When you think about which animal you least want to show up when you're wounded and helpless, lions pretty much take the cake (and your face, and then some limbs, because they're lions). But on the contrary, lions also have a softer, kitten-like center, that leads them to care for some unlikely creatures. Lions are only one of the types of animals that have been shown to care for humans. There are examples of lions actually showing empathy for humans. A 12 year old Ethiopian girl who was abducted and beaten by men trying to force her into a marriage, was found being guarded by three lions who apparently had chased off her captors. The police said that the lions had been guarding her for about half a day. Not only abstaining from munching on the little girl themselves, but also making sure that nothing else got close to her. However, when the police arrived, the lions finally departed. Experts say that the lions might have been reacting to the girl's tears as if they …show more content…
When a woman named Jo Ann had a heart attack, LuLu the potbelly pig took one look and sprang into action -- by giving her owner open-heart surgery with her snout! Just kidding -- LuLu bolted for help, which was heroic in itself, considering her girth. The problem was that she had never left the fenced yard before. How would a 150-pound ham ball manage a fence latch? We'll never know, but I've got money on Porky walking upright. Either way, LuLu escaped her yard and found a highway. She waited for a car to come by, then walked out into the middle of the road and LAID DOWN TO TRY TO GET THE CARS TO STOP. When no one stopped, Lulu would intermittently go back to Jo Ann to make sure she was OK. After 45 minutes of drivers thinking it was perfectly natural to have to swerve to avoid a giant pig on the highway, someone finally stopped to see what was up with huge hog using the street for a