Trakr: the police dog who located a World Trade Center survivor
Trakr, a German Shepherd police dog, travelled from Nova Scotia to Ground Zero and helped locate survivor Genelle Guzman-McMillan after the 9/11…
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Endal：会取卡、按按钮，也曾救助昏迷主人的服务犬
Endal 是英国一只拉布拉多服务犬，长期陪伴因伤致残的退役海军 Allen Parton。公開资料记录它能执行大量指令，并在一次交通事故后帮助主人摆脱危险、取得手机和求助。
Sasha: the Labrador bomb detection dog killed in Afghanistan
Sasha was a British Army Labrador bomb-detection dog credited with finding explosives and weapons in Afghanistan before being killed with Lance Corporal…
Willie: the parrot who raised the alarm when a child choked
Willie was a Quaker parrot remembered for raising the alarm when a child choked, drawing caregiver Megan Howard’s attention in time for…
Washoe: the chimpanzee in sign-language research
Washoe was a female chimpanzee central to sign-language research and died at Central Washington University on October 30, 2007.
Alex: the African grey parrot remembered by cognition research
Alex was an African grey parrot studied by Irene Pepperberg for nearly thirty years, becoming a landmark individual in animal cognition research…
Jake: from injured puppy to 9/11 and Katrina search-and-rescue dog
Jake was an American black Labrador rescued as an injured puppy and later trained into a federal search-and-rescue dog who worked after…
George：為保護孩子擋在鬥犬前的小傑克羅素犬
2007年4月29日，紐西蘭 Manaia，幾名兒童在回家路上遭遇鬥犬攻擊。小型 Jack Russell Terrier George 擋在孩子與攻擊犬之間，為孩子爭取逃離時間，自己受到致命重傷。後來 George 獲得 RNZSPCA 勇敢獎章和 PDSA Gold Medal，並在 Manaia 留下銅像。
Taz：在摩押荒漠中把救援人員帶回主人身邊的狗
2006年12月，美國猶他州摩押附近，耐力運動員 Danelle Ballengee 帶著愛犬 Taz 外出越野跑時在偏僻峽谷中墜落重傷。她骨盆嚴重受傷，手機留在車裡，無法獨自脫困，只能在寒冷夜晚和紅岩峽谷裡等待。Taz 時而守在她身邊，時而離開又回來，最終把搜救人員引向她所在的隱蔽峽谷。Runner's World 後來以長篇報導記錄了這段經歷，攝影署名 Tom Fowlks。
Harriet: the Galapagos tortoise who crossed two centuries
Harriet was a Galapagos tortoise who lived to an estimated 175 years and died at Australia Zoo in 2006, with parts of…
Ming: the long-lived clam recorded by age research
Ming, also called Hafrún, was an ocean quahog clam collected near Iceland in 2006 and later aged to about 507 years, becoming…
Sadie: the Labrador who detected an explosive device in Kabul
Sadie was a black Labrador military working dog who detected a second explosive device near the UN headquarters in Kabul in November…
Keiko: the orca from film fame to a release attempt
Keiko, the orca known from Free Willy, was captured near Iceland, later rehabilitated, returned to Icelandic waters, and died in Norway in…
Snowflake: the albino gorilla of Barcelona Zoo
Snowflake was the only known albino gorilla, kept at Barcelona Zoo from 1966 until his euthanasia for skin cancer in 2003.
Orca: the assistance dog who found help after his wheelchair-using owner fell into a ditch
In May 2003, assistance dog Orca found help after Cheryl Alexander fell into a water-filled ditch and was pinned by her powered…