The nonprofit Tansy Aspinall was launched among the gorillas at Howletts Wild Animal Park in Kent, England. One little girl helped with everyday activities in the family’s charity, The Aspinall Foundation, working to rehabilitate gorillas who had been in captivity. The nonprofit organization’s goal is to be able to release the gorillas back into their native habitat in West Africa.
12 years ago, they released two gorillas, Bimms and Djalta, who were born in an Animal Park in Kent, as part of a program to reintroduce gorillas back to their natural environment. In 2014, Tansy and her dad Damian traveled to Gabon where they’d been released, to see if they could find their old friends.
It’s just amazing to watch both Djalta and Bimms respond to Damian’s voice. And then, the way they react to Tansy, who was just a toddler when they first met? This left me absolutely speechless. Watch for yourself below…
This was the most moving thing I’ve seen in a long time! Just incredible that they recognized each other after all those years. Please pass this along so that more people can also experience this magical moment.WE loves animals and believes in treating them with utmost respect. Please like if you do, too.
Driver Finds Mother And 4-Year-Old Nearly Frozen To Death After Car Accident
When Tina Dubyts was driving in the blistering cold, it was like something told her to stop. Tina says that she didn’t really see anything along the highway guardrail, but something got her attention. She pulled over and saw Kristen Hiebert. The woman was clearly injured and in a state of shock.
“I didn’t actually see anything, but something got my attention,” Tina told CBC. “She was in shock. She was obviously frozen. She just kept talking about her daughter.”
Kristen’s hair was white from frost, her hands were frostbitten, she was wearing nothing but socks, a hoodie, a jacket and jeans in 3° F weather. Kristen and her 4-year-old daughter had been in the cold for 12 hours. They were slowly freezing to death in a ditch, after the mother’s car slid off the highway. Her car wasn’t visible from the road. The mother had climbed to the rail, trying to get anyone’s attention even with frostbitten legs and hands, and two broken arms and a leg. Tina then saw 4-year-old Avery in the fetal position, she looked dead.
“All I said to 911 was ‘I think we need the Jaws of Life,’ because I didn’t think that little girl was going to be alive in there,” Tina said. However, thanks to Mom, Avery survived. She was wrapped in a blanket in the backseat of the car. She had a few scrapes and one of her legs is frostbitten, but she was alive.
“She’s the hero. I don’t know how she went through all that pain,” Tina said. “She had the will to live, that girl.”
See more of this story below, and please SHARE if you think fate brought Tina to that road that night!
Kids are like little balls of energy. They can hurtle around your home for hours on end, then promptly collapse into a deep sleep when their ’batteries’ run out — and usually, this means sleeping wherever they were last standing.
Here are 20 kids who have the enviable ability to get some rest literally anywhere.
Lake Superior’s Frozen Surface Is Hypnotic And Beautiful In The Winter
Our world is a beautiful, wondrous place to live, which is why there are constant efforts to protect it and make sure it stays that way. If you’ve ever been outside (and you definitely have), you know exactly what I’m talking about.
Recently, people filmed the frozen waters of Lake Superior washing ashore, and the resulting footage is hypnotic. Once you see this, you’ll want to watch it over and over again.
The frozen water looks like broken glass.
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Isn’t nature incredible? Winter temperatures might be unpleasant, but you can’t deny that the season is beautiful.
With a bit of creativity and ingenuity, even a small apartment can be turned into a comfortable and cosy home. To do this, you need to make sure that you’re using every centimetre of space available to you.
Here are 20 superb design ideas for small apartments to get you started.
A wardrobe built in to the corner of a room
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Everything fits!
A kid’s room inside a kid’s room
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Three in one: a bedroom, a work desk and a wardrobe (the latter can double as a secret space for your child).
The disappearing bed
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It makes for an impressive transformation of your bedroom/living room!
Keep books underneath you
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Practical and comfortable. Superb!
Using corner space
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Empty corner space often has as much room for things as a chest of drawers.
The picture-table
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A rare combination of style and practicality.
A newspaper rack which is also a coat hanger
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A really neat solution to your problems.
The removable drainage board
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Get rid of the usual bulky drainage board and save a whole lot of space in the kitchen.
A chair which doubles as a coat rack
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…or as a set of shelves
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A fold-away kitchen
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For those who cook very rarely!
A rational way to store shoes
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You’ll never lose anything in the pile again!
Extra food storage in slide-out drawers
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Everything available at your fingertips.
The bathroom cabinet with an ironing board
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Another superb idea if you’ve got limited space
Hanging spices underneath the shelf
Just attach their lids to the underside of the shelf with screws!
Mini racks for pots and pans
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You can easily get the one you need — saving both time and your temper.
Magnetic strips for storing spices
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A great idea if you want to keep your spices in small metal tins.
Shelves close to the ceiling
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For some reason, most of us rarely take advantage of the space around the door in our bathrooms. But look how useful it can be!
Make use of surfaces with holes and apertures
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These specially designed wall boards help to save on space, get round the problem of drilling too many holes in the wall, and keep everything you need in plain sight.
The tiny house movement has become a popular alternative to the average 2,600 square feet residential home. At only 100 to 400 square feet, a tiny house can be more efficient and affordable. Plus, it is a cozy way to simplify your life. This luxurious cabin, featured on FYI Network’s Tiny House Nation, is surprisingly spacious and elegant inside.
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It is easy to assume that a tiny house means that you have to bend down to walk into a room or take turns passing people in the hallway, but with a little architectural ingenuity tiny homes are actually very livable. This tiny home is also a luxurious cabin that feels like you have plenty of room with high ceilings and beautiful wood floors.
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I love the hardwood ceiling! The kitchen is nicely designed to have space for a full oven, sink, refrigerator, and eating area.
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Even the bathroom is spacious and looks incredibly luxurious with the tile walls and stainless steel bathroom fixtures.
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This rustic cabin even has space for a master bedroom!
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The loft brings in plenty of natural light and provides more space for family or guests.
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If that still isn’t enough sleeping space, the loft has room for another bed to be tucked in on the other side of the room.
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This cabin is a gorgeous mix of rustic luxury tucked away in nature! It is definitely a huge upgrade for those who prefer running water and a comfy bed to camping on the ground in the woods. This would be a great retreat to share with family and friends.
Heartwarming Video Encourages People To Adopt From A Shelter
Each year, nearly 8 million animals enter shelters across America and, sadly, almost 3 million of those get euthanized. It’s a devastating reality that haunts animal activists who try their best to encourage people to adopt rather than buy.
Thankfully, millions of these animals do get a happy ending each year, according to the American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals. And we’ve seen tons of uplifting stories of people bringing these helpless shelter animals into their homes, much like the pooch that was finally adopted after spending two years in a Virginia shelter. And who could forget about the woman who adopted a dog right after he had fallen into an icy lake in Michigan?
In an attempt to raise the number of animals leaving shelters, Save a Hound released a video that’s captured millions of hearts across the nation. (And if you’ve never considered adopting a pet, below is a video that might change your mind!)
It features Suzie, a pooch whose puppy eyes will make you melt as she waits and waits to find a forever home. It’s heartbreaking to watch as people pass her kennel and not give her a second thought.
Finally, a young girl falls in love with Suzie (of course that’s not hard to do) and takes her home. It’s a happy ending that will make any animal lover smile, especially since Suzie was actually adopted in real life.
Please SHARE to encourage more people to save a life!
A Military Mom Gets A Much-Deserved Kitchen Makeover While She And Her Son Are Out
Kyla Sampsel served the country as a sergeant in the Indiana National Guard, and was deployed abroad to Afghanistan. While every member of our military is brave, strong, and admirable, Kyla had a young son whom she had to leave behind in order to serve. This makes her among the many who are extra appreciated for protecting their own families even when it puts their own person at risk.
Even though she’s one of America’s heroes, she lost her job when she returned home from deployment. This happens all too often, and too many veterans end up struggling to make ends meet, and to support their families. Veterans should be able to enjoy the time they have with their family after they served their country, but that’s not always possible.
That’s why Wish For Our Heroes works to give these deserving veterans at least a little bit of the happiness that they deserve.
While Kyla went out with her son one afternoon, her friends, family, and the good people from Hhgregg and Maytag took over her kitchen and gave it a nice, fresh look with spiffy new appliances.
When she comes home to a room full of her loved ones, her reaction is priceless. They all had a few more surprises up their sleeves in addition to the new kitchen appliances, so make sure you get all the way to the end!
Please SHARE this touching moment with your friends and family on Facebook!
