1.A dairy cow was so sad from having previous calves taken away that she hid her newborn in a tall patch of grass.
2.A blind Jack Russell has his very own guide dog and best friend, a Staffordshire terrier who accompanies him everywhere.
3.A pod of sperm whales accepted a deformed dolphin into their family.
4.Willie the parrot alerted his human that her toddler was choking by crying out, "Mama, baby!"
5.A gorilla protected a toddler who fell into her enclosure at a zoo. She picked up the little boy and carried him to safety, then handed him over to the zookeepers.
6.Mila, a beluga whale, saved a drowning diver in China by pulling her to the surface so she could breathe.
7.Owen, a lonely the baby hippo, found a best friend in a 130-year old tortoise named Mzee.
8.A female macaque named Positi rescued stray kittens and took care of them as if they were her own babies.
9.A dolphin saved a drowning teenage boy who fell off a boat in the Adriatic Sea.
10.This orphaned lamb was adopted by a friendly and loving Dalmatian.
11.This manatee protected a dog who got stuck in a river.
12.Scout the kitty lost her best friend, Charlie the dog, to cancer. Her owner puts an iPad on Charlie's dog bed and plays videos for the cat while she watches them and snuggles up to the screen.
13.Two rescued circus elephants locked trunks and happily played together when they were reunited after 20 years apart.
14.Christian the lion remembered his humans long after he'd been released into the wild and gave them the warmest welcome.
15.Moko the dolphin led two beached whales to safety.
16.Newtown therapy dogs helped a town through a terrifying tragedy.
17.Thula the therapy cat is never far from her human's side.
18.Lucca, the amputee veteran, makes frequent visits to fellow wounded warriors and veterans at Walter Reed National Military Medical Center and Fort Belvoir Community Hospital, where she “makes a dramatic impact on the lives of service members.”
19.And finally, these pups comfort each other during car rides by giving the cutest hugs.
