bravery

Teen swept away in Australian flood after telling rescuer ‘save my brother first’

It is sometimes said that it is in emergencies and crisis situations when people show their true nature. It is also then when we see who the real heroes are. The 13-year-old boy from this story, ...

Father risks his life and runs into burning home to save his sleeping children

Most people know you’re not supposed to run into a burning building, no matter what is inside, but sometimes what’s left inside is worth the risk. Paul Wickham and his family had just gone to ...

Zookeepers refuse to save drowning chimpanzee – then a truck driver breaks into his cage

Back in 1990, a chimpanzee named Jo-Jo happened to fall into a man-made moat in a chimpanzee enclosure at the Detroit Zoo. He had been chased by another more aggressive chimpanzee and managed to jump ...