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A baby robin fell into Eve the siamang's habitat at the ABQ BioPark Zoo, and instead of anything you'd expect, she cradled it, groomed it, and shielded it from the other apes until keepers could reunite the chick with its mom. Every time the bird peeped, she tried to comfort it.
A stray kitten came into a Cincinnati shelter with a spinal injury and no use of his back legs, so a vet assistant built him a wheelchair out of rulers, zip ties, and toy Hot Wheels cars. He took off like a rocket, went viral, and has since been upgraded to a set of 3D-printed wheels.
Bodycam footage from an Illinois house fire shows an officer pushing into a smoke-filled home to find the family dog — who promptly trots over and leads him straight to where the leash hangs. Absolute professional. Everybody got out fine.
A rescue dog named Bingo spent his very first day in his new home doing what any sensible dog does: napping hard. Then the resident gray cat, Atlas, crept over and started gently patting him on the head. Four million views and counting.
An orangutan discovered a possum had wandered into its treehouse and handled the situation with all the grace of a bouncer at closing time — a clean overhand toss, described by witnesses as "like a frisbee." The possum, being a possum, was completely fine and wandered off unbothered.
