Top 20 animals that saved people’s lives
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Top 20 animals that saved people’s lives. You can probably not even think about how an animal could save your life until and unless you experience that on your own. Animals are our best friends. This is true because they […]
Top 20 animals that saved people’s lives. You can probably not even think about how an animal could save your life until and unless you experience that on your own. Animals are our best friends. This is true because they give us lots of positive emotions. Being an animal rescuer for humans, they do it from their hearts. Many examples are there where animals and hybrid animals helped man in need. Here are the top 20 animals that saved people’s lives.
Kahn the Doberman pinscher
This Savior animal had only been a member of his new family for a few days when he saved the life of their toddler, Charlotte. While watching the two play in their yard, her mother, Catherine, was beyond shocked to see the pooch acting aggressively toward the tyke and was even more appalled when he picked her up by her diaper and tossed her behind him. After making sure Charlotte was alright, she realized that Khan had been bitten by a King Brown snake that had been inches away from her daughter. If it had struck the small child, it would have been fatal, but luckily, Khan acted fast and was able to fully recover following an anti-venom treatment.
Three lions
Though lions would usually be assumed to be the attacker in one of these stories, it was humans who saved a 12-year-old Ethiopian girl’s life from when she was kidnapped from her village. After a week of being abused by the four men who had taken her hostage, three lions interfered and chased the men away. Police arrived soon after to find the young girl in shock but unharmed by the big cats.
Toby the Golden Retriever
Debbie Parkhurst was enjoying a nice apple snack one afternoon when she suddenly began choking on an errant bite. Alone in her home, she attempted to perform the Heimlich maneuver on herself, but her pup stepped up to save the day. Toby knocked her over onto her back and started pouncing on her chest, and soon her airway was free. Though she did suffer some paw-shaped bruises from his force, she’s more than happy that this animal saved her life.
LuLu the Potbellied Pig
When Jo-Ann Altman agreed to look after her daughter’s potbellied pig one day, it turned out to be LuLu who ended up looking after Altman. The woman began suffering a heart attack, and after collapsing in pain and taking her husband away on a fishing trip, it was just an animal who saved the life. The pig managed to squeeze herself through the home’s doggy door, suffering some cuts on her portly tummy, and stopped traffic by lying down in the middle of the road. Soon, a man stopped and followed her back to her home just in time to save Altman from full-on cardiac arrest.
William the alert parrot
Willie, as he is nicknamed in this small family, allowed the rescue of little Hannah, aged only two, who was choking. While she was in the bathroom, Willie started screaming and flapping his wings, as she had never heard before. It was when he screamed “mommy baby” that the babysitter got worried and walked out. That’s when she saw Hannah with a blue face. Amazing how this animal saved a life!
Kilo the Pit Bull
Staten Island resident Justin Becker has his pup to thank for his life after an intruder attempted to break into his home one evening. The man, posing as a FedEx delivery guy, tried to shove himself through the front door. Both Becker and Kilo jumped into action, with Becker attempting to shut the door and Kilo attempting to bite the attacker. When the man wriggled himself free, he let out a shot from his gun that hit Kilo in the skull and ricocheted through his neck. After the excitement calmed down, Kilo was rushed to a nearby vet clinic, where he was able to make a full, miraculous recovery.
Lefty, the Personal Bodyguard
Four burglars broke into a house, very determined; they did not hesitate to shoot the owner of the premises, who would certainly have died if Lefty hadn’t thrown himself on him to protect him from the impact of the bullet. This shadow hero suffered a very serious injury and unfortunately had to have one leg amputated because of human stupidity. But this unbelievable animal is alive and saved his master from certain death.
Mila the Beluga whale
When Yang Yun participated in a diving contest in which participants plunged to the bottom of a 20-foot-deep arctic pool to see who could stay submerged the longest—without any breathing equipment—she knew she was in for a struggle. But when she wanted to emerge from the waters, things got even more difficult due to crippling leg cramps. Luckily, one of the beluga whales observing the competition at the bottom of the pool gave her a lift, thus saving a person’s life.
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Penny the Labrador
Brenda Owens was taking her pup Penny for a lunchtime walk along the shores in St. Ataph, Wales, when they noticed something unusual in the water: a wheelchair. Soon, they discovered an unresponsive woman bobbing nearby, and, without knowing what else to do, Owens commanded her pup to “fetch!” This hybrid animal followed her order, jumping into the rocky waters and dragging the woman to safety.
Winnie the Wonder Cat
In 2007, this friendly animal saved her human family—Kathy Keesling, her husband, and their teenage son—from carbon monoxide poisoning when a water pump malfunction in their basement created a leak in the middle of the night. Winnie sensed the change in the air and rushed to Keesling’s bed to wake her up. Her husband and son were completely unconscious by the time she found the strength to keep herself upright long enough to dial the emergency number. Without Winnie, there’s little chance the family would have survived.
A whole bunch of dolphins
There are numerous stories of dolphins coming to the aid of humans in distress, but none quite as harrowing as surfer Todd Endris’s. While out trying to catch some waves, Endris instead got caught in the jaws of a Great White shark. Describing it like “trying to fight a car,” the already badly wounded surfer was saved from the shark coming back for seconds when a group of dolphins created a wall between him and the beast, allowing him and his friends to swim back to shore and saving these people’s lives.
Dory the rabbit
Even though his wife is an ambulance driver trained to take quick, lifesaving action, it was Simon Steggall’s rabbit who came to his rescue in 2004 and got the title “animals saving people.” While his wife, Victoria, was in the kitchen, he had seemed to doze off in front of the TV, but in reality was suffering a diabetic reaction, unable to move or make a sound. Dory sensed his predicament and began anxiously hopping and fidgeting on his chest. Victoria soon noticed the odd behavior and realized what was really going on. She called for emergency assistance when she couldn’t rouse him herself.
Pod of porpoises
Beloved actors need help, too, and according to Dick Van Dyke himself, it was a group of helpful people who came to his aid when he accidentally dozed off on his surfboard. He claims to have woken up to discover he’d floated so far out on the waves that he could no longer see the shore. While attempting to paddle himself back, he saw fins and feared the worst. But instead of sharks, he says they were porpoises who kindly ushered him back to the beach.
Mandy the goat
In 2002, 78-year-old Australian farmer Noel Osborne slipped on manure while outside attending to his cute animals. Though that may sound like the beginning of a hilarious slapstick sketch, it was anything but for the man who suffered a broken hip and became unable to move from his stinky situation for the next five days while waiting for someone to find him. He survived those days thanks to his goat, Mandy, who curled up with him during the cold nights and allowed him to drink her milk.
Jambo, the remarkable gorilla parent
Jambo is a silver-backed gorilla from the Jersey Zoo. After a child fell into his pen, this animal immediately came to save his life, caressing his back as if to tell him that everything would be fine. He did not only move by his side to protect him from the aggressiveness of his fellow companions, but when the little boy woke up and began to cry, Jambo led his counterparts away to allow the rescuers to intervene. Congratulations, Jambo; you have earned your place in our top life-saving animal hero’s.
Sea Lion, the Savior
Sometime in 2000, Kevin Hines decided he’d had enough of life. He was suffering from bipolar disorder and depression and chose to commit suicide by drowning. His location of choice was the famous Golden Gate Bridge of San Francisco. However, he did not drown as expected because a sea lion kept him above the water.
Hines initially thought the sea lion was a shark. This freaked him out. While he planned to commit suicide, that didn’t include being killed by a shark. However, he soon realized that his unexpected companion was a sea lion. The sea lion kept bumping into him to keep him above the water and remained with him until a Coast Guard rescue boat arrived.
Bear vs. Lion
Robert Biggs, an experienced mountain hiker, was trekking in the California woods when he noticed a mother bear with her child. Robert stopped for a moment to watch them, but all of a sudden a mountain lion attacked him from behind. Thanks to his backpack, the wild animal couldn’t reach the man’s face. Still, he was no match for the mountain lion, and at that point, only luck could save Mr. Biggs. Which unexpectedly came from the mother bear. She pounced on the lion and chased it away into the woods. The hiker came out with minor injuries and everlasting memories.
Ningnong the elephant
While vacationing in Phuket, Thailand, with her family in 2005, eight-year-old Amber Mason became best friends with a four-year-old elephant. She would take rides on the big guy every chance she got. On one of the last mornings of her holiday, she rushed down to the beach for one more ride when a sudden tsunami struck. The devastating waves would have crushed the poor girl if she hadn’t been safely on the back of her buddy, who rushed her to the top of the beach, where her anxious mother was grateful to find her unscathed.
Honey the Cocker Spaniel
Michael Bosch adopted his adorable pup following his heart surgery. He wanted to stay active while he recovered, and she turned out to be the perfect companion in more ways than one. While backing out of his home’s hilly driveway, he and Honey suddenly found themselves toppling down the hill and landing upside down in a nearby ravine. Bosch was completely trapped and seriously injured, but he managed to find the strength to coax Honey out of one of the shattered windows. He waited for hours, unsure if she had even found her way to safety, when finally a neighbor appeared, saying an anxious Honey had been waiting on his doorstep when he arrived home that evening.
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Kerry Gold, the horse
Life on a farm can be an exciting adventure, but things got a bit too heart-pumping for Scottish farmer Fiona Boyd when she was attempting to relocate a dairy cow and her calf to a different paddock one afternoon. The territorial mom began attacking Boyd, rushing up to her and knocking her to the ground. Just when the farmer thought she was about to be smashed by the big mama, her horse Kerry Gold marched up and kicked the cow away.
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