It's hard for some people to describe how much they love animals, because they have an easier time showing their admiration for the animal kingdom with their actions.

This passion is what drove Krzystof Chomicz to become a wildlife photographer, and what made him decide to rescue a dying white-tailed eagle from the thick coastal mud and nurse it back to health.

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Krzystof spotted the dying eagle near the Polish seaside town of Swinoujscie, stuck in the mud after the tide washed out, and his one man rescue operation was filmed by news cameras and drones.

But Krzystof proved he wasn't in it for the glory by spending the time and effort to treat the wounded raptor until he was fit for flight, setting his newfound friend free to hunt and soar again.

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-Via Laughing Squid

George is a dog that lives in Corryton, Tennessee. His companion of twelve years, a black Labrador named Blackie, died two years ago, leaving George grieving and unwilling to eat. His owner Jacquie Litton said that George refuses food and has twice come close to death. George was anxious and developed a skin condition. But that is changing. 

This past Monday Jacquie went and looked out her back window. She noticed there was a stranger on her back porch. It was a duck who hasn't left George's side since.

George spends his days by the duck, he let's the duck sleep on his bed and even allows the duck to rest his bill on his leg. Something very unusual for a dog who doesn't like anyone else especially our cameraman.

The Littons are thrilled with the way George has perked up since the duck’s arrival. But they are still adjusting to having a duck in their home. You can see more pictures and videos of George and Donald at Facebook. 

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Don’t. Move. An. Inch. You don’t want to startle this family! Francois Arsenault was out on his bike in Pointe-Taillon National Park in Quebec when he was approached by a fairly tame mother skunk and her litter. Luckily, he satisfied their curiosity without triggering their defense mechanisms. -via Tastefully Offensive

Check out this baseball game! The kid hits what looks like a home run. He starts running the bases, but their dog is taking his position at left field seriously. You're out! Then again, maybe the dog is fetching the ball and bringing it to the boy, just like he's been taught to do. -via reddit

Bears are the subject of many human myths and misunderstandings, and while it's still a good idea to teach people to stay away from bears for safety's sake we should also teach that bears can be gentle creatures too.

Case in point- a wildlife photographer was sitting by the side of a river shooting pics when a wild bear came and sat down right next to him, hanging out like the two were old friends.

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This video will go down in history as the first appearance of the ursine YouTube star BeardiePie, who now has over a million bears subscribing to his prank video channel.

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Scientists aboard the exploration vehicle Nautilus spotted what looks to be a child’s toy dropped onto the ocean floor off the coast of California. No, maybe it’s a Pokémon. But what if it’s an infant child of Cthulhu? This creature appears to be a cross between Zoidberg and Barney, but it’s a live cephalopod. It doesn’t do anything in the video, but the commentary from the observing scientists is worth a watch.

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The animal is Rossia pacifica, or the stubby squid.

"On that watch it happened to be a lot of geology folks or ecology folks, so a lot of the commentary was of course more like 'What is this thing, it's so cute!' and sometimes we have less of that when we see rocks," Samantha Wishnak, a science communication fellow aboard the E/V Nautilus, told Live Science.

The scientists on watch during the squid sighting also initially misidentified the stubby squid as a cuttlefish, which the squid is closely related to. Wishnak said the E/V Nautilus team was able to rule out cuttlefish, as the species is not found in the eastern Pacific Ocean. With a few other ideas for what the species might be, the researchers on board collaborated with scientists ashore and at the University of California, Santa Barbara, and MBARI, to identify the stubby squid.

While it's not a cuttlefish, it may be a cuddle-fish. -via Metafilter

This one’s for Neatoramanauts so confused and hearsetrax. Some kittens are just so adorable you feel you might die from the squee. But if you did, they’d be free to reveal their real personalities… which might not be so adorable. This is the latest from John McNamee at Pie Comic.

Unless you grew up with parents who didn't allow animals in the house, or you're severely allergic to animals, you've probably gone through multiple stages of pet ownership during your life.

We usually start out small with a hamster, hermit crab or goldfish, a barely-a-pet pet purchased because our parents don't have faith in our abilities to care for an actual pet.

But we show them when we help keep The Immortal animal alive for a large chunk of our lives.

By that point we're officially hooked on having a pet, and we've matured so much as pet owners that we're able to overlook our animals perturbing and peculiar habits.

Let experienced pet owner and illustrator Sarah Andersen walk you through all the pets you'll own in your life, so you can either see where you've been or where you're headed as a pet owner.

Currently I'm on number 6 but the cute little guy is quickly becoming a number 7.

See The 7 Types of Pets You'll Own In Your Lifetime here (contains NSFW language)

Hey, I know! Let’s give the raccoons something else to eat, and maybe they’ll stay out of our bird feeders! You can see what this leads to- more raccoons, as they invite their siblings and cousins to the nightly smorgasbord.

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Then with a regular food supply, the raccoons have plenty of free time to produce litters of more raccoons! The homeowner who recorded this says they’ve been doing it for a few years now, and he lives in a secluded area where there are no neighbors to annoy. -via Arbroath 

Deer don't typically choose to become best friends with humans, especially when that human is a teenage boy, but Money the deer is different than the rest, and so is his human pal Kelvin.

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Want everyone to meet my new pet pic.twitter.com/aCYe2TaM0X

— Kelvin (@COLDGAMEKELV) July 28, 2016

Kelvin first met Money when he was out in his yard shooting hoops, and he was immediately struck by how odd it was that the deer wasn't afraid of him.

Thinking the deer might be hungry he fed it some crackers, donuts and marshmallows, which the short sighted people online gave him hell for doing, and that kind gesture was all Money needed to stick around.

My son money got a whole family I didnt even know pic.twitter.com/AriWaQWozh

— Kelvin (@COLDGAMEKELV) August 1, 2016

Money was so happy with the provisions being provided he brought the rest of his deer posse down to Kelvin's house for some human hospitality.

And Kelvin started buying healthy snacks for his deer fam so the haters would stop riding his back about his choice of snacks for Money and his honey Lola.

Money's baby mama pull up game too strong pic.twitter.com/It70ebFiFX

— Kelvin (@COLDGAMEKELV) August 2, 2016

-Via Motherboard

The dog days of summer can really get you down, even if you're a moose, and we all want to find a fun and refreshing way to beat the heat.

Pools and water parks are great, and hanging out in the frozen foods section of your grocery store will keep you cool for a while.

But take it from the moose family in this video- running through the sprinklers is the most fun way to stay cool and go wild at the same time!

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This fun moose footage was captured by Eagle River, Alaska resident Candice Helm, who was kind enough to turn on the sprinklers so that adorable moose family could cool off.

Just don't put out any Moose Chow, Candice, or your summer visitors will never leave!

-Via Laughing Squid

Batman was born with four ears -two in front and two in back. He was recently brought into the Western PA Humane Society and his unique looks ensured he was adopted only a few hours after that. Adorably, his new owner is a little girl obsessed with superheroes -fitting not only due to his name, but also because he is a mutant so he could potentialy become the next member of the X-Men. He'll be a super family member, that's for sure.

When Siberian miners uncovered a horrific-looking mummified critter corpse in the diamondiferous sands in Udachny they didn't freak out and cry “monster!” - because they thought they'd found a dinosaur.

But most people with a rudimentary understanding of animal anatomy instantly recognized it as the corpse of a mammal, so the dinosaur angle was ruled out with a glance.

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As commenters argued about what it could be they determined it was probably a marten or weasel, possibly a badger, and definitely no big deal much to the miners' dismay.

The creature is currently being transported to the regional capital Yakutsk for examination, where experts will determine whether it's an important find or an elaborate prank.

-Via Gizmodo

This is why we can’t have nice things. Someone let the goats in the house. They found the green velvet couch.

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Now, goats, especially young goats, are curious. These two had to jump on it, climb over it, climb under it, and ultimately they decided to eat it. -via Arbroath

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A photo posted by Iriss&Abyss (@sis.twins) on Apr 8, 2016 at 4:42am PDT

Look at these two beautiful cats! They are Iriss and Abyss, 9-month-old sisters with heterochromia. They live in St. Petersburg, Russia, where they’ve become quite well known. They belong to a family of Star Trek fans.

50 years ago the favorite universe of our parents appeared. The Universe of Star Trek. Its creator Ugene Wesley "Gene" Roddenberry believed in the bright future of mankind and always emphasized it in the show. Everybody was equal on board of Enterprise. White, African-Americans, Russians, Japanese, Americans, men, women, aliens and humans - they all work together. The ideal world without money, without violence is the world we all want to live in one day. A couple days ago another Star Trek movie was premiered. It is a dedication! Dedication to a person who was significant to this Universe. Without him Star Trek would have never been the way we know it. It was a dedication to Leonard Nimoy. A year and a half passed since he crossed the final frontier where no man has gone before. Live long...mr.Spock! Rest in peace Leonard...and Anton. -------------------------------------------- #startrek #startrekmovie #startrekart #startrek50art #startrekbeyond #catloversclub #cutepetclub #cats_of_world #bestmeow #instacatsrussia #инстаграмзверят #meow_beauties #animalsco #Showmeyourkittiez #ilovemycat #we_love_cats #catsoftheday #lovecats #weeklyfuff #catsofinstagram #7catdays #bestcats_oftheworld #instacat_meows #awesomecatfacts #excellent_kittens #cat_features #excellent_cats #catsofworld #bestmeow #my_loving_pet

A photo posted by Iriss&Abyss (@sis.twins) on Jul 23, 2016 at 3:13am PDT

Live long and paws-per! You can see more pictures of the cat sisters at Instagram. -via Geeks Are Sexy