The animal thread

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A paddleboarder rescues a drowning raccoon struggling to stay afloat in the open waters of Lake Huron. Watch the dramatic animal rescue unfold as Kylie races to save its life.

While boating near Grand Bend in Ontario, Canada, a group of friends spotted an exhausted raccoon far from shore. The animal was quickly running out of strength, so Kylie, a registered veterinary technician, grabbed her paddleboard and headed into the water.

Reaching the frightened raccoon was not easy. It kept drifting away as Kylie tried to guide it toward safety. After several tense attempts, the raccoon finally managed to climb onto the paddleboard.

Thanks to Kylie’s quick thinking and compassion, the raccoon was safely brought back to shore.

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The waterhole is buzzing with zebra and wildebeest, but this elephant bull has no intention of changing his plans.

He calmly makes his way through the crowd, enjoys a long drink, finds the perfect spot for a scratch and rounds off his visit with a dusty spa treatment. While the other animals come and go, he takes everything at his own pace.

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So darn cute!

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Even our 4-legged friends don't like those flock cameras!

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A polar bear cub residing in an aquarium in Japan's Akita Prefecture has gone viral for his love of traffic cones. Mobile phone footage obtained by the Associated Press showed the cub, named Momota, pushing his head inside a cone and poking his mother's back.

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kinda sorta animal related