Pet Corner

[Robert]

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-6055533/Dog-fears-owners-granddaughter-washed-away-small-waves-drags-safety.html

[Sam Flynn]

Unfortunately the video cuts short, and doesn't show what happened next. Not to put too fine a point on it, let's just say that the dog didn't need to be fed for a fortnight.

[Svensson]

more to the point: what would a cat have done?

[Pcdunn]

Guess you missed this video, about the cat who saved her boy from a dog attack?

https://youtu.be/ftIRIPcsqxo

They can be heroic, too.

[Robert]

https://www.cbsnews.com/news/humpback-whales-rescue-seal-from-orca-attack/

Personally I think that if you're going to agonize over whether humpbacks are altruistic, you're going to have to do the same with humans too.

As Mr Spock might say, "It simply exists."