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A cat named Unsinkable Sam switched sides during WWII, survived the sinking of three naval ships by clinging to debris in the water, and then retired after the third because, well, I wouldn't want to get on a ship after that either.
Surviving a sinking ship is considered pretty lucky. Surviving three is more than amazing. Doing so while being a cat is epic.
IT has been long understood that certain animals have an uncanny ability to predict the weather, and none more so than cats. In his column from April 4, 1981 my dad mentions overhearing a lady discussing the behaviour of her feline. It had been sitting in front of the fireplace with its back to the flames and she said that meant that a storm was coming. Dad confirms she was right because not long afterwards, gales, snow and heavy rain swept the country. For many centuries, sailors have had a reputation for being superstitious and in the days when you could not foresee how the weather woul...
Clare Balding is celebrating the world’s most extraordinary animals Heroic Animals is a delight, the sort of book you dip in and out of, rather than read from cover to cover. TV presenter and bestselling author Clare Balding has written a fascinating book that can be dipped in and out of. Sun, 13 Dec, 2020 - 12:00 Review: Tina Neylon Clare Balding John Murray €22 (£20) THIS book’s subtitle is 100 Amazing Creatures Great and Small and it includes stories about a huge variety from rats to pigs, ducks to dolphins, and many dogs, horses, cats, even a giraffe....