#1 Dindim the Pengquin The first time I ever saw a penguin in the wild was in at Boulders Beach in South Africa, of all places.
According to Bored Panda 71-year-old retired bricklayer and part time fisherman Joao Pereira de Souza found Dindim, a South American Magellanic penguin, covered in oil and close to death.
When De Souza nursed him back to health, however, he found that Dindim didn’t want to leave; when he finally did, De Souza was surprised to see him return the next year, and the years following.
#2 A Lion Called Christian Imagine raising a lion in downtown London, having to re-introduce him to the wilds of Africa after he grows too big to control, and then visiting him (and his pride) several years later.
#3 Hachi I still haven’t read the book, because I’m not sure if I can handle it after seeing the movie.
#4 Land of the Strays If you ever wanted to walk among and with over 900 rescued dogs, then make your way down to Costa Rica to a placed called Territorio de Zaguates, or “Land of the Strays.”
#5 Milanese Dog Rides Bus to Park Cacao, a mixed breed dog in Milan, Italy, does something that you probably don’t.
Since around 2008, Cacao leaves his master’s home every morning and waits for Bus 54.
#6 The most badass person alive? A couple years ago a video surfaced of this (Russian) man saving a dog, by crushing through the top layer of ice on a frozen lake…with his bare hands.
#7 His best friend is a…crocodile I honestly thought this was a joke when someone sent me the video link, but after watching Chito (the man) swim and train Pocho (the crocodile), I am absolutely blown away.
After rescuing Pocho from a bullet wound that brought him to the bring of death, Chito nursed him back to health and trained him how to survive and live alongside him.