Animal Rescue: Dogs, ducks and rhinos - the animals that got rescued from the strangest places
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A St Bernard dog was rescued after collapsing while walking down England's highest mountain. Members of the Wasdale Mountain Rescue Team (MRT) went to four-year-old Daisy's aid on Scafell Pike. The rescuers said she was extremely compliant, which made carrying her down the mountain much easier!
This starling was found stuck in a manhole cover in Downham Market, Norfolk. With the help of the RSPCA and fire and rescue, the drain cover was lifted and the small bird was rescued. The starling has been checked over and will be released into the wild. The RSPCA still have no idea how it managed to get into the drain cover in the first place!
These firefighters in Graz, Austria found this little hedgehog who had managed to get themselves wedged in a metal gate. They had to use a hydraulic claw to prize open the bars! In a statement posted on Facebook, the team said: "With the help of an angle grinder and with particular care, the frightened hedgehog was finally released from its predicament." Phew!
This raccoon got in a bit of a scrape when it got its head stuck in this grate! Firefighters spent two hours freeing the animal. The fire department said the racoon was doing well following its dramatic rescue.
This Mountain lion was rescued by firefighters after getting stuck up a tree in California in America. The big cat was spotted perched on a branch 50 feet up in the air. The fire crews had to give it some medicine to make it sleepy, and then safely lower it down with a harness, before releasing it back into the wild.
Qabid escaped injury after becoming stuck in a tyre at Edinburgh Zoo for about two hours. Firefighters managed to free the two-year-old greater one-horned rhino. A spokesperson at the zoo said: "He managed to get his head and a leg stuck while playing." Don't worry - he's now doing fine!
It seems manhole covers are the places to avoid. This chubby rodent got wedged in one on its way out of the sewers in the German town of Bensheim. Firefighters lifted the cover while an animal rescuer freed the lucky rat. He was then returned to his home in the sewers.
Prickles and nets aren't a good combination! This poor hedgehog ended up needing help from the RSPCA after it got tangled in a badminton net. The charity snipped the strings to set it free.
Over in Connecticut in the US, this deer got a bit stuck. I mean, ice is slippery enough with shoes on, but imagine trying to skate on dainty little hooves! This deer ended up flat on its tummy on a frozen river in Connecticut. Rescuers pulled it back to safety.
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