Unlikely heroes 37 inspiring stories of courage and heart from the animal kingdom
Thirty-seven stories of acts of animal heroism, including a pod of dolphins that shielded a group of swimmers from a great white shark and a feral male cat who risked everything to protect a kitten in a tornado.
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| 245 | 1 | 0 | |a Unlikely heroes : |b 37 inspiring stories of courage and heart from the animal kingdom / |c by Jennifer S. Holland. |
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| 504 | |a Includes bibliographical references (pages 241-244) and index. | ||
| 505 | 0 | |a SUPERHEROES: Spontaneous Acts of Bravery. Lincoln the Lionhearted Leonberger -- The elephant seal who battled bullies -- The horse who fought the ferocious dog -- The lifeguarding dolphins -- The cat who faced fire -- The valiant hippo at the river -- Two good-gorilla tales: Binti Jua; Jambo -- The parrot's alarm -- The seal who buoyed the sinking mutt -- The mare who stopped the mad cow -- One elephant's startling compassion -- The male cat mama -- Two pups against the flames -- The gentle elk's good deed -- The bravest little llama -- The buoyant bovine -- The dog-saving dolphins -- EVERYDAY HEROES: Living Lives of Giving. The giving greyhound -- The compassionate camel -- The dog who loved cats -- The loving llama -- A veteran's best friend -- The real energizer bunny -- The bold lioness -- The therapeutic goat -- A canine in the clouds -- The infantry kitty -- BIG-PICTURE HEROES: Doing Good Stuff Now, for Later. The sea otter supermoms -- The dogs who sniff to save species -- House cats gone wild -- The bionic dog -- A rabbit's sixth sense -- The cooperative cranes -- Keepers of the little penguins -- The min-sniffing rats -- The sheep who rammed cancer. | |
| 520 | |a Thirty-seven stories of acts of animal heroism, including a pod of dolphins that shielded a group of swimmers from a great white shark and a feral male cat who risked everything to protect a kitten in a tornado. | ||
| 650 | 0 | |a Altruistic behavior in animals |v Anecdotes. | |
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