Heartwarming moment of an ape stretching his hand out to help a man in a river caught on camera

- Indonesia -

Mr. Anil Prabhakar is an amateur photographer.

While he was on a safari with friends at a conservation forest run by the nonprofit Borneo Orangutan Survival Foundation (BOS), he captured a heartwarming moment of a critically endangered ape stretching his hand out to help a man standing in a river.

Mr. Prabhakar later found out that the man works for the nonprofit that protects these stunning animals from hunters.

As part of the protective project, the warden was clearing away snakes to guard the orangutans.

Reportedly, someone told him there was a snake in the water, so he went in to clear the bushes.

The generous ape must have thought that human was in danger and offered his help.

What pictures do not show, is that the man refused help and moved away.

Metro reports that the photographer asked him why and the man responded: “It’s a wild animal, not one we are familiar with.”

He added: “But they are to protect them.”

The Borneo Orangutan Survival Foundation was founded in 1991.

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Aspin mom delivers litter of two puppies and one of them is born with only one eye

- Thailand -

On Sunday, February 2, Government worker 45-year-old Somjai Phummaman and his wife 49-year-old Amphan, witnessed their dog Khainui giving birth to a litter of two in their Chachoengsao home.

One of the puppies was born with only one eye in the middle of his head and big lips.

He was named Kevin, after the Minion cartoon character.

Mr. Phummaman said that neighbors have visited to see the newborn puppies and welcomed Kevin as a sign of good luck.

The other puppy was named Mah.

Kevin and Mah’s mom, Khainui, is an Aspin, a breed indigenous to the Philippines.

The breed of their dad is unknown.

Despite the facial deformity, Kevin is healthy, doing well and he is being bottle-fed every day.

However, as The Sun reports, “while most dogs of Kevin's breed will live to around 14-years-old, the little cyclops's life-span could be dramatically reduced by his disabilities.

While dogs can easily adapt to life with one eye, it's Kevin's other deformities - for instance, his unique-shaped snout - that could cause problems down the line.”

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Cotton Branch Farm Sanctuary is looking for volunteers to cuddle the pigs in their care

- South Carolina, USA -

The nonprofit Cotton Branch Farm Sanctuary is looking for volunteers to cuddle the pigs in their care.

The sanctuary gives animal lovers, in this particular case pig lovers, the amazing opportunity to spend time with them, feed them, cuddle them and spoil them with a lot of TLC.

The South Carolina-based organization provides a safe place for the animals they rescue and has a variety of volunteer opportunities available.

Anyone interested in this awesome opportunity can visit the organization’s Facebook page, or their website.