed the picture and it’s been reposted all around the web. Everyone is absolutely loving the goofy pair and people from all over the world are swooning over Ruby.


Her new-found fame has spawned an Instagram page, rubytheprettykitty, where fans of Ruby can see more of her and the Steingard family.


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A baby koala will be released back into the wild after being rescued from Australia's raging bushfires.

Credit: Koala Hospital Port Macquarie
Keli the koala was found abandoned on the street in New South Wales in very poor condition. He had a fungal infection and weighed about 10 ounces.

He had lost most of his fur.

So, Keli was taken to the Port Macquarie Koala Hospital where he has made an incredible recovery.

Credit: Koala Hospital Port Macquarie
"Just a brighter moment in all the tragedy in Australia at the moment we wanted to share something good," the hospital wrote.

Keli now weighs over 2 pounds, the fungal infection is gone and all of his fur is regrowing.

"It's still early days yet, we will get very excited when he makes 2.5 kg and its time for him to come into the 'dehumanising trees' in preparation for release back to the wild. Release will not happen until the cooler months, and thankfully there is still some good habitat left in selected locations," the hospital wrote.

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