Setting the scene • Earth.com

As the staff at Veterinária Campo Grande in Cariacica, Brazil, were heading into the late afternoon in September 2021, all appeared to be well. Yet that soon changed when a figure appeared on their security cameras. With each passing second, it got closer to the facility’s front door, braving the sounds from the road. Photo credit: Ron Levine/Getty Images

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