An aerial view shows the the Mountain Bike course at the X-Park at Deodoro Olympic Park ahead of the 2016 Rio Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, July 16, 2016. (Photo by Ricardo Moraes/Reuters)

Meet the world's smoothest cuddliest hedgehog. Names after brave hero, but Nelson is completely bald so when curled up he looks like an egg. Doesn't have a single prickle or strand of hair. Thought to be suffering a stress related alopecia following a trauma in the wild. Volunteers have been massaging him for half an hour a day for the last year to encourage spikes to grow. Now given up but he still gets daily massages because he enjoys them so much and to keep his cuddle skin soft and smooth. Unlike his namesake Nelson could not defend himself so will live out his days at the Foxy Lodge Wildlife Rescue in Hemsby, England. (Photo by Jeremy Durkin)

Nora Muaid stands in Zawraa Park on December 2, 2011 in Baghdad, Iraq. The park's 180-foot tall Ferris wheel opened earlier this year and is the second largest in the Middle East. (Photo by Mario Tama/Getty Images)

Men dressed as Elvis Presley carry a volunteer during a street parade at the 25th annual Parkes Elvis Festival in the rural Australian town of Parkes, west of Sydney, January 14, 2017. (Photo by Jason Reed/Reuters)

Kieran Woolley of Australia crashes into a cameraman during mens park skateboard at the Olympics at Ariake Urban Park, Tokyo, Japan on August 5, 2021. (Photo by Lisi Niesner/Reuters)

Veterans Day is right around the corner, so it’s nice to see that one of the time-lapses making the most impact online over the past couple of days is one showing a homeless US Army veteran being given a makeover and, in some ways, a new lease on life.

What happens in the wild is sometimes hard to imagine. Sometimes other animals can be others prey. In this case, here is a python and a crocodile who come across each other in Australia. This is a bit graphic, so beware.

Micro pigs have become so popular in England that they are almost impossible to get hold of. They are going for as much as $1,1000 apiece. (Photo by Geoff Robinson)