Six stories about animals that saved people from death (7 photos)

The domestication of animals dates back to the most ancient times, when humanity was just beginning to take shape. Cats and dogs have long been firmly established in our lives, but there are also stories about wild animals that helped people in trouble.





These animals behaved completely differently from what might have been expected of them. They behaved... humanely?

Rabbit saves man from diabetic coma



In general, there is little to expect from rabbits. Certainly not courage and determination. Simon Steggall was relaxing on the sofa at his home in Cambridgeshire, England, when he fell into a diabetic coma that could have ended very sadly.

His wife was nearby, but was sure that her husband had simply dozed off after a hard day at work. But Dory the rabbit immediately realized that something was wrong. She jumped on Simon and began to actively lick his lips and jump on his body, trying to bring the owner back to life.

Wife Victoria noticed that her pet was behaving strangely, and her husband was not waking up, despite such active influence. She called an ambulance and, thanks to the instincts of the most ordinary rabbit, a human life was saved.

A pig saved its owner from a heart attack





Plump and cute Lulu was given to a woman for her birthday, but she refused to take her. The woman's mother, Yo Ann, took in the pig, feeling sorry for the baby. Well, maybe I was also thinking about Christmas, who knows. In general, no one was interested in the moral and personal qualities of the pig then.

But Lulu’s not particularly outstanding external qualities more than compensated for her nobility and intelligence.

When Yo Ann had a heart attack, Lulu quickly got her bearings and rushed to help, which is a heroic act for an ordinary pig who never left her fenced yard. Lulu figured out how to open the latch, got to the nearest road and lay down exactly in the middle of the roadway. But no one stopped. Then Lulu ran home, checked that the mistress was okay, and returned to her post. Only 45 minutes later the car stopped and the owner thought to follow Lulu home, where he found the helpless Yo Ann. The woman was saved.

Lions saved a girl from kidnappers



The 12-year-old Kenyan girl had been wanted for a week. It was known that she was kidnapped in order to force her into marriage. And a week later the girl was found... in the company of three lions. Having scared off the criminals, the lions guarded the girl for several hours, and as soon as the police appeared, they ran away into the forest.

As it turned out later, until the moment when the police appeared, the lions guarded and guarded the girl for about half a day, without causing her any harm and made sure that no one could come close to her. The animals left only when the police showed up. A number of experts have come to the conclusion that the lions could have been inspired to take such actions by the sounds of the girl’s crying, which somehow reminded the big cats of the sounds made by their cubs.

Whale rescues drowning diver



In Harbin, China, at the Polarland Aquarium, a diving competition was held. Participants had to dive to the bottom of a pool of ice water where whales swam. The depth is about six meters and it had to be done without scuba gear.

26-year-old Young Yun took part in the competition. When she reached the very bottom, her leg cramped and the girl found herself in a state of panic attack, beginning to choke. It was almost a guaranteed death if it weren't for Mila the beluga whale swimming by. She grabbed Yang's leg with her mouth and pushed her to the surface. The fact that Young survived is entirely Mila’s merit.

Gorilla and three year old boy



In zoos, animals are kept in fenced enclosures. Animals consider this territory theirs and quite zealously defend their borders.

On August 18, 1996, at the Illinois Zoo (USA), a little boy climbed the fence that separated the enclosure with gorillas from the spectators and fell off it straight towards them. The height of the fence was approximately five meters, the baby hit his head hard and lost consciousness.

We had to wait a long time for human help, and Binti-Jua decided to take on the rescue of the child, who carefully picked up the boy in her arms and rocked him to the entrance to the enclosure, where he was picked up by rescuers who ran up. Police and zoo workers admitted that if it had not been for Binti, the situation could have ended badly.

By the way, in the 1980s, the same incident occurred at the Jersey Zoo, when a boy also fell into an enclosure with gorillas. He was saved by the largest male of the pack, who guarded the child and drove his relatives away from him until the rescuers arrived and rescued the baby.

Girl and elephant



In 2004, eight-year-old Amber Manson was on vacation with her parents in Thailand. She was playing on the beach with a local elephant named Ning Nong when suddenly a strong wind rose and a tsunami wave hit the shore. Then the elephant picked up the girl with his trunk, put her on his back and carried her towards the nearest hill.

By the time the first wave arrived, Ning Nong had already rushed deep into the island, making his way through the flow of water, the elephant was able to carry the girl to safety. He stopped only when a concrete wall appeared in front of him. Having withstood the force of the growing current, the elephant still managed to resist, and Amber herself was able to climb from his back onto the concrete wall. Fortunately, the girl’s mother saw her very soon. She took her daughter and together they managed to take refuge in a safe place before the second wave arrived. Three days later, Amber and her mother flew away. She never saw Ning Nong again.

“He saved my life, he knew something terrible was going to happen and he carried me to safety,” recalls Amber. “I am forever grateful to him for that. He taught me when I was just a child that irreparable things can happen at any moment, and our lives can change in two minutes.”