"We were shocked!" Nathalye De Almeida grew up hearing stories from her mother about Manuela, a cherished pet turtle she had as a child in the early 1980s. The stories, on the other hand, were invariably tinged with sadness. That's because Manuela went missing in 1982, when Almeida's mother was just 8 years old. Manuela's family assumed at the time that the tortoise … [Read more...] about Missing Pet Tortoise Discovered 30 Years Later in Attic – Still Alive And Well
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Elephant Cub Saved the Life of an 8-Year-Old Girl — and She Thanked Him 12 Years Later
In 2004, Thailand was hit by one of the biggest natural catastrophes in recent memory, a tsunami that killed about 8,500 people. Amber Owen, an eight-year-old from the United Kingdom, was one of many devastated by the tsunami, but her narrative is one of beauty. Amber and her family arrived in Phuket, Thailand, only days before the accident, and stayed in a beachside … [Read more...] about Elephant Cub Saved the Life of an 8-Year-Old Girl — and She Thanked Him 12 Years Later