It will be difficult for any animal to top the pitbull who sacrificed his leg to save his family from an intruder.
But a kangaroo in Australia did all he could to become a hero to one little boy and his parents earlier this month.
On August 3, a seven-year old named Simon Kruger wandered away from a picnic and ended up getting lost in the wilderness.
It’s winter Down Under, so who knows what the freezing temperatures would have done to the child… if not for a kangaroo who fell asleep next to Simon and kept him warm, according to the boy’s mother.
"I think it was a miracle," said Linda Kruger. "When I smell his jacket, it’s bush and kangaroo."