Lake Tahoe Wildlife Care takes care of orphaned animals so they can be released back into the wild. But sometimes before they can return to the great outdoors, they get to explore the great indoors, like this adorable bear cub.
Bears
I’d Better Get a Lollipop out of This!
“I was in the nice waiting room reading Highlights for Cubs and then you drag me in here with your tongue repressors and your stretch-o-scopes and your poky things, well there better be something in this for me or I’m telling my mom and she’s really big!”
CDFW wildlife veterinarian examines a bear cub., by CaliforniaDFW, licensed under CC BY 2.0
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Last seen dancing with seven smaller giraffes.
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I am angry cat! This am angry face!
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I'm a panda! EVERY side is playful side!
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And finally: Loose Moose
Recent weather dumped so much snow on Canada that a moose got snowed in, but in this BBC story sent in by Sylvia C., passing snowmobilers dug her back out.
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Wow, that brownie has ME baked!
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Told you it was a mistake to let him play with the flamethrower.
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If you name me Comet I'm going to vomit.
Humans Attempt To Do A Christmas Card Photoshoot With Their Husky
Bored Panda, via Allein S.
Birds of a feather, staying together.
Injured Stork’s Soulmate Flies 1000’s Of Miles Every Year Just For Her
Shareably, via Cheryl S. & Faye
And finally: Santa’s Little Helpers