Two men in Russia rescued a wild red fox that had gotten its head stuck in a jar. Even though foxes usually have a reputation for being solitary creatures, the fox that had gotten stuck did not hesitate to walk up to the two people for help. One of the men took hold of the jar and gently pulled the fox’s head out by the scruff of its neck to release it. Once out of the jar, the fox fled back into the woods.

According to Huffington Post, this little creature is not the first to get into this type of predicament, nor will he be the last. Animals have been getting stuck in (and injured by) human litter in increasing numbers recently, and it is up to us to cut back on litter and make sure our garbage is properly recycled or disposed of.

Click through to Huffington Post to watch the rescue video.

Of course saving the animal from the jar was the right thing to do, but if you ever find a sick, abandoned, or injured fox, you should probably call in ASPCA, animal control, or other local authorities. For help, visit:

http://www.thefoxwebsite.org/faq/foxwelfare.html
Photo by Mike Baird.

This is incredible!  Poor kitty turns into LUCKY kitty!

A man was swallowed to his waist by a hippo in 1996 – head first.  Paul Templer was leading a canoe safari when one of his clients was attacked by a hippo.  He went to help rescue him, but you really should not tangle with a hippo.

Here’s a link to the video of him telling his story.  The three and a half minute attack was described as looking like a vicious dog trying to rip apart a rag doll. When the hippo spit him out, another guide was able to save him.

That’s absolutely crazy that someone would survive an attack like that!

Photo from digital grin.

This is just plain scary!

I would never in a million years have imagined this to be possible.

Incredible!

In one of the cutest photos ever seen, a child wore a polar bear costume to the zoo.  And the polar bear loved it!  From The Huffington Post,

There isn’t much to say about this magical moment at the Minnesota Zoo.

Maybe this little one was so excited to see the “Russia’s Grizzly Coast” exhibit at the zoo that he or she wanted to dress up like a bear? Maybe he or she wears this everyday? Maybe the kid is actually a bear? Who knows? We just know that it’s awesome.

We know it’s not because the bear wants to eat the kid for dinner! It’s because it’s a baby bear! So cute!

Now I know a lot of people who were very very unattractive babies, but grew to be decent looking adults.  But Buzz Feed shows us the opposite effect: adorable babies that grow into scary adults.

The Coconut Crab

It’s so tiny!

Photo from Pinterest.

I worry about how these polar bears eat when we learn 20 of them have been living on a floating iceberg.  According to BBC News, the bears may be taking sanctuary from hunters or they could have simply been stranded when the chunk of ice broke away during warmer months.

But now it is clear that not all polar bears return to land. Some spend the summer months surviving on large tabular icebergs off the coast.

Presenter Chris Packham commented: “What’s there for them is security, and I think they are taking advantage of that. So I think they are living on this iceberg to stay safe, and just wait for the sea ice to come back in.”

American biologist and polar bear expert Steven Amstrup said this was the first time he had heard of the bears living in large numbers on a tabular iceberg out at sea.

Seriously, how do they eat? Do they hop off long enough to catch fish and then climb back on? Scratching my head!

Photo from The DIY Adventures.