A kindergartener from Maine got a very warm welcome at her school this week. Six-year-old Morey Belanger is deaf, and her classmates learned phrases in sign language so they could support her. Morey came to Dayton Consolidated School in 2017 and became its first deaf student, according to reports. The school wanted Morey to feel welcome, so over the course of the school year, they started learning sign language.

You wouldn’t be worried if a cat was stuck at the roof of a house because they have a nice grip and they can handle themselves and rescuing them, with their small size of a body wouldn’t cause much trouble. But what do you when a 10-year-old husky is stuck on the roof? Captain Jeff Nawfel, a firefighter, was in a similar dilemma recently.

Just a few short days after her daring run down Route 80, recently rescued Brianna the cow gave birth to a female calf Saturday afternoon. Brianna fell 8 feet out of the second level of a truck headed to a Paterson slaughterhouse around 2:45 a.m. on Thursday night. She wandered around the highway until Skylands Animal Sanctuary and Rescue came to corral her.

At the far end of Islington Road in Newton, Massachusetts, lives a little girl near and dear to the neighborhood. Two-year-old Samantha Savitz is deaf, but she loves to talk to anyone who knows sign language. "She's super engaging. She wants to chat-up with anybody." said her father, Raphael. "Yea, her whole personality changes when it's someone who can communicate with her," said her mother, Glenda.

A multi-agency rescue operation has taken place in the town of Bensheim in Germany after a tubby rat became stuck in a manhole cover. The rat, still plump with winterspeck – which translates literally as winter bacon and refers to extra pounds piled on in the colder months – became stuck after it tried to squeeze through a small gap in the sewer cover.

They may not be able to speak but that doesn’t mean they can’t tell you how much they care about you! Your dog gives you a high five when you hold your hand up Dogs love to please their humans and nothing makes them happier than when we are happy with them, Dr. Chavez says. So when your dog is attentive and obedient to your commands, it’s a clear sign of love and respect, he says.

A dog found with its mouth taped shut and wandering the backyards of Lehigh Acres, a community near Fort Myers, Fla., is making the most of his second chance. The Florida Cur was found “panting, drooling and reportedly suffocating,” the Lee County Sheriff’s Office told Fox 13 News. But not long after, the abused and abandoned pup was adopted, appropriately named Chance and made an official deputy and “Spokes-dog” by the sheriff’s office.

Daria Pushkareva was a successful photographer living in Russia’s capital city of Moscow when she decided to leave the bustling city life behind – which is why she now lives in the woods with over 100 rescued animals. As a child growing up in Russia, Pushkareva had always dreamed of rescuing dogs and opening up her own dog shelter.

Dogs are so last year -- or that’s what Sony wants you to think. The company has been releasing adorable Sony Aibo robot dogs for the past two decades, and they’ve become smarter, smoother, and decidedly creepier. Sony’s newest pup, the Aibo ERS-1000 ($2,899.99), is a far cry from that plastic pup your rich neighbor used to have.

Missing the school bus leads to the "best birthday ever" as US police come through for bullied 9-year-old.

Cooper Baltzell bonded with Gregory Watson during walks to the hospital popcorn machine. Some little boys model superheroes. Cooper Baltzell prefers a real-life hero. Four-year-old Cooper pushes a toy mop while imitating Gregory Watson, the janitor who cleaned his room at University of Minnesota Masonic Children’s Hospital.

The story of a dog with Memphis Animal Services that became viral sensation now has a happy ending. Oliver is a stray who loves food and treats. In fact, he loves food so much that he became attached to his bowl at MAS.

If this story is anything, it’s a reminder to spend time with your family, especially your grandparents. Soak up every second, because these are the Magical Moments that make life worth living. When a California teen didn’t have a date for prom, her grandfather stepped in. Kaylah Bell, 17, of Lancaster, said she didn’t land a date in time for the big dance, so she asked her grandfather, Alvin Bell, to take pictures with her. She didn’t expect him to show up in a matching suit.

The emotional moment a U.S. Air Force captain, who had been serving in Afghanistan for six months, surprised his wife by sneaking up on her while wearing scuba gear, has been captured on film.

Cute baby pig!

Frogmouths can definitely be cute as well!

A happy dog!

Or is it?

The Kakapo is critically endangered; as of March 2014, with an additional six from the first hatchings since 2011, the total known population is only 130 living individuals, as reported by the Kakapo Recovery program, most of which have been given names.