Animal Moment Archives | Page 24 of 74 | The Cool Down

Jimothy the raccoon.

Outdoors

Seattle's 'Jimothy' raccoon went viral for his unusual shape, but officials say: Keep away

A turtle partially buried in sand under red light with a common remora attached to its shell.

Tech

Costa Rica scientists find remora hitchhiking on nesting sea turtle, surviving 19 minutes ashore

A woman kneels on a sidewalk, interacting with a small dog on a leash.

Home

'Never lose hope': Missing dog turns up behind an Indiana truck stop 5 years later, runs into owner's arms

An opposum lying on a towel in a medical enclosure with a tube attached.

Outdoors

Injured Ontario opossum is rescued with her 4 babies

An ancient salamander next to a modern one.

Tech

Japan fossils reveal a lake-dwelling giant salamander from 3.5 million years ago

Tech

Trinidad and Tobago's first locally led deep-sea mission may have found a new octopus

A beaver with a kit on a muddy bank.

Outdoors

Steve, the escape-artist beaver, welcomes his first kit after finding love in Wales

A baby skunk and a baby opossum playing together.

Outdoors

Baby skunk and opossum play, snack, and steal the show at a wildlife rescue

A kitten attached to a DIY wheelchair made with rulers, zip-ties, and Hot Wheels.

Tech

Ohio foster kitten can walk, thanks to a wheelchair built from rulers, zip-ties, and Hot Wheels

A hand holding a trout above a bucket of water.

Outdoors

Colorado rescues 103 trout with genetics found nowhere else from Gold Mountain Fire

A sea turtle swims in clear blue water.

Outdoors

Cayman Islands team finds 400-pound sea turtle in pool, then hauls it back to sea

A purple martin.

Outdoors

Florida purple martin is found impaled by plastic, then returns to its home colony