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Humans and Animals: Exploring Our Connection

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A French Republican Guard helps his horse after a fall during the annual Bastille Day military ceremony on the Champs-Elysees avenue in Paris, France, on July 14, 2025. (Photo by Gonzalo Fuentes/Reuters)

A French Republican Guard assists his horse after a fall during the annual Bastille Day military parade on the Champs-Élysées in Paris, France, on July 14, 2025.(Photo by Gonzalo Fuentes/Reuters)

 

Sebastian Campos rides a horse at a rodeo celebrating Independence Day in San Isidro, Argentina, Wednesday, July 9, 2025. (Photo by Natacha Pisarenko/AP Photo)

Sebastian Campos rides a horse during a rodeo celebrating Independence Day in San Isidro, Argentina, on Wednesday, July 9, 2025. (Photo by Natacha Pisarenko/AP Photo)

 

Athletes keep their focus as wild horses cross the road during the bike leg of the 2025 IRONMAN 70.3 Swansea on July 13, 2025 in Swansea, Wales. (Photo by Michael Steele/Getty Images for Ironman)

Athletes maintain focus as wild horses cross the road during the cycling segment of the 2025 IRONMAN 70.3 Swansea in Swansea, Wales, on July 13, 2025.(Photo by Michael Steele/Getty Images for Ironman)

 

Mountain goats are seen in a parking lot near the Logan Pass Visitor Center in Glacier National Park near Browning, Montana on July 10, 2025. (Photo by Kaylee Greenlee/Reuters)

Mountain goats roam a parking lot near the Logan Pass Visitor Center in Glacier National Park, Montana, on July 10, 2025.(Photo by Kaylee Greenlee/Reuters)

 

Ducks line up by the lake at the Luiz de Queiroz college of agriculture, University of São Paulo, Brazil in the first decade of July 2025. (Photo by Zuma Press Wire/Alamy Live News)

Ducks gather by the lake at the Luiz de Queiroz College of Agriculture, University of São Paulo, Brazil, in early July 2025.(Photo by Zuma Press Wire/Alamy Live News)

 

Collie dog, Delta, working as part of the Endangered Wildlife Trust's Dryland Conservation Project, works to sniff out critically endangered Geometric tortoises on a private reserve in the Boland district of the Western Cape on June 30, 2025. Trained dogs are being used in South Africa to help locate and then track a critically endangered species of tortoise. The dogs are far more efficient at locating the tortoises in the field than humans. These dogs are also used in anti-poaching operations of animals and plants. (Photo by Rodger Bosch/AFP Photo)

Delta, a collie working with the Endangered Wildlife Trust’s Dryland Conservation Project, sniffs out critically endangered Geometric tortoises on a private reserve in Western Cape’s Boland district, June 30, 2025. Specially trained dogs like Delta are proving more effective than humans at locating these rare tortoises. The conservation dogs also assist in anti-poaching operations for vulnerable species.(Photo by Rodger Bosch/AFP Photo)

 

Barrel racer Eloisa Atkinson, 15, on her pony Peaches during a training session at 4 Strides Equestrian UK in Fulbeck, Lincolnshire on Tuesday, July 8, 2025. Eloisa, from Mirfield in West Yorkshire is due to compete at the National Barrel Horse Association Teen and Youth World Championships in Georgia, USA next week. (Photo by Joe Giddens/PA Wire)

Fifteen-year-old barrel racer Eloisa Atkinson trains with her pony Peaches at 4 Strides Equestrian UK in Fulbeck, Lincolnshire, on July 8, 2025. The West Yorkshire teen from Mirfield is preparing to compete at next week’s National Barrel Horse Association Teen and Youth World Championships in Georgia, USA.(Photo by Joe Giddens/PA Wire)

 

Six kittens found in a rubbish tip have been named on July 14, 2025 after the characters from the hit 90s television show Friends. They were rescued from Eyemouth Recycling Centre in the Borders, Scotland. (Photo by South West News Service)

Six kittens rescued from Eyemouth Recycling Centre in the Scottish Borders have been named after characters from the hit 90s show ‘Friends’ on July 14, 2025. The litter was discovered at the rubbish tip before being brought to safety.(Photo by South West News Service)

 

A visitor looks at a bison on a road in the Hayden Valley of Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming, U.S. July 5, 2025. (Photo by Kaylee Greenlee/Reuters)

A visitor observes a bison near a road in Yellowstone National Park’s Hayden Valley, Wyoming, U.S., on July 5, 2025.(Photo by Kaylee Greenlee/Reuters)

 

Participants swim in the water next to a bull during the traditional running of bulls “Bous a la mar” (Bull in the sea) at Denia's harbour near Alicante on July 5, 2025. (Photo by Jose Jordan/AFP Photo)

Participants swim alongside a bull during the ‘Bous a la Mar’ festival (Bulls to the Sea) in Denia harbor near Alicante, Spain, on July 5, 2025. The annual event features bulls chasing swimmers into the Mediterranean waters. (Photo by Jose Jordan/AFP Photo)

 

Pennywell miniatures take part in daily miniature pig race as part of the pig enrichmant program at Pennywell Farm, Devon in UK on July 14, 2025. (Photo by South West News Service)

Pennywell miniature pigs race as part of their enrichment program at Pennywell Farm in Devon, UK, on July 14, 2025. The daily races provide mental and physical stimulation for the farm’s resident mini pigs.(Photo by South West News Service)

 

A white wagtail walks on the court at the Wimbledon Championships, Wimbledon, Britain, 06 July 2025. (Photo by Tolga Akmen/EPA)

A white wagtail strolls across the court during the Wimbledon Championships in London, Britain, on July 6, 2025.(Photo by Tolga Akmen/EPA)

 

Molly Swindall, 30, who travelled from the United States to meet Moo Deng for the third time, reacts as she takes a selfie with the one-year-old female pygmy hippo, who became a viral internet sensation last year, and her mother Jona, at Khao Kheow Open Zoo in Chonburi province, Thailand, on July 10, 2025. (Photo by Chalinee Thirasupa/Reuters)

American visitor Molly Swindall, 30, reacts with delight while taking a selfie with Moo Deng, the one-year-old pygmy hippo who became an internet sensation, and her mother Jona at Khao Kheow Open Zoo in Thailand’s Chonburi province on July 10, 2025. Swindall traveled from the U.S. specifically to meet the famous hippo for the third time.(Photo by Chalinee Thirasupa/Reuters)

 

A Siberian tiger quadruplet born at an eastern German zoo on May 20, 2025, receives its first vaccination at the zoo in Magdeburg, Germany, on July 14, 2025. (Photo by Nadja Wohlleben/Reuters)

One of four Siberian tiger cubs born at Magdeburg Zoo in eastern Germany receives its first vaccination on July 14, 2025. The quadruplets were born on May 20 at the same zoo, marking a significant success for the endangered species conservation program.(Photo by Nadja Wohlleben/Reuters)

 

Moviegoer Terre and her dog Shai pose for a photo before a special screening of the film Superman in Los Angeles, California on July 11, 2025. (Photo by Mario Anzuoni/Reuters)

Moviegoer Terre and her dog Shai strike a pose before a special screening of Superman in Los Angeles, California, on July 11, 2025.(Photo by Mario Anzuoni/Reuters)

 

A coastal police officer approaches a presumed-dead whale on the shores of Vicente Lopez, Argentina, on the outskirts of Buenos Aires, Wednesday, July 9, 2025. (Photo by Natacha Pisarenko/AP Photo)

A coastal police officer inspects a beached whale presumed dead on the shore of Vicente Lopez, near Buenos Aires, Argentina, on July 9, 2025.(Photo by Natacha Pisarenko/AP Photo)

 

A reveler is trodden on by a cow running after the running of the bulls during the San Fermin Festival in Pamplona, northern Spain, on Friday, July 11, 2025. (Photo by Miguel Oses/AP Photo)

A reveler is trampled by a runaway cow during the encierro (running of the bulls) at Pamplona’s San Fermín Festival in northern Spain, July 11, 2025.(Photo by Miguel Oses/AP Photo)

 

Lion cubs born at Gaziantep Natural Life Park are seen in Gaziantep, Turkiye, on July 12, 2025. Two couple lions named “Sultan” and “Nil”, gifted to Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan by Sudan's former President Omar al-Bashir gave birth to three cubs as their names will be decided through a social media poll. (Photo by Adsiz Gunebakan/Anadolu via Getty Images)

Three lion cubs born to parents Sultan and Nil—gifted to Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan by Sudan’s former leader Omar al-Bashir—make their debut at Gaziantep Natural Life Park in Türkiye on July 12, 2025. The cubs’ names will be chosen via public social media poll.(Photo by Adsiz Gunebakan/Anadolu via Getty Images)

 

“Marechal des logis” Sylvain of the French army's 8th Signal Regiment (8e regiment de transmissions) opens a military dovecote, the last active in Europe, to let the pigeons fly at Mont-Valerien in Suresne, near Paris, on July 1, 2025. In the fortress of Mont-Valerien, in Suresnes (west of Paris), lies the last military dovecote in Europe, once used by the army to transmit messages. (Photo by Bertrand Guay/AFP Photo)

Sylvain, a ‘maréchal des logis’ with the French Army’s 8th Signal Regiment, releases carrier pigeons from Europe’s last active military dovecote at Mont-Valérien in Suresnes, near Paris, on July 1, 2025. This historic site, once vital for military communications, remains the continent’s final operational military pigeon loft.(Photo by Bertrand Guay/AFP Photo)

 

Volunteers gently pour water over a rescued tortoise to cool it down and rehydrate it in a burned forest area in Buca district of Izmir, Turkiye, on July 05, 2025. Following recent wildfires, nearly 100 animal rights volunteers gathered to search for surviving animals, treat injuries, and relocate them to safe habitats. Injured animals were treated by a veterinarian in the group, while healthy ones were placed in temporary cages for transfer to appropriate habitats under protection. (Photo by Dogukan Keskinkilic /Anadolu via Getty Images)

Volunteers gently pour water over a rescued tortoise to cool it down and rehydrate it in a burned forest area in Buca district of Izmir, Turkiye, on July 05, 2025. Following recent wildfires, nearly 100 animal rights volunteers gathered to search for surviving animals, treat injuries, and relocate them to safe habitats. Injured animals were treated by a veterinarian in the group, while healthy ones were placed in temporary cages for transfer to appropriate habitats under protection. (Photo by Dogukan Keskinkilic /Anadolu via Getty Images)

Julia Everson
Julia is a freelance writer and lifelong learner with an ongoing curiosity to study new things. She enjoys checking out the latest grammar books and writing about video games more than anything else. If she's not running through Colorado’s breathtaking landscape, she's indoors hidden away in her cozy game room trolling noobs and leveling up an RPG character. She is a Final Fantasy IX apologist (although she loves them all… except XV), coffee aficionado, and a bit of a health nut. Julia graduated from Western Kentucky University with a B.A. in English Literature with a minor in Creative Writing.