If you looked up the word “persistent” in the dictionary, don’t be surprised if you find a picture of this incredibly friendly cat right next to the definition! When Keith Urban, a police officer, pulled a car over during a routine traffic stop, he expected nothing more than his usual monotonous routine. But then an …
When you go fishing, you know you’ll return home with fishes, not a story about rescuing a deer! But that’s exactly what happened when Rob Kurdy and his friends went fishing in Long Island South. When they were out there, they noticed ‘something’ about six miles offshore. They couldn’t make out at first, but when …
Baby animals can get pretty lonely if they grow up alone. Emee is a baby emu who was the lone hatchling from her mother, and when she was taken it at home, she realized that it could get far too quiet when her Mommy was out working or running errands. Luckily, her lonesome days are …
Dogs are very curious, and they love being able to look around and investigate. Jennifer Bowman from California lives next door to one of these very interested dogs – a German shepherd named Penny. Penny always wanted to see what was happening on the other side of the fence, and she wanted to say hello …
When an emergency is happening and someone is in a panic, you can hardly expect them to remain calm and speak eloquently. But apparently, that’s what Officer Robert McFarland wanted to hear when he picked up a 911 call from Adrianne Ledesma, 17, of Lincoln Park, Michigan. Ledesma’s father had undergone brain surgery three weeks …
Three men were out crabbing in a small aluminum rowboat when they got to experience something equal parts incredible and scary. Just off the coast of Anderson Island, Steven Sloan and his friends Michael Niccum and Eugene Dight noticed something moving in the water about fifty yards away, so he decided to begin filming. The boys …
Babies need to have their temperature regulated in order to survive, and should never be too hot or too cold for too long. But that wasn’t the case for a newborn calf named Leroy on Dean Gangwer’s farm in Indiana, and it took quick, smart thinking to save the little cow’s life. Gangwer’s farm houses …
Gloria Porter, 88, was admitted to Excela Frick Hospital for a week due to pneumonia and passed the time by watching construction workers building the hospital’s new entrance. One particularly snowy day, one ironworker named Jeff Reick happened to look over and see her watching. As a kind, sweet act, he went up to an …
When a couple in Washington were starting up their car to collect their kids after school, they hadn’t expected to see something exit the hood of their car. Worried about what it might be, they went to take a look – but they could never have expected this! Inside their engine, a whole family of …
When Sue Zelitsky’s cat Jimmy went missing, she and her husband searched tirelessly to find him. They had no idea that he would find their way back to them long after they’d given up hope. Jimmy regularly went outside to play – visiting the neighbors, sneaking into open windows of cars, and joining the family …