Not only did they pull the hefty 600-kilogram pregnant cow out of an ice hole, but they massaged her frozen limbs back to life.
Residents of a Urals town noticed the dog standing completely still on a frozen pond for 36 hours.
Crown Prince's spaniel saw the Romanov family gunned to death before his epic escape.
Often bears encroaching towns are shot, but in Dalnegorsk they spared the life of 'too friendly' wild animal.
Lost and alone on the Pacific coast, the seals would die without the help of a unique seal sanctuary.
Agafya Lykova, 71, airlifted to hospital after suffering 'acute pains' in intense cold at her forest home more than 100 km from nearest town.
Thrown in as a puppy, the mongrel grew too large to escape through a tiny hole through which local residents gave her food and water.
Remarkable tale of survival for animal as it dragged limp body 11km back towards home leaving trail of blood behind him.