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This amazing footage shows an audacious clan of hyenas boldly overpowering a young male lion and making off with his freshly killed wart hog. The 20-strong scavenger pack attacked the lone lion, leaving it "battered, bruised and hungry". Photographer Mark Sheridan-Johnson said he'd never before seen such a large clan dominate a lion in its pride.

A female elephant rescues her baby from drowning in Sabah, Borneo. A mother elephant calls on her family to help get her calf up a steep muddy riverbank in Sabah, Borneo on August 3. When it proved too difficult to do alone, the mother called on two other females for assistance, and between them, they got the baby to safety. There’s a term “elephant mom," which means that a mother was overprotective of her children. The origin of the word is well justified - female elephants are very nurturing and protective of their young. The motherly instinct in elephants is so strong that other females in a herd have been known to rally to the aid of a mother to protect her calf. <a href="https://rumble.com/v32z3c-mother-elephant-tries-to-rouse-her-unconscious-calf.html" target="_blank">Elephant moms</a> are quick to intervene whenever their babies are in any kind of danger. They show some serious parental skills and shower their babies with a lot of affection. Watch how the mother uses her trunk to help the little calf climb through the muddy bank, pushing it uphill. Elephants are born with these maternal instincts, and this is not the only case of calf rescue. <a href="https://rumble.com/v3ci3q-elephants-band-together-to-rescue-drowning-calf.html" target="_blank">This amazing duo presented excellent teamwork skills</a> and quickly brought baby calf out of the water. It is nice to always an elephant to watch your back! Elephants are the largest land animals in the world. They are well-known for living in matriarchal female-led social groups, and they are the most beloved animals in the world and the largest land animals. Just like every mom, elephants mom will do everything for their children, they love them, protect them and will be there for them no matter what. Just check out the quick reaction of this female elephant. We are amazed by elephants! The female elephants are the leader of the herd. They are considered to be the smartest, the most responsible and the ones who will take care of the herd like no one else. They are the role-models to all the moms! The oldest and biggest female, the matriarch encourages the group. She realizes best where to discover nourishment and how to maintain a strategic distance from a threat. Male elephants will leave the crowds around their thirteenth year, and travel alone or in lone ranger gatherings. Elephants move around a great deal looking for sustenance. Female elephants start reproducing at 11 years and proceed through their fifties, bringing forth one calf at regular intervals. More established and bigger guys rule the reproducing, winning the acknowledgment of females in warmth. They carry the babies for 22 months, and they only give birth to one calf that weighs about 200 pounds ( 90kg). Their babies grow surrounded by their families, and all of them take good care of the baby. Their family bonds and intelligence are fascinating to all humans and cultures. And we are going to reveal one more secret about them? They are not scared of mice; they are just afraid of their fast and sudden movements!

Adorable two-and-a-half-year-old pig Wilbur hams it up for the cameras as he walks down New York City streets with owner Nadine Darsanlal. Emotional support animal, Wilbur, accompanies Nadine, a disabled Navy veteran, everywhere she goes, providing therapeutic benefits through companionship and affection. Wilbur, a Juliana and Pot-Bellied Pig mix, even sleeps in Nadine's bed at night and lets her brush his teeth in the morning.

If anyone ever decided to analyze the <a href=https://rumble.com/v30l61-chile-soccer-match-breaks-guinness-world-record.html”” target=”_blank”>Guinness Book of World Records</a>, they would find that society is made out of some extremely talented and innovative people. Although some might think that performing and actually setting the record might be hard, try thinking of a category in which you would later compete. Things like collecting feathers in under a minute or breaking clocks with electric guitars doesn’t come to mind but apparently some people have had enough time and creativity to think of them. The world records don’t have to be about your skills, they can be about an animal, your pet or even something you’ve created and that is all it takes for the qualified professionals at Guinness World Records to set a date when they would determine if the record was broken or not. The following footage shows us Mr. Norman, a 3-year-old French sheep dog, who is trying to cement his title by redoing his world record. Skillful bike-riding dog Norman has set a new world record for traveling unaided by scooter. Norman made history by scooting 30 metres in under 30 seconds in Georgia, USA. Owner and trainer Karen Cobb says Norman aced the attempt in 20.75 second - but is still waiting on Guinness verification. That is seriously cool! What kind of special skills do you have? Have you ever <a href=”https://rumble.com/v31jnu-guinness-world-record-attempt-tabasco-wheresmychallenge.html” target=”_blank”> tried for setting</a> an entirely new world record? Make sure you tell us more in the comments down below.

Emma Ahsley, Head Rhino Keeper applies Sun-tan lotion on July 27, 2013 to the herd of Southern African White Rhino, to help keep them cool from the sun after their watering hole started to dry up in the current heatwave at the West Midland Safari Park, Bewdley, Worcestershire, England.

A BRAVE fisherman risked his life to rescue a huge whale as it drowned on a fishing line. Charter boat mate Adrian Colaprete, 28, did not hesitate to help when his captain spotted a northern right whale in trouble. He dived straight into the ocean and cut the 70-tonne giant free with a knife - capturing everything using a head-cam. The dramatic rescue took place 50 miles off Virginia Beach, Virginia, USA.

AN orphaned Amur tiger - one of the rarest in the world - has been released back into the wild. Cinderella was found baldy frost-bitten and exhausted by a team of conservationists, who took her to a rehabilitation centre in Far Eastern Russia. There they were forced to amputate around seven centimetres of her tail due to the affects of frost-bite and set about teaching her vital skills normally taught by the mother, including hunting and stalking prey, plus avoiding humans. Now one year on, the tigress has been released back into her natural habitat thanks to staff at the International Fund for Animal Welfare.

Incredible new high definition moving footage shows everyday plants and insects magnified thousands of times. Photographer Stefan Diller uses high-powered microscopes and computer software to create the fascinating films. He spent three years perfecting the painstaking process at his laboratory in Wuerzburg, Germany.

Amazing footage has emerged of an impala’s sensational escape from two hungry cheetahs, as the animal decided to leap into a car full of tourists in order to save its life! The terrified animal stared death in the face when an unexpected window of opportunity appeared. Tourist Samantha Pittendrigh, 20, filmed this moment through a passenger window on her mobile phone. The great escape took place in Kruger National Park, South Africa. When you are in a hurry, any ride will do the trick, especially if that ride is an SUV, and you’re an <a href="https://rumble.com/v3v6vz-baby-impala-tries-to-hide-from-cheetahs.html" target="_blank">impala antelope</a> being chased by cheetahs in South Africa’s Kruger National Park. Video shows the crafty impala being backed into a corner with no other options but to leap through the open window into a nearby vehicle, and by that avoid two angry cheetahs hunting for prey. Watch as the two cheetahs chase a herd of panicked impala antelopes across a road, while shocked onlookers film the encounter from their car windows. Moments later, one impala, separated from the group, runs back the opposite direction with two cats in hot pursuit. Without a moment’s hesitation, the impala jumps inside the vehicle through the open window. Can you imagine the terror of this poor impala when a couple of <a href="https://rumble.com/v3xj47-rescued-cheetahs-show-each-other-some-love.html" target="_blank">cheetahs</a> make it their life mission to have it as their meal of the day! Video shows how strong the animal instinct for survival is and to what extent an animal can go to save itself from the hungry jungle cats by hitching a ride with the humans. Videographer Samantha Pittendrigh recalls that she saw the impala jump out of the bushes and heard someone screaming ‘it is in the car, it is in the car,’, as people in other cars screamed ‘open the door, open the door.’ After its release, the impala is seen exiting the vehicle, unharmed!

ANIMALS of all sizes and species have become best friends in an exotic petting zoo - just like the animated film, Madagascar. Three years ago Leslie-Ann Rush, 57, transformed the backyard of her home in Orlando, Florida into Exotic Experience, where some of the most unusual animal friendships can be found. Some of the lemurs, kangaroos, and deer have been together since they were very young - and have formed a sibling-like bond with one another.

Most of us don't get the opportunity to do something as adventurous as these divers. Even if we did get the opportunity, a lot of us wouldn't be willing to swim in an open area with sharks. This takes a lot of guts. A groups of divers had an interesting sight at the end of their dive. Eight large reef sharks appeared and circled this group of divers. The sharks started getting curious and were slowly becoming aggressive. The sharks made several passes, inching closer and closer as time went on. Suddenly, one large shark came up from under the diver and bumped his snout into the diver's groin. That can be frightening, this shark is starting to get more comfortable with his surroundings. The ocean houses many amazing creatures. One such creature is the <a href="<a href="https://i.rmbl.ws/s8/1/D/j/B/t/DjBta.0kob.1-small-GREAT-WHITE-SHARK-FEEDS-ON-.jpg"_blank">Great White Sharks</a>. As scary as they might be, they rarely attack humans and are actually relatively gentle creatures. They are valuable to the ecosystem of the ocean as they keep everything running smoothly. Have you ever wanted to see a Great White Shark up close before? Well it seems that the people in this clip saw one unexpectedly while going on a ocean outing! It is the moment everyone who goes diving fears of! One ferocious beast of the deep goes straight for the divers and leaves with a sore head - from bumping into their cage. Starin into the eyes of a nine-foot shark is a sight most swimmers hope they will never see. But far from panicking, this fearless woman begins to DANCE. This is shark conservationist Julie Andersen, who believes her amazing interaction with the feared animals will highlight their plight across the world. Julie's latest encounter was with an oceanic white-tip off the coast of Cat Island in the Bahamas.

Odin, the white Bengal Tiger, in his enclosure in San Francisco. British keeper Lee Munro has been training Odin, who is the top new attraction at Six Flags Discovery Kingdom in San Francisco, since he was just 6. The park is one of the only places in the world where people can see a tiger diving for food.

The baby alligators of Florida's Gatorland may be short, sharp and snappy, but their art is anything but. With their feet and front covered in non toxic paint, the year old baby gators have proved unlikely teaching assistants for the 110 acre parks keepers. Placed on top of a white sheet, the ten-inch long alligators are encouraged to slip and slide across the canvas, painting unique and surreal art works in the process. With every gator's unique scales and foot prints etched onto each artwork, the parks younger visitors are encouraged to understand and appreciate these ancient creatures. Spending 15 minutes on each artwork, the baby gator artists are helping Gatorland celebrate 60 years open to the public as a park.

This pair have become Venice Beach icons whose personalities are outweighed only by their masterful talent and interesting haircuts. Their show consists of Johnny skateboarding and spinning Austin up on his arm, then Austin situating himself like a masthead as they bob and weave through the crowd to the delight of tourists and other onlookers. It is hard to ignore a Pomeranian shaved to look like a lion on the arm of a Mohawk bodybuilder sailing past you on a skateboard through a crowd.

Rolling around like two playmates Costa Rican fisherman Chito and giant male crocodile Pocho are the unlikeliest of friends. Known as the Crocodile Man, 52-year-old Chito swims, plays and even feeds the five metre long crocodile in the 100 metre squared lake close to his home. Chito rescued the 980 pound crocodile 20 years ago after finding him close to death in a nearby lake. Shot in the head by farmers after eating cows, Chito nursed the reptile back to health. After 10 years of bonding, Chito began to play with Pocho. Today tourists travel from all over the world to see the unusual spectacle.

Covering 100 metres in 6.13 seconds, Sarah the cheetah set a new speed record for all land mammals on the 9th September 2008 in Cincinnati, America. Running on a specially designed 100-metre course at Cincinnati Zoo's Regional Cheetah Breeding Facility at Mast Farm, Sarah eclipsed the previous record time of 6.19 seconds. Sarah, who is now officially the world's fastest land animal, was so quick that she actually caught up with the lure that was encouraging her to hit such high speeds.

THIS bobcat faced death when he was hit by a car on a Florida highway - but Big Cat Rescue intervened before he could be put down. Fearing that he was too badly injured to be saved, local police advocated putting the bobcat down. But after calling Big Cat Rescue (BCR), who were rushing to the scene, they agreed to wait for the rescue team’s arrival. Videographer / director: Big Cat Rescue Producer: Hannah Stevens, Ellie Winstanley Editor: Sonia Estal, Marcus Cooper

A CAT born with a claw shaped paw has captured the hearts of his many followers online for his unique feature. Dubbed Lobstah the cat by his owners John and Leda Bigelow, the cheeky cat has become a hit on social media for his can do attitude and playful persona. The couple from San Francisco adopted the two-year-old moggy from an animal shelter after he was left abandoned. Found with a host of health issues which included his deformed paw, Lobstah was forced to undergo life saving surgery and was still in recovery when the Bigelow’s took him home. Videographer / director: John Bigelow Producer: Bunmi Adigun, Ruby Coote Editor: Dan Cousins

After a brutal kidnapping by illegal pet traders, two adorable baby slow lorises have finally found peace and comfort in each other’s arms. At six to eight weeks old, Pasar and Warung were torn away from their mother in the Indonesian rainforest and stuffed into boxes ready to be sold in one of the notorious animal markets in Jakarta. The traders had filed down the terrified animals’ teeth because the endangered slow loris species has a gland inside its arm that secretes venom which the loris wipes on its teeth to create a poisonous bite. Videographer / director: International Animal Rescue Producer: Hannah Stevens, Ellie Winstanley Editor: Sonia Estal, Joshua Douglas

A tiny baby orangutan who was brutally shot and torn away from his mother has finally had the bullet removed after extensive rehabilitation. Didik the orangutan captured hearts around the world when he was brought to International Animal Rescue’s (IAR) orangutan centre in Ketapang, West Kalimantan - in Indonesian Borneo - with a bullet lodged in his shoulder. IAR were alerted to Didik’s condition after he was handed over to a local shopkeeper. After months of rehabilitation and surgery little Didik is finally on the mend and is honing his expert climbing skills alongside his fellow orphans. Despite starting his life in the worst way imaginable, this adorable orangutan now spends his days being pampered by the kind people that rescued him. He enjoys cuddling with his favorite plush toy that imitates the feeling of a mother, so it's no surprise that he is so peaceful while he lays on it and hugs it every chance he gets. There have been many efforts in rescuing <a href="https://rumble.com/v3gzsj-curious-orangutan-interacts-with-burn-victim.html">orangutans</a> from poachers, and even though some animals don't have such luck, it is worth noting that what these rescue organizations do is of the utmost importance for preserving these kind and loving animals. Now Didik spends his days socializing with other orphaned baby orangutans, and some day he'll return to the wild so he can live his life to its full potential. Videographer / director: International Animal Rescue Producer: Hannah Stevens, Ruby Coote Editor: Marcus Cooper

AUSTRALIA’S Taronga Zoo has celebrated its first successful breeding of adorable short-beaked echidna in nearly 30 years. Keepers at the Sydney zoo are monitoring the progress of three healthy young echidna - known as puggles - and their first-time mothers: Ganyi, Spike and Pitpa. A puggle hatches after ten days and its mother carries it in a pouch-like skin for up to two months, until it begins to develop spines. It is then deposited in a specially constructed nursery burrow, with the mother returning to feed it every three to six days. Videographer / director: ZooBorns Producer: Hannah Stevens, Nick Johnson Editor: Sonia Estal

PAMPERED POOCH Luigi Maestro owns a fleet of doggy sized supercars that many New Yorkers would only dream of. The five-year-old Shih Tzu is the proud owner of a Bentley, a Ferrari, a Porsche and a Beemer and he likes nothing more than to cruise around the streets of New York with the top down. Luigi’s car collection costs a whopping $1,500 but owner Anisha Lakhani, is more than happy to splash the cash on her beloved pet. For more information follow: https://www.instagram.com/luiginyc/ http://www.luiginyc.com/ Videographer / director: Marco Vitale Producer: Nora Hakramaj, Ruby Coote Editor: Sonia Estal