Top 10 Animal Heroes

From childhood, we grow up surrounded by animals. The devotion and love of our pets can melt any heart, they become full members of the family. And more than once, furry friends proved their loyalty, and sometimes became real heroes.

The exploits of animal heroes make us sincerely admire them and confirm that our pets, like some wild animals, are smart, kind and sympathetic.

10 Cobra saved the lives of puppies

The bite of a king cobra is dangerous to people and animals. No wonder we don’t like snakes. But sometimes they can surprise you too. In the Indian state of Punjab, the cobra not only did not touch defenseless puppies, but also protected them from danger.

A local farmer’s dog gave birth to puppies. Two of them, traveling around the yard, fell into a sewer well. One part of it was flooded with sewage, and on the other, dry half, a cobra lived. The snake did not attack the animals, on the contrary, curled up in rings, protected them, not letting them into that part of the well where they could die.

The dog attracted the attention of people with its howl. Those, approaching the well, saw a cobra, which, having opened its hood, protected the puppies.

The forestry staff rescued the puppies, and the cobra was released into the forest.

9. Pigeon Sher Ami saved the lives of 194 people

Sher Amii is included in the top ten most heroic animals. He accomplished his feat during the First World War. Then birds were used to transmit information. Opponents knew about this and often shot at them.

In September 1918, the Americans and the French launched an offensive to encircle the German troops. But, due to a mistake, more than 500 people were surrounded.

All hope was on the carrier pigeon, he was sent asking for help. But again an oversight was made: the coordinates were incorrectly indicated. The allies, who were supposed to take them out of the encirclement, opened fire on the soldiers.

Only a carrier pigeon, which was supposed to deliver a message, could save people. Sher Ami became them. As soon as he took off into the air, they opened fire on him. But the wounded, bleeding bird delivered the message, collapsing at the very feet of the soldiers. She saved the lives of 194 people.

The dove, despite the fact that its leg was torn off and its eye gouged out, survived.

8. Dog Balto saved children from diphtheria

In 1995, Steven Spielberg directed the cartoon “Balto” about the heroic dog. The story told in this animated film is based on real events.

In 1925, in Alaska, in the city of Nome, an epidemic of diphtheria began. This disease claimed the lives of children, who could not be saved, because. the city was cut off from civilization.

We needed a vaccine. To bring her, it was decided to equip the expedition. In total, 20 drivers and 150 dogs went for the vaccine. The last section of the path was to be passed by Gunnar Kaasen with his team of Eskimo huskies. At the head of the team was a dog named Balto, a Siberian Husky. He was considered slow, unsuitable for important transportation, but they were forced to take him on an expedition. The dogs had to walk 80 km.

When the city was 34 km away, a strong snow storm began. And then Balto showed heroism and courage and, in spite of everything, delivered the vaccine to the city. The epidemic has been stopped. A brave and hardy dog ​​was erected a monument in one of the parks in New York.

7. The dog saved the child by sacrificing his life

In 2016, the power went out in Erica Poremsky’s house. She went out to the car to charge her cell phone. But in a few minutes the house was engulfed in flames.

It left an 8-month-old baby, Viviana, and a dog named Polo.

The girl’s mother, Erika Poremsky, tried to go inside and go up to the 2nd floor to save the baby. But the door was jammed. The woman, distraught with grief, ran down the street, screaming, but could not do anything.

When firefighters arrived, they were able to enter the house by breaking a second-story window. The baby miraculously survived. A dog covered her with her body. The child was almost not injured, received only minor burns. But the dog could not be saved. But she could go downstairs and get out into the street, but she did not want to leave a helpless child.

6. Pit bull saves family from fire

The family of Nana Chaichanda lives in the American city of Stockton. They were rescued by 8-month-old pit bull Sasha. One morning he woke the woman up by scratching at the door and barking incessantly. Nana realized that the dog would not act so strangely for no reason.

Looking around, she realized that her cousin’s room was on fire, and the fire was spreading rapidly. She rushed into the room of her 7-month-old daughter and saw that Sasha was trying to pull the baby out of bed, grabbing her by the diaper. Arriving firefighters quickly extinguished the fire.

Fortunately, no one died, because. My brother was not at home that day. And, although the housing was badly damaged, Nana is happy that they survived. The woman is sure that the dog saved them, if not for her, they could not get out of the fire.

5. The cat did not let the pensioner die from the fire

This happened on December 24, 2018 in Krasnoyarsk. In one of the residential buildings, in the basement, a fire started. On the first floor lived a pensioner with his black cat Dusya. He was sleeping when she jumped on the owner and began to scratch him.

The pensioner did not immediately understand what had happened. But the apartment began to fill with smoke. It was necessary to escape, but the old man who had a stroke found it difficult to move. He tried to find Dusya, but because of the smoke he could not find her and was forced to leave the apartment alone.

Firefighters put out the fire for about 2 hours. Returning to the apartment, grandfather found a dead cat there. She saved the owner, but she herself died. Now the pensioner lives with his granddaughter Zhenya, and his family is trying to put the apartment in order.

4. The cat pointed to the tumor

If cancer is detected at an early stage, it can be completely cured. But the difficulty is that a person has practically no symptoms of the disease and it can be detected by chance by passing an examination. But sometimes a cat can be a guardian angel.

Englishwoman Angela Tinning from Leamington has a pet cat named Missy. The character of the pet is rather nasty, it is aggressive and not at all affectionate. But one day the behavior of the cat changed dramatically. She suddenly became very gentle and friendly, constantly laying down on her mistress’s chest, in the same place.

Angela was alerted by the unusual behavior of the animal. She decided to get tested. And the doctors discovered she had cancer, in the very place where Missy liked to lie. After the operation, the cat became the same as usual.

After 2 years, her behavior changed again. She again lived on the chest of a woman. Another examination revealed breast cancer. The woman had an operation. The cat saved her life by pointing out the tumor.

3. The cat saved the owner’s life

In the English town of Redditch in the county of Worcestershire, Charlotte Dixon sheltered the cat Theo. It was 8 years ago, the kitten had the flu. She fed him with a pipette, kept him warm, nursed him like a baby. The cat has bonded with its owner. And after a while, he saved her life.

One day a woman woke up in the middle of the night. She felt bad. She decided to sleep, but Theo kept her awake. He jumped on her, meowed, touched her with his paw.

Charlotte decided to call her mother, who called an ambulance. Doctors found a blood clot in her and said that the cat saved her life, because. having fallen asleep that night, she most likely would not have woken up.

2. Shelter cat calls for help

In 2012, Amy Jung adopted a cat named Pudding from a shelter. On the same day, a woman suffering from diabetes became ill. The cat tried to help the mistress, who had a diabetic crisis. First, he jumped on her, and then rushed into the next room and woke her son. Emmy received medical attention and was saved.

1. Dolphins save surfer from sharks

Todd Andrews was surfing when he was attacked by sharks. He was wounded and should have died. But the dolphins saved him. They scared away the sharks, after which they brought the young man to the shore, where he was helped.