Author: Samal Perera

Where urban grit meets Texas wilds, Austin doesn’t just wear a skyline — it frames it. Hidden canyons, limestone cliffs, emerald waters, and sweeping views lie within a few miles…

Imagine a creature that was already swimming through icy Arctic waters before the United States even existed.While humans were still sailing wooden ships and lighting homes with candles, this whale…

Sometimes, the natural world reminds us that wonder needs no translation.In one breathtaking encounter, a beluga mesmerized by a violin showed how sound, beauty, and emotion can bridge the distance…

Sometimes, kindness crosses species.That was the case for one blind raccoon in Illinois who, against all odds, not only survived for years on his own — but somehow managed to…

For most people in Alaska, spotting a single lynx is a once-in-a-lifetime event.For Tim Newton, it became something even rarer — a full-on playdate with an entire lynx family on…

Deep in India’s Gir National Park, researchers witnessed something no one thought possible — a lioness nursing a leopard cub, treating him as one of her own.The discovery left wildlife…

In the middle of a deadly flood in Noakhali, Bangladesh, a young boy named Belal did something most adults wouldn’t dare to attempt.With torrential rain turning the river into a…

It sounds like something straight out of a children’s storybook — a baby giraffe born without a single spot.But this is no fable. It’s real life, unfolding at Brights Zoo…

Australia is famous for its wild creatures, but this one stopped a barbecue cold.A family gathering on Queensland’s Sunshine Coast turned unforgettable when a giant golden orb spider — nicknamed…

On a chilly March morning along Skagit County’s Bay View State Park in Washington, a quiet walk on the beach turned into a life-or-death ocean rescue story no one saw…