Grandpa rescues dog from alligator

Stephen Gustafson says he didn`t think twice about running to rescue his dog when she was dangling from the jaws of an alligator in Lake County. Fla. Gustafson, 66, was trimming branches on an oak tree when he heard his 13-pound West Highland Terrier, named Bounce, let out a "yelp." "She let out a really high pitched, what I call `yelp,` and I looked up and the gator had her in his mouth and was taking her far out." "I knew if I needed to react, it had to be quick." Gustafson took off running across the backyard of his Florida home for the lake and wrestled the alligator to save Bounce. More

55-year-old domestic parrot died after squawking his last word: “Cheerio”

UK – The African Grey parrot Tarbu, believed to be one of the world’s oldest domestic parrots, uttered his final farewell to Nina Morgan, 89, as she made her way to bed.
He was so weak the next morning that he couldn’t manage his usual greeting of “Hello, my darling” and dropped dead from his perch.
The parrot was known for being vocal and would shout “Cheerio, bye, see you soon” to Mrs Morgan every time she left the house.
He squawked “woof, woof” at dogs, as well as calling “miaow, miaow” at cats that passed his window.
“The night before he died I went up to bed and he said ‘cheerio’ to me from his cage. It was the last thing that he said. More

Man Lost At Sea For 15 Weeks Rescued By Shark

Pacific Ocean – A lost fisherman who drifted at sea for 15 weeks, sleeping next to his dead brother-in-law, was eventually helped to safety – by a shark.
Toakai Teitoi was stuck on a 15ft wooden boat for more than 100 days after he ran out of fuel and the vessel drifted deep into the Pacific.
Mr Teitoi said he woke in the afternoon to the sound of scratching and looked overboard to see a six-foot shark circling the boat and bumping the hull.
When the shark had his attention it swam off.
“He was guiding me to a fishing boat. I looked up and there was the stern of a ship and I could see crew with binoculars looking at me.” More

Cow rescued by fire crews after getting stuck in tree

UK – A cow had to be rescued by fire crews in Cumbria after falling 100ft down an embankment and getting stuck in a tree.
Farmer Phillip Armstrong discovered the shorthorn heifer down the steep drop of a quarry after noticing it was missing from the farm in Sheriff Park, Penrith.The cow was saved from plunging to the bottom after getting stuck on a sapling, the fire service said.
The animal was sedated by a vet and winched to safety using slings.     More

School To Force 8th Graders Into 9:45 A.M. Lunch

 One Queens middle school is facing the problem of having too many students and not enough cafeteria space. It`s a predicament that has parents up in arms over whether its lunch or brunch their children will be eating before 10 a.m. each day. At I.S. 25 in Flushing the cafeteria there is being slammed by extreme overcrowding, prompting an extraordinary response to the lunch crunch starting when school returns. In a letter to parents, the principal at I.S. 25 wrote eighth grade students will begin their brunch at 9:45 a.m. "Since they are students who rarely eat breakfast," the principal wrote, "this will prove to be a good move." More