Adorable Animal Anecdotes to Soothe Your Mind During Your Stressful Schedule

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Blake Seidel • Managing Editor & Brand Manager
Aug 6, 2024 12:00 PM EDT

The internet is a big and beautiful place - you can truly find anything your heart desires on there. Now, that can lead us to some interesting places, but today, we're staying on the nice side of the internet and scrolling through some adorable animal anecdotes. Why, you ask? Because we're going through a little bit of a low period right now, and we could use some wholesome animal stories to help us feel better about life. Animals are so pure, you know what we're saying?

From pets saving lives to viewing private moments (think more along the lines of a baby fox and deer playing) with wild animals, these true animal stories are sure to help you soothe your mind during your busy days. They're like a breath of fresh air after being inside all day - good for the body and the soul. If you're in the mood for more animal wholesomeness, check out some of our favorite wholesome animal memes. They're pawsitively perfect for any rainy day!

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    What's your interesting animal story?
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    EmergencySriracha • 5mo ago . I was playing a video game with headphones on when my dog ran into the room and started barking at me. Loud and constant. Right in my face. She ran to the kitchen then back to me. Barking the whole time. I went to the kitchen to find my cat choking on his food. A few sharp pats on the back and I was able to get him to cough it up. I didn't hear the choking sounds and she reacted quickly. She saved his life that night.
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    What a good girl! This doggo deserves all the treats and all the belly rubs. See? Cats and dogs don't hate each other - they can be the best of friends with the right amount of love.

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    dr_cl_aphra . 5mo ago I have a chicken who will fake being sick sometimes so that we bring her inside. She had a real illness once and learned that sick chickens get warm baths, blow-dried, and a night in the guest bathroom with snacks they don't have to share. So, she will sometimes start acting like she's ill, only to immediately go back to normal once she's indoors getting pampered. But she's a very sweet bird and we tend to let her get away with it anyway.
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    To be fair, we also fake sick sometimes for attention, so we can't really blame this chicken for trying. We would also let her get away with it - it's too cute!

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    Coyote Finds Old Dog Toy, Acts Like a Puppy By Jaymi Heimbuch Updated May 12, 2020 This coyote took a liking to a blue stuffed dog toy and had a playful romp in the snow with it. (All photos: Pamela Underhill
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    itsbernstein • 7y ago While out fishing i became good friends with a fat beaver. He chilled next to me while i fished for about 2 hours. Just watching me cast and catch fish. We watched an osprey dive into the lake and get a bass which was an amazing moment. When the sun started setting he sauntered back into the lake and we went our separate ways. The best fishing experience i had so far.
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    movementunderdreams • 5mo ago My hot water heater failed. My cat chased my boyfriend down and howled at him incessantly and led him to the basement where he heard running water. Her alerting him probably saved me tons of money of water damage! 302 Reply
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    onlyreadtheheadlines • 5mo ago Left bath water running and got distracted by whatever forgetting about it. Heard my cat crying and went to go check on him. Homie was meowing cause the water was just about to over flow the tub.
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    theonewiththewings . 5mo ago My dog has learned the basics of mercantilism. He will pick up a shoe, or a toy, or some other object and walk over to the treat jar. If you offer him a treat, he will trade the object for it and walk away.
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    corbou 5mo ago • My cousins lab hated water, we would try to get him into the lake but he refused. One time I was on an inner tube and drafted far away from the dock. I was fine but jokingly called to my cousin for help. The dog leapt off the dock into the water, swam out to me, let me grab his collar and pulled me into shore. First and last time I ever saw him swim.
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    redsteakraw • 2 hr. ago My cousin had a dog that would join the coyotes then return back home. + 17⇓ Reply
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    • Northsidebill1 ⚫ 7y ago We were camping in Montana near Yellowstone park in a small campground. It was the off season and there were maybe 5 other people there, including a couple 3-4 spots down who had a large dog with them in their RV. I walked by and the dog was friendly so I petted it and talked to it and went on my way. Later that night I am sitting watching the sun set and reading on my Kindle when a cold nose bumps up under my arm, like dog does when it wants attention. I figured it was
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    thfemaleofthespecies · 5mo ago If I don't tell my horse when I'm going away and how long I'm going for, he won't talk to me when I get back. If I tell him, he's happy and affectionate when I return. I travel a lot for work so it's really noticeable.
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    solarpowerz Animals can actually understand us telepathically and also when we speak to them. If you have to take your pet to the vet for example, before you go, explain to them what is happening and why and that they can do something fun afterwards and they will understand. Any time you want them to understand something just take the time to explain it straightforwardly and you will notice a big difference in their behavior.
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    [deleted] • 6y ago My story isn't as interesting but when I visited my aunts farm when I was around 10 or so I distinctly remember seeing a deer and fox playing together in a field
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    • [deleted] 1 yr. ago I've found human remains along side pottery shards, but it's typical with the Native American history on that particular mountain. I found a tennis ball in a coyote den. Dogs will be dogs I guess
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    shillflake • 6y ago I saw the same sort of deal, I was biking through a pretty secluded field and saw the biggest turkey I've ever seen chilling with some random deer. I stopped and after we did the whole stare at each other thing the turkey and deer just turned and walked side by side across the field and into some trees. I felt oddly left out..
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    [deleted] • 6y ago My grandma had a Welsh Corgi who lived to be 19. The week after they put him down, the next-door neighbor came over and was surprised that the dog, who was very protective, didn't bark when he knocked on the door. My grandpa told him that they had put the dog to sleep a week ago. The neighbor got really serious and said, "No way. I've seen him every day standing under the big tree in your front yard." We took this as a sign that he was still near us.
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    classicscoop • 5mo ago My chocolate lab was freaking out on me and backing up to the front door. I had no clue what this behavior was because I had never seen it. I opened the doorbell app to make sure we weren't about to be robbed and then I tried to slowly open the door. As soon as it was unlatched he forced himself between doors and jumped up to open the storm door (also never done this). He bolted. I tried to follow him as fast as I could on our street. He went into a neighbors garage two do
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    [deleted] • 7y ago Out at sea late at like maybe 2am and just seeing a fin pop up above the water near your boat in the complete silence and black ocean
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    D Duckgooser 10h ago via Android ... Was diving in a river that is known for it's crocodiles. True zero vis inspecting moorings. Chains were about a foot in the mud so was having to reach through mud every half foot or so to find the chain. Reached down one time & grabbed a tail. Have no idea what it was, but it was just as scared as me touching it as I was of touching it. It shook free from my hand & took off. Whatever it was it was big enough that the wash from it's tail blew me off the chains
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    DreyfusBlue O 1y ago • Edited 1y ago Ten years ago, a classmate's parents let me stay in their home while I was looking for a job in post-2008 America. I went to my bedroom, sat on the edge of my bed, and called my (then) GF on the phone to break up with her —she was 3,000 miles away. After the demoralizing phone call, teary-eyed, I noticed there was a grey cat on the pillow. The cat was semi-transparent. And I just sat there, puzzled and heartbroken, watching that ghost cat lick his paw. I rubb
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    • cparksrun 5mo ago My family used to have a dog (Peaches. I miss her) that avoided cameras of all kinds. Cell phone cameras, actual cameras, didn't matter. She could tell when something could capture her image and because of this, we don't have many great pictures of her. Mostly just blurry ones, like she was some kind of cryptid. One day, to test her, I picked up the TV remote and held it to my face like it was a camera and I was going to take her picture. She just stared at me. So I slowly se
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    Mistoman_5. 3 days ago edited 3 days ago I can share another one! One time near my high school I saw a bunch of gooslings following their mama except one was clearly a duckling. Orange bill, different coat all that. A couple years go by and at the same intersection one morning I see a bunch of adult geese and just one big mf duck all chillin together doing goose stuff It made my whole week!
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