And it looks like huskies tend to find their best companions in other species When Koda got lost in December, last year, his owner desperately tried to find her, but his attempts were all in vain. 

But when Rachel Howatt, the dog’s owner, lost any hope, the tricksy husky found its way back home, just like nothing ever happened. 

“We definitely searched for her, but in the end she just came back,” Howatt told The Dodo. “She is really smart, so I didn’t doubt she could find her way home.” Wondering where she could have been, Howatt decide to check on her neighbor trail camera. 

Just to make sure her Konda wasn’t spotted in the woods near their home in Manitoba, in Ontario, Canada. And the footages revealed something worthily of a Disney story. While missing, Koda was actually spending time with her newest friend, a wild deer. They were even eating and napping together. 

“It was quite something,” Howatt said. “Based on the time they spent on frame, it looked like they spent over 12 hours together. There’s also another photo where there’s two bucks in the picture with her.” Howatt said she’ll do her best to keep her beloved dog at home, but her attempts might be unsuccessful as Koda will definitely want to reunite with her friend. 

“Huskies have such a free spirit,” Howatt said. “It doesn’t surprise me at all that Koda was trying to make a new friend.” However, this isn’t the first time when a dog and a deer are making a great friendship. 

 The lovely footage bellow shows another unusual duo hanging together, all day long:

 
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A scared donkey was meandering along the road way. The woman immediately pulled over her car and jumped to help the scared creature, but not before to call the authorities. Shortly after, officer Kyle Canaan at Norman Police Department, arrived at the scene. 

Meantime, Robin somehow managed to get the donkey off the road. Initially officer Canaan was not sure how to deal with this completely unusual challenge, but he soon figured out. The woman offered to foster the donkey they named Squishy at her home, a few miles away from there. 

But since it would have taken too long for a proper transportation vehicle to arrive, officer Canaan decide to give Squishy a drive-along. An invitation that Squishy gladly accepted. “Our officers encounter unexpected things every day while on-duty,” the City of Norman, OK Police Department wrote on Facebook. 

The rescue donkey wasn’t bothered at all to ride in the back of the patrol car, a space usually reserved for outlaws. More than that the two got along very well and they even had a lot of fun on their way. Well, except for one thing. 

“It used the bathroom in the back of my police car,” Canaan told KFOR. “I mean, I must have got it right after breakfast, because there was a lot.” However, the most important is that officer Canaan has safely drove his four-legged passenger to Robin’s place. And he even showed his interest in adopting it, if there won’t be anyone willing to do it.

 
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The pair step out on the snow after spending the last few months in the den. Their beautiful moment of joy was captured on camera! Some adorable scenes at the Novosibirsk Zoo, one of the largest zoos in Russia. After becoming a mother for the second time, Gerda and her lovely baby get the chance to enjoy the snow for the first time together. 

While the patient mother had been through many winters, for the little cub is the first snow encounter. Needless to mention it loves it! In the first months after birth, polar bear cubs are extremely helpless, so they rely on their moms 100%. The mother and the cubs not even leave the den, until the little ones are strong enough. 

In this particular situation, the cub is already a few months old, so the stuff allowed it and its mom to get some fresh air. Although strong enough to play in the snow, the cub will still have to stay alongside its mom for a few more months. 

The cub’s dad, Kay is not allowed, yet, around the baby nor the mother. His reactions may be pretty unpredictable, so the staff take no risks. Cautious at first upon seeing so much snow, the curious cub immediately started to explore the surroundings. Under the supervision of its mom, of course!

 
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 This is what she did when she saw a sick swan, which cost her a frantic journey of more than 23 miles on foot. 

 As reported by The New York Times, Ariel was planning to spend her 30th birthday evening at the Jamaica Bay wildlife refuge in Queens, New York. But then she ran into this bird that stood out from the rest of the animals. It was a female mute swan who appeared to be sick. She was sitting on the grass, alone, by the water’s edge. There she changed all her plans for the day and set to work. 

  “If there is an animal in need, I will do everything I can,” she said. There, she thought about how to get to Manhattan’s Upper West Side, where the appropriate animal rehabilitation center for such cases was located. Ariel, who spent five years as an animal care manager at the Wild Bird Fund rehabilitation center, knows how to spot a bird when it’s in bad condition. She spent several years rescuing geese in Central Park, red-tailed hawks in Brooklyn and other animals. 

 She confirmed her suspicions when she approached the bird, characterized by being very territorial and aggressive in such cases, and the bird did not act, but only tried to swim away with difficulty. 

She approached it, wrapped it in her jacket and took it with her.

“Well, I’m carrying a swan. I have no idea what to do. I guess I’ll just walk,” she said in her mind, as she walked back to her bike. And it wasn’t a normal thing to see someone walking around with a swan. 

 The hike back to her bike was very difficult since she was carrying the 17 pound bird. After that she called different animal shelters, but no one would help. Only a married couple took her and the swan to the Howard Beach subway station. 

So, she sat with the swan still wrapped in her coat on one of the seats. “Meanwhile, there are some people on the train and no one seems to be puzzled. (There was a man) sitting in front of me and he was just talking on the phone. I don’t even know if he noticed that there was a swan in front of him,” she said. She managed to meet with Tristan Higginbotham, an animal care manager for the Wild Bird Fund, at a station. They then drove to the Wild Bird Fund from there. 

Once at the rehabilitation center, they determined that the animal was underweight and showed symptoms of lead poisoning, which often occurs when they ingest different things they find. 

 The bird underwent treatment and will be reassessed in a few weeks. Photo credit: Josh Spector
Ariel was very happy to have helped the swan. “That was the perfect culmination of my 20s. It was the perfect birthday gift to be out in nature and be able to save a life,” she said.
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