(By SWNS / Talker News) A rare World War II ‘pigeon parachute’ used to carry messages to the French resistance in Normandy ahead of D-Day has been found in a tattered old shoebox. It was discovered—along with other D-Day-related documents—in the loft of a woman named Mrs. Ellington, who recently passed away in England. Her The post Rare WWII Pigeon Parachute Used to Carry Messages to French Resistance Ahead of D-Day Found in Old Shoebox appeared first on Good News Network.

A woman in the city of Wolverhampton, England, suddenly discovered a South American monkey in her greenhouse, and scrambled to figure out who to call. The animal charity Wings and Paws said they were contacted by a distressed woman who reported a “strange wild animal with a bushy tail” leaping about her property. Volunteers who The post English Woman Shocked to Find Monkey in Her Greenhouse–Now He’s in a Sanctuary with a Girlfriend appeared first on Good News Network.

To help reduce anxiety—and open the way for learning—several elementary schools in Michigan have enrolled service dogs as full-time happiness ambassadors—and it is paw-sitively working. Students are “already seeing a big difference in their academics,” according to a news report from WXMI-TV 17. Priority Health, a Michigan health insurance provider, launched Priority Pups in September The post Dogs Placed in Elementary Schools Making a Big Difference in Academics and Mental Health for Michigan Students appeared first on Good News Network.

Construction of the “largest wildlife crossing in the world” passed a significant milestone in April placing the first girders over an 8-lane freeway near Los Angeles to preserve the local mountain lion population. After years of tireless work, erecting the first horizontal section of the 210-foot-long crossing was an historic moment for the National Wildlife The post World’s Largest Wildlife Crossing is Going Up So Animals Can Walk Safely Over 8 Lanes of L.A. Traffic appeared first on Good News Network.

A fascinating new discovery offers “tantalizing” evidence for the origin of multicellular development in life on Earth. It seems related to something that had perhaps never happened before, and certainly has never happened since: a near-total collapse of the Earth’s magnetic field. 650 million years ago, there was little going on across the Earth worth The post An Ancient Collapse of Earth’s Magnetic Field Led to Multicellular Animals Emerging appeared first on Good News Network.

White-tailed eagles nesting and breeding in Belgium has been observed for the first time since Florentine explorer Giovanni da Verrazzano became the first European to look upon the island of Manhattan. That means 500 years ago, and while they are not an endangered bird, it’s a sign of a brilliant comeback from a bird that The post White-Tailed Eagle Breeds in Belgium for First Time in 500 Years appeared first on Good News Network.

After decades of overfishing in the northwest Atlantic Ocean, hake fisheries off the coast of Spain are as large as ever thanks to timely and targeted conservation measures. It’s believed that these same methods could be used in other saltwater species of economic value and have the potential to increase sustainable catch quotas of existing The post Hake Fisheries’ Remarkable Recovery Is a Sign of Hope for Our Oceans appeared first on Good News Network.

Visitors to a zoo in China captured the moment a clever elephant returned a shoe using its trunk, after it fell into the enclosure. A video shows the animal stooping to pick up the baby’s footwear and gently lift it back up into the little child’s hand. The elephant is named Shanmai, which means ‘mountains’, The post Clever Elephant Returns Visitor’s Shoe After it Fell into his Enclosure – Watch appeared first on Good News Network.

Even though there is evidence of certain self-medication behaviors in animals, so far it has never been known that animals treat their wounds with healing plants. Now, biologists in Indonesia have observed this in a male Sumatran orangutan. After sustaining a facial wound, he ate and repeatedly applied sap from a climbing plant with anti-inflammatory The post Ape Treating His Wound Using Medicinal Plant is a World First for a Wild Animal appeared first on Good News Network.

The world’s oldest bird may have lost her mate, but she’s now courting new suitors in her 70s. The Laysan albatross named Wisdom, was photographed dancing with potential mates on Midway Atoll National Wildlife Refuge, the seabird’s home. Thought to be around 72 years old and recognized by her band number Z333, she returned again The post World’s Oldest Bird Named Wisdom Lost Her Mate But is Courting New Suitors at 72 appeared first on Good News Network.