15 amazing stories about animals who saved people's life

A kidnapped Ethiopian girl was once saved by lions. 7 men held her captive for a week and were going to force her to marry. After being tracked by the police, they tried to change their location but were stopped by three lions. The criminals had to run, and the girl stayed with the animals until the police arrived. As it turns out, lions treated her as a lost lion cub as she was crying. The lions didn't hurt the girl, and the men were caught in the end.

It's a well-known fact that most sharks are afraid of dolphins. The explanation is simple: dolphins usually outmeasure these dangerous creatures. One day, a man with his daughter and her friends were swimming in the ocean, when suddenly they realized they were tightly surrounded a group of dolphins. These brave guardians were not going to leave the swimmers, and guess what?! A couple of minutes later the man noticed a giant shark not very far away from them! Finally, the dolphins scared the shark out. The group escaped unharmed.

Even a little rabbit can become a hero! Mr. Steggal, a diabetic, lost his consciousness at home one evening. His wife was already asleep at the time, but their home rabbit somehow understood something was wrong. The pet jumped on Mr. Steggal's chest and started tapping insanely, thus waking up his wife. Mr. Steggal was saved.

They say, bears are one of the most dangerous inhabitants of the forest. But sometimes bears help humans and can even save one's life. Robert Biggs, a hiker, was once exploring the woods in California. He noticed two bears and started watching them carefully, when he suddenly got attacked by a mountain lion. All of a sudden, the bigger bear came to rescue. The lion escaped to the woods, leaving the hiker alone with only a minor injury.

In 2007 the whole family was saved by a cat. The Keeslings were sleeping late at night when a water pump failure created a serious carbon monoxide leak in the basement. The husband and son already lost their consciousness because of the poisoning, but the cat sensed the change and woke up Mrs. Keesling just at a perfect time. The woman still had enough strength to call 911 and everyone survived.

This incredible story happened in 1996 at the Brookfield Zoo. A little 3-year-old boy fell into the gorilla enclosure and lost consciousness. Everyone was afraid the inhabitants of the zoo would make the situation even worse and hurt the boy, but the large gorilla named Binti took the boy carefully and brought him to the entrance, where the doctors were already waiting for him. The whole time she was also carrying her own baby on her back.

Meagan had a very talkative parrot named Willie, but she didn't realize the bird's ability to speak would help her to save her roommate's little daughter one day. Meagan was babysitting and left the 2-year-old girl for a minute, when she suddenly heard her parrot screaming "Mama! Baby!", and this was a strange combination of words for Willie. She rushed out of the bathroom to find the girl choking on some meal. She was able to save the toddler's life in time.

This happened in 2008, when a mother and her son were returning home from a walk. They were almost attacked by a man with a knife on a parking lot. He told them not to move and the worst things were going to happen, when suddenly a big pit bull appeared out of nowhere and started defending them. The man escaped. Anyway, the dog probably saved two lives and definitely averted a crime.

A woman was looking after her daughter's potbellied pig one day. Her husband was not home, and she was definitely lucky to have this little creature beside her. She suddenly started having a heart attack and was not able to move and call the ambulance. The pig turned out to be very smart - she left the house through the dog door (which was quite complicated due to the pig's size) and just lay down in the middle of the road to stop the traffic. Finally one man stopped and went into the house to find the paralyzed woman and save her.

Being a farmer can also be dangerous. Fiona Boyd, a farmer from Scotland, once got attacked by her cow. She was knocked to the ground and the big cow was not going to stop. Fiona could have been critically injured, but her horse suddenly get involved and scared the cow away.

One day Debbie was home alone and choked on a small piece of apple. There was no one around to help her, she was also not able to help herself somehow. Luckily, her Golden Retriever Toby was there to save the situation. The dog knocked her over onto her back and started pouncing on her chest. Toby freed his owner's airways and Debbie's life was saved.

A diver was once saved by a Beluga whale. Yang Yun took part in a contest where divers jumped into a 20-foot-deep arctic pool with no breathing equipment. Everything was going fine until Yang started having a cramp in her legs. She was not able to emerge and got really frightened, when a beluga whale appeared from the bottom. The creature gave the woman a lift and she came to the surface safe and sound.

Amber, an 8-year-old girl, was on a vacation in Phuket, Thailand, with her mom and dad. She was so happy to find a new friend there - a little 4-year-old elephant. They spent a lot of time together and took a lot of rides. One day Amber was having fun at the beach and suddenly a tsunami struck. The little girl would have been crushed by the giant waves, but her best friend was there to save her. The elephant rushed Amber to the safe place on its back. Her parents were so happy to see the little girl unharmed.

A family adopted Khan, a Doberman Pinscher, only a few days before this happened. Khan was peacefully playing with little Charlotte on the yard. The mother was watching them having fun, when suddenly the dog started attacking the toddler and dragging the child away. The mother rushed out of the house to see what was going on. As it turned out, the dog had been bitten by a snake and tried to defend the baby. The bite would have been fatal for Charlotte, but Khan took it and fully recovered later.

A woman was outside with her Labrador. They were walking along the shores of the river, when she suddenly noticed a wheelchair in the water. Then they saw a disabled woman floundering about nearby. The owner didn't know what to do, but commanded her dog to help the woman. The brave Labrador jumped into the rocky river and dragged the poor woman in just a few minutes.