True stories, told simply.

Ten real animal stories from around the world. No invented details. Just what happened, told as clearly as we know how.

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Koko the dog standing at the edge of a highway, amber Texas light behind her

Koko's Journey

A little dog vanished from Texas and turned up in New Jersey, nearly two years later and 1,500 miles from home.

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Pesto the giant fluffy penguin chick standing next to two much smaller adult penguins

Pesto the Giant Penguin

A king penguin chick was born weighing less than a cup of flour, and grew to outweigh both of his parents.

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Olive the cow standing at the edge of a dark forest, looking back toward an open field

Olive the Runaway Cow

When a pregnant cow escaped a New York dairy farm and disappeared into the woods, no one expected what came next.

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Francine the orange tabby cat sitting regally on a Lowe's store shelf

Francine the Lowe's Cat

She had worked at the same Lowe's for nine years. Then she climbed into a truck and became the most wanted cat in Virginia.

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An elderly man pushing a small cart with a contented cat along a garden path

Poppy and Angus

A 93-year-old man takes his 15-year-old cat for a walk every day, and they have the whole retirement village to themselves.

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A female elephant standing over a newborn calf in the golden Zambian savanna at sunrise

Chamilandu the Elephant

Poachers took her mother when she was 18 months old. Twenty years later, she showed her own calf how to stand.

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A small cat sitting on a Minnesota windowsill looking out at a grey winter sky

Xiao Mao

She survived three weeks inside a shipping container crossing 8,000 miles of ocean, and eventually started chirping when called.

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A dog sitting in a shaft of warm golden light inside a shelter kennel

Yoda the Thousand-Day Dog

He waited at the shelter for nearly three years. Then someone came through the door who was his.

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A pilot holding a cat carrier with a small rescue plane behind her against an orange sky

Mirage and Her Rescue Pilot

A pilot flew 300 animals out of the Los Angeles wildfires. One of them never left.

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A baby elephant resting his trunk gently on the back of a small sheep in the savanna

Gertjie and Skaap

A baby elephant was found crying beside his mother. A sheep named Skaap decided he was not going to be alone.

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