You decide the punishment.

Note: we are republishing this story which originally made the news in June 2016. A mother and baby pangolin have been rescued from the clutches of wildlife traffickers in Zambia, bringing an end to a harrowing two-week ordeal. Authorities, after an intense week-long search, successfully located the two animals on Sunday, finding them curled up…

Elias had been hiking for days, the weight of his pack a familiar ache against his shoulders. The forest around him was dense and foreboding in the fading light, but a sense of peace washed over him as he looked up through the canopy. It wasn’t just the fresh air or the physical challenge; it was the escape….

Mark was humming a tune, totally engrossed in his Saturday morning ritual of cleaning his ears. He wasn’t particularly “playful” in nature; in fact, he was quite a serious fellow. As he gently guided the cotton swab into his left ear canal, he felt an unexpected, sharp jolt. He froze. Suddenly, a tiny, glowing, blue…