Four, surprising to tears things that animals decided on

1.Lioness and small antelope

Lions are very fond of antelopes, but their love is quite specific, gastronomic. All the more surprising was the picture that visitors to the Kenyan zoo once saw: a lioness imposingly strolled along with a cub of an antelope. And she did not just walk, but diligently protected him from the encroachments of other predators and peacefully endured the games of a young animal. True, she could not save the warded goat from an adult lion, and she nevertheless became a full-fledged dinner of a predator.

And then an even more incredible event happened: after the death of the adopted child, the lioness decided to “adopt” five more antelope babies. The predator watched the new members of the family more closely, literally not letting them go a step away from her. Experts could not find out the reason for this strange behavior.

2.The cow who really wanted to live

And this story happened on one of the US farms. A cow named Emily, sensing the approaching death in the form of a worker’s knife, was able to leave the slaughterhouse by jumping over a one-and a half meter fence. The weight of the animal was more than 750 kilograms.

At first, the farmer tried to bring the fugitive home by laying out hay and mixed fodder in the supposed habitat of the cow, but she preferred to stay away from such offerings. Emily’s story gradually became public knowledge, and a charitable foundation was even created to save the animal, which was supposed to help put the animal in good hands. And, surprisingly, the cow gladly went to live in a family of vegetarians, miraculously realizing that the new owners would not harm her.

3. ]The Dolphin Who Saved the Sperm Whale

Residents of one of the New Zealand beaches in 2007 noticed a small bottlenose dolphin near the shore. Dolphins appeared there quite often, but this mammal sailed with enviable constancy every day and played merrily with vacationers. Soon the dolphin, which was given the nickname Mocha, became a local attraction.But an amazing event happened a year after the first appearance of the bottlenose dolphin: during a storm, a pygmy sperm whale with a calf was thrown ashore.

The animals were in a panic, and did not allow people to approach, who wanted to drag the marine life away from the sand. And it is not known how this story would have ended if not for Mocha. With the help of clicking sounds, he was able to calm the sperm whales and allow people to help them. Soon the animals disappeared into the depths of the waters, waving goodbye with their huge tails.

3. Gorilla babysitter

And this story took place near Chicago. The gorilla enclosure was surrounded by a high wall, and in order to get a better view of the closest relatives of people, a three-year-old boy climbed onto it. But suddenly the boy swayed and fell into the cage.

The leader of the pack immediately went to the intruder, the boy’s parents screamed in horror: after all, gorillas are not distinguished by warmth and hospitality. But the huge monkey took the baby in her arms and gently comforted the frightened little man until the attendants came to the aviary.