Wildlife officials in Minnesota had to help a bear that couldn’t get out of the ditch it was hibernating in.  The snow was too deep, and the bear was groggy.  They relocated it to a better area, and now it’s hibernating again………….. A husband in Dallas wanted to help his pregnant wife sleep better.  She likes sleeping on her stomach, but couldn’t for obvious reasons. So he bought a memory foam mattress topper . . . cut a big hole in it for her belly . . . and put it on top of their bed.  People online were so impressed, he’s now patented the idea, and he’s accepting pre-orders on eBay.  (Here’s his video.)………….And finally…………. 

For the second year in a row, five Asian small-clawed otters at the Living Shores Aquarium in New Hampshire are using their little paws to paint valentines.  The aquarium calls their work “Ottergrams,” and some of them will be sent to hospital patients today. (Here’s a news report on this happening.)