These Animals Somehow Knew Who to Trust
have a hunch: to strongly feel that something is true or likely, even without proof
Most wild animals are afraid of people and for good reason. That fear keeps them alive. But some animals can mysteriously sense which humans are safe.
In Oakland, California, a car caught fire under a highway one morning. Thick smoke filled the air. A pigeon breathed in the smoke and could barely fly. Instead of hiding, it walked straight up to the firefighters. The crew knelt down and held an oxygen mask to the small bird. In a few minutes, the pigeon felt better and flew away. The video was watched millions of times.
Years earlier, divers were swimming at night off Hawaii. A wild dolphin came close. It had fishing line wrapped around its body and a hook stuck in its fin. The dolphin had a hunch it could trust the diver, and rolled over in front of him, as if to show the problem. The man cut the line away. The dolphin went up for air, then came back so he could finish removing the hook.
In Australia, a manta ray named Freckles had three fish hooks under her eye. She swam up to a group of divers and turned her body so they could see. One diver used pliers to pull the hooks out.
None of these three animals had met these people before. Yet somehow their instinct was not fear of humans but trust.
Learn more about these animal rescues in the videos below.
Sample sentences
I have a hunch that it’s going to rain later, so grab your umbrella.
Don’t ask me how I know, but I have a hunch he’s going to call tonight.
My manager had a hunch about the new client, and now they’re our biggest account.
Read More
Pigeon Walks Up to Firefighters, Who Give It Oxygen (Good News Network)
A Dolphin Caught in Fishing Line Asks for Human Help (Natural Habitat Adventures)
