How hot was it?
Everyone’s body gets depleted by intense heat, whether they are humans or animals, and plenty of water is required to maintain normal body functioning. The body can get so dehydrated from a lack of water that a person may pass out from thirst. Here is a video of a guy giving water to a camel that is so thirsty that it is just a few minutes away from passing out. The video was shared by Indian Forest Service officer Susanta Nanda with a caption that reads, “Drained by the heat, the camel was a few minutes away from passing out.
A generous passing truck driver gives the animal a bottle of water and revives it. We are experiencing unexpected heat waves. A few drops of water can save the lives of animals. Be compassionate to our fellow travelers.” Here is the video of this noble act. “A good and kind gesture. Expect the unexpected. In summer heatwaves are bound to happen and temp bound to hit 50 C (122 degrees F) easily and even soar beyond in arid regions.
Meanwhile in Florida
Two Florida deputies held a distressed manatee’s head above water for two hours last month after finding the sea cow too “exhausted” to prevent itself from drowning during a red tide. The massive mammal was desperately trying to beach itself on the rocks of the Shell Key Preserve — located 11 miles out from St. Petersburg — so it wouldn’t drown but ultimately gave up and floated at the surface with labored breaths. That’s when officers from the department’s Marine and Environmental Lands Unit dove into action — literally and figuratively.
“This manatee is going to die right in front of us and I’m not letting that happen!” Deputy Jill Constant recalls saying. “We docked the boat, I took off my equipment, and got in.” Jill and another unidentified officer took turns holding the manatee’s head above the surface to keep it from drowning as they waited for help to arrive. At some point during the long wait, the manatee regained some of its strength and began thrashing its 2,000-pound body in the water in an attempt to escape the deputies’ embraces. “I thought I was going to drown – a martyr for the cause,” Deputy Constant said. Florida Fish and Wildlife Commission biologists believe that the marine mammal will make a full recovery thanks to the deputies’ quick thinking. FWC believes the sea cow’s distress and exhaustion were likely caused by the effects of toxins produced by Red Tide, a common term used for a harmful algal bloom that sucks the oxygen out of the surface water and leaves poisonous excrement. Though West Indian manatees are not considered endangered, only 13,000 exist in the world.
Rescue ruminations
A friend of mine took a cruise just a few days after completing a first aid and CPR course. One night she was getting ready for dinner when she heard the woman in the next cabin yell, “Oh No, don’t die on me now.” That was followed by slapping sounds. Since she was now a skilled life saver she immediately went to her cabin door to save her struggling roommate. Just as she was about to pound on the door and burst in as the hero, she heard the distinctive sound of hair dryer starting up and the sigh of the lady in distress… She just went back to her cabin.
Did you hear about the dolphin at Sea World that is now used for underwater rescues?
He was reporpoised.
To the lady at Costco with her son on a leash.
I’m sorry that I asked if he was a rescue.
Sadly, I had to leave my job at the cat rescue center.
They cut meowers.
One time I got attacked by a wildebeest, but another wildebeest came to my aid and rescued me.
There’s good gnus and bad gnus.
June 29th Birthdays
1962 – Sharon Lawrence, 1983 – Lilly Rabe, 1990 – Jasmine Richards, 1993 – Angela & Amy Lakeberg
1919 – Slim Pickens, 1994 – George Sampson, 1960 – John Elway, 1991 – Kawhi Leonard