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Meet Sorsha, a hero that we are all going to be celebrating. She's a rescued dog who was cruelly shot by her previous owner, got adopted into the most loving forever home and, later in life, turned into a guide dog. Then, she outdid even herself by becoming an actual hero and saving her owner's life. 

After her owner fell on an icy road, the amazing dog ran in front of an oncoming car, grabbed her leash in her mouth and physically dragged her owner away from the path of the car, having never been trained for it.

We would like to thank Melissa Amos, one of ICanHasCheezburger's animal loving users for sharing her and Sorsha's stories with us. Continue reading her incredibly story and giving love to Sorsha below, and if you have your own stories to share, come tell us about them in our Facebook group: ICanHas Storytime.

It is that time of the week again - the time when we bring you a dose of inspiration like no other, helping you get through the rest of this week as successfully as possible. Pictures of animals that could never be summed up in even 1000 words to get your imagination running and your energy up! 

They're funny, they're cute, and they're cool as heck. We make sure that there will always be something in these collections for everyone, that at least one of the stories behind these pictures will connect with you. So embark on this journey with us, allow yourself to be inspired, and we hope the rest of your week is amazing, productive and chill.  

It's Wednesday, and you've officially made it past half of the week. And though we feel like you've earned congratulations for that alone, now, you have to get through the rest of the week, and that's right, we're here to help with that. 

Welcome to this week's pictures worth more than 1000 words! You're about to embark on a journey of amazing animal photos that will bring you the energy and inspiration that you need to get through the rest of the week more easily. These pictures are cute, they're funny, they're wholesome, and entirely amazing. And each one of them holds a story that will get your imagination spinning out of control.

So, enjoy this week's collection of indescribable pictures and may your week be absolutely amazing!

We can't decide if we'd rather see these incredible re-imagined mushroom dragons in the next Pokemon, Monster Hunter, or Dark Souls! 

The extremely talented artist behind the brilliant re-imagination of dragons as mushrooms is Xavier Collette! Xavier Collette was originally born in Belgium and has been living in Brittany, France, for the past decade.

Xavier currently works as an illustrator in many creative and artistic fields! Such as comics, children's books, board games, and concept art. We got a chance to speak with Xavier and discover the inspiration behind his captivating art and the answer was simplistic. Xavier simply wrote, "I like to create worlds." Worlds that involve fantasy and mythological creatures such as fairies, dragons, and more! There is so much imagination to explore when fantasy is your world! 

Follow Xavier Collette on Twitter and Instagram to see more of this artist's incredible artwork! 

You have once again made it to Wednesday, friends, and we know that at this time, you're just starting to feel it- the weight of the week settling in, the countdown toward the weekend starting. Don't worry though. We have exactly what you need to make it through the rest of the week - a shot of inspiration that'll get your imagination running and give you the energy that you need to keep going. 

Every single week, we bring you a collection of these incredibly inspiring pictures of animals - wholesome, funny, strange and absolutely magnificent - the kind of pictures that are worth a thousand words and then some. We can look at them endlessly and not get bored, and we hope that they'll bring you the same kind of inspiration that they give us!

Have an amazing rest of the week, and come back next week for more incredible pictures like these!

There no better way to end this month - and this year - than with some wholesome animal positivity. 

With all the difficult to hear news out there every day, all we wanna do is turn off the news, get off our phones and not look at news ever again. But this news list is one that we promise you won't want to turn away from, because it is all animals and only positivity. It is the celebration of happy-ending stories, new and exciting discoveries, heroes who save animals, and sometimes even hero animals who save humans. 

So, please, enjoy this nothing-but-animal positivity collection of our favorite news stories and start the year off with a true smile on your face and some actually good news to talk to your friends and family about. Have an amazing year, animal lovers, and may next month have as many, if not more, positive animal news stories!

You've done it, friends, you have made it to the very final few days of this year. It's been a hard one, we know. It's been the kind of year where we needed more motivation and inspiration than ever to get through each day. That's exactly what you have us for. You can rest assured that every single week, we have been here and will be here, trying to give you the inspiration that you need.

All it takes is pictures. Capturing animals in weird, funny, wholesome situations that we wouldn't be able to describe in anything less than 1000 words if we tried. Because each of these pictures has a story behind it, and these stories get our imagination going like nothing else in the world. And we know that they do the same for you.

So, enjoy this week's collection of amazing animal pictures, and may you start the year with endless inspiration!

"[w]e definitely have angels among us," say the people at W-Underdogs in a Facebook post whose animal shelter caught fire while they were picking up supply donations. A situation that could have ended in the worst way possible ended incredibly positively, and that is because of a heroic 53-year-old homeless man named Keith Walker who ran into the smoking building and saved each and every one of the animals inside. 

Walker has been homeless ever since he was 13 years old. He had already known the founder of the shelter, Gracie Hamlin, who had let him keep his dog, a pitbull named Bravo, at the shelter every night. On his way to pick up Bravo from the shelter, Walker saw the fire and ran in, rescuing all of the animals in the shelter - 6 dogs and 10 cats.

"I was nervous as hell, I'm not going to lie. I was really scared to go in there with all that smoke. But God put me there to save those animals," Walker told in a statement to CNN. "If you love a dog, you can love anyone in the world. My dog is my best friend, and I wouldn't be here without him, so I knew I had to save all those other dogs."

Sadly, the W-Underdogs headquarters is now uninhabitable, but in another lucky turn, the shelter was just preparing to move to a different location. As they say in another Facebook post: "As fate would have it, today is the first day of our lease of a new facility we planned to be the new W-Underdogs Headquarters. While the new facility is not exactly 'move-in ready' we were able to move the animals safely into the new facility for the night. They are all happy, warm, safe, and comfortable in their new temporary home."

Hamlin told CNN: "He is my guardian angel. Even the firefighters didn't want to handle the dogs. They called animal control, but Keith was already in the building pulling out the cats and dogs until they were all safe." 

We are so, so thankful to Keith Walker and all the people who helped with the rescue and the moving of the animals, and we hope the cats an the dogs will have an easy time getting used to the new place. Good luck in the new year, guys! 

For more happy ending animal stories, click right here!

Let's be honest, us animal lovers have a tendency to think that all animals are beautiful. There's always something unique and beautiful to find in them. Whether it's their size, a pattern of behavior, or something entirely different, animals are just awesome like that.

But there are some animals where it's enough to simply come across one of their pictures for us to have to do a double take, because even though we may not know anything about them, their looks are enough to amaze us. Twitter user @heisTactic has made a thread listing 10 animals like that - ones that are so beautiful, they are simply impossible to look away from. 

It is that time in the week again, that moment in the middle of the week when we're finally starting to feel the tiredness getting to us, and we really need a little extra something to inspire us to keep going. That's exactly what this weekly segment is for. Every single week, we bring you a collection of pictures that are nothing if not inspiring. 

Each one of them has the kind of story behind it that we wouldn't be able to describe in even 1000 words, and they all get our imagination going. So, please enjoy these incredible pictures, and may they give you the motivational boost that you need to finish this week off strong and get to the weekend even stronger!

Let's be frank, 2020 has been a difficult year to say the least. From rumors of a world war in January to a pandemic to a news cycle that just makes you want to turn off your TV. But... things weren't all bad. All the lockdowns had quite a good result to some portions of the population - namely, animals. 

Suddenly, we were seeing videos and news stories about animals walking around on the empty streets, swimming in empty oceans and clearer skies. Animals absolutely THRIVED this year, and we think that's something worth commemorating and celebrating. So, for the end of this year, as a special treat, we have collected 40 of our favorite most positive, wholesome, happy news stories of 2020 that are all about animals. 

This is one news collection that you won't want to turn away from, we promise.

Imagine discovering a tree full of magical-looking animals right in your backyard. It must feel absolutely magical. Like stepping into a fairytale, Snow White going on a stroll in the woods, walking to a bunch of adorable owls. 

This twitter thread tells the story of a person who must have felt that exact way, walking into their neighbor's backyard and finding a tree full of the most unique, magical-looking owls in a tree right in their backyard. Personally, having never come across this type of owl before, I would been stunned. A huge group of gorgeous red-eyed long-eared owls are living in their person's backyard, and they are so beautiful it's hard to look away.

There are some moments in life where we find ourselves absolutely speechless. Looking at something amazing or unique or plain beautiful, we open our mouths to try to say something and find that no words are good enough - not even 1000 words would be enough. These moments have a tendency to stay with us until the end of our life and inspire us for just as long.

Every week, we bring you a collection of pictures that encompass that feeling and that will hopefully bring you that inspiration. And all of them are starring the most beautiful subjects of all - animals. Cute, funny, beautiful, amazing, and everything in between, enjoy this week's collection of pictures worth more than 1000 words. 

Let's talk about crows for a moment. Most people don't tend to like birds that much, and some people even think of them as bad omens. However, crows, ravens, magpies, the whole Corvus genus are extremely intelligent animals and because of that intelligence, they can be extremely vindictive and hold a grudge for a long time. 

Not only is it a bad idea to make an enemy with one of those birds, but there have been stories of those who treat them kindly and have been rewarded in return. Crows are incredible birds and we definitely don't want them as our enemies! If these stories have thought us anything, it seems beneficial to help out the crows because maybe, just maybe, they'll surprise you in a way you wouldn't expect. Truth be told, this kindness and request should of course be given to all animals, and just showing you there may be consequences to those who aren't as kind. 

One Reddit user, u/tempthethrowaway, has shared an amazing story of how befriending crows helped them deal with some unpleasant bully neighbors. Seems like it pays off to have some feathered friends in high places! 

A hero that everyone can't help but adore, Kuno, retired British Army Working Dog who served in Afghanistan has received the highest animal honor possible - the Dickin Medal. the award was given to him for his incredible actions and bravery during a 2019 operation against one of Al Qaeda's compounds, which you can read about below. The poor pooch was injured during the operation - both of his legs getting shot, one bullet narrowly missing a main artery, but he is a fighter, and as bravely he fought then, he continues fighting now, brandishing the more than well-deserved medal on his fluffy doggo chest.