Humans have a great curiosity about animals. We keep pets, watch nature documentaries and you can find a zoo in most populated areas. Sometimes, it seems, wildlife has the same curiosity. Or at the very least they just want our food.
So as you are going about your day, keep an eye out. There might be some local fauna just hanging about! But it’s important to remember safety precautions when coming face to face with wild animals. We’ve put together some tips to keep you safe.
Bored Panda has gathered some human - animal encounters that probably left both parties confused. Upvote your favorites, comment your wildlife experiences and enjoy this list.
#1 Baby Foxes Showed Up To Say Hi At My Grandmother's House
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#2 Living Alone In Nashville, I Used To Wake Up Every Morning To This Gal (She's Wild) Squawking For Food At My Back Slider
One morning I serenaded her with my guitar. The next week she made a nest and laid eggs on my patio... I named her Greta.
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#3 Security Light Went Off At 1 Am. This Little Guy Found My Dog's Ball
He/She was actually 1 of 3, that were playing with each other in the backyard. I stayed up watching for almost an hour.
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#4 Saw This Beauty Yesterday
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#5 A Rescued Baby Beaver
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#6 The Possum That Visits Our Deck Every Evening Brought Along Somebody Special Last Night! Meet Deckster And Backster
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#7 Just A Friendly Local I Met On A Hike Yesterday (Portugal)
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#8 Found This Guy Under My Car This Morning. Spent About 10 Minutes Hand-Feeding Him Carrots And Broccoli
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#9 Fox Sleeping On Skylight
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#10 This Wild Goose Flew In And Became Friends With My Grandma's Farm Goose. He Hasn't Left In Over A Year
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#11 Owl Landed On My Friend's Head At A Luke Bryan Concert
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#12 Owls Born Outside Of Office Windows Won't Stop Staring At Workers Inside
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#13 I Went To The Amazon And Found My Long-Lost Brother
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#14 Ran Into This Little Guy While Hiking In The Swiss Alps
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#15 Found This Little Guy At Work Today
Wasn’t safe where I found him, so I let him go outside of the job.
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#16 Found This And Thought You All Might Like It. Trash Panda
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#17 Went For A Walk Today And My Dog Found A Baby Bird
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#18 My Dad Lives Alone In The Australian Bush And Cares For A Family Of Wild Kangaroos, Today He Sent Me This Photo
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#19 Koala Had Wandered Into A House And Decided It Wanted To Be The Fairy On The Christmas Tree
This evening our hotline operator took a call. At first, she thought she was the victim of a prank call.
But no, a koala desperate to get in the Christmas spirit had wandered into Amanda McCormick's house and decided it wanted to be the fairy on the Christmas tree. Amanda was not so sure and rang 1300KOALAZ for help.
Thanks, Amanda for the great pictures and for making sure this little koala got its wish, even if it was just for a short while.
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#20 Met This Pretty Lady On My Walk Today
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#21 Just A Little Guy
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#22 This Chipmunk Looking Up At My Girlfriend On Top Of Eagle Cap Summit, 9570 Ft
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#23 Found An Owl Lying In My Backyard This Morning (Don’t Worry I Took Him To A Wildlife Rescue Center)
I took her to the Austin Wildlife Rescue center and the vet working there told me she probably hit her head really hard and has a concussion. She will make a full recovery and will be released as soon as she regains full consciousness.
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#24 Momma Deer That Lives On Our Property Came And Showed Us Her Baby
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#25 Wild Boar Chilling With Humans
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#26 Found This Absolute Unit, Named Him Jimmy Thunderthighs
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#27 Let's Pet The Cute Wild Bobcat Kittens, When You See It
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#28 This Fella Walked 3 Km From The Beach To A Wheat Farm And Got Lost
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#29 Found In Backyard: A Rare And Endangered Peregrine Falcon—the Fastest Bird On The Continent (The Wildlife Commission Reunited Him With His Family)
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#30 Deer Family Came To Visit
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#31 Got A Gift From My Crow Friends
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#32 I Held A Wild Cardinal Today, And Managed To Even Take Pictures With It
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#33 Norwegian Elk Having Fun
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#34 Found This Fox Chilling In The Backyard
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#35 Found Him Wandering Next To My House
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#36 This Curious Stoat Kept Popping Up Next To Me As I Was Relaxing At The Top Of My Hike Today
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#37 Moose Visiting My Dad's Garden
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#38 My Cat And A Passing-Through Deer Locked Eyes For About 5 Minutes. I Think It Was The Highlight Of My Cat's Entire Life
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#39 This Newborn Fawn Left By Its Mother Next To My Wife's Freshly Bloomed Peonies
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#40 This Wild Magpie And I Have Become Good Friends
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#41 We Have A Fox That Comes To Eat And He Gets On With Our Cat
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#42 This Sad Raccoon At My Back Door At 2:00 Am, He Was Looking For My Cat Who Wasn't Home
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#43 A Nice Wren Couple Moved Into A Hiking Boot In My Parents' Garage, And Today Their Family Grew By 5
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#44 Found On A Walk Snapped A Pic And Moved On
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#45 My Daughter Met A Fox Today
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#46 Hummingbird Family Made A Nest In A Pair Of Hanging Pool Goggles
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#47 A Cheeky Little Visitor Is Affectionately Known As "Bill The Possum" Popped In To Say Hello To Our Mechatronics Students In The ES Building
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#48 Look At This Cute Puppy We Found In The Corn Field
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#49 Found This Little Guy Hiding In My Daughter's Shirt
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#50 Wild Boar Taking A Nap After A Meal
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