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In preparation for leaf-peeping season, Virginia State Parks have equipped all 43 managed properties with special viewfinders for the colorblind. The lenses in the viewfinders allow those with red-green Color Vision Deficiency (CVD) to experience the full breadth of color inherent in the autumnal leaf displays that Virginia is famous for….

A North Carolina high school athlete recently rescued a man and woman from being drowned after their truck slid into deep floodwaters. First reported by Columbus County News, Kenji “Flash” Bowen, a standout baseball and football player, was driving home last week with his girlfriend and their baby near Wilmington in…

A 2-year-old female rhino known for her “boisterous” nature has just undergone surgery on her ulna in a world-first procedure. Using equine surgeons’ knowledge of similar procedures done on horses as a template, the team of specialist veterinarians successfully healed the rhino’s leg, and even got her up and about wearing…

Reprinted with permission from World at Large, a news website of nature, politics, science, health, and travel. “It’s really just a publicity thing,” says Michael Zervos, a man who’s currently on course to set the Guinness World Record for the fewest number of days needed to visit every country in the world….

An incredible story reminiscent of Homeward Bound, recently came out from California—that a cat who had accompanied a family to Yellowstone National Park, was lost there. Despite the distance of over 800 miles, the cats’ owners got a call two months after the sorrowful trip that their animal had been found in California,…

Lonely dogs were treated to a special furry photoshoot to help them find their forever homes. The photoshoot will promote residents of the London, England rescue shelter All Dogs Matter, and featured some of their older, bigger, and less ‘photogenic’ pooches. The focus was also placed on pairs of pups that…