Here are a few remarkable stories of how modern science has enabled these lucky animals to overcome the loss of vital body parts, to resume a normal life.

A family found this tiny new-born kitten in the bushes near their house. They took him home and lovingly nurtured him back to health. Noah is now a permanent member of the family and has grown to a normal size.

Boo is the cutest dog in the world.

Inspiring story of man's best friend.

Living on the shores of Lake Van, near the city of Van, this Van Cat and a local fox are often seen playing together. A local fisherman said he first saw them together when they shared some fish left over from the fisherman. The pair soon began to play together and it has now been over a year since they began this unlikely friendship.

These two Alaskan bears started fighting when one of them tried to steal the other one’s fish.

This poor Kitten was found abandoned in Virginia one month ago and was rescued by the man who spotted him. Fondly named “Cheeto” for his odd-looking appearance, he has since made a full recovery and is now happy and healthy.

These silly dogs could use a helping hand around about now…

Annel Snyman, a guesthouse owner in the Waterberg region of South Africa, adopted this young lion cub 8 months ago. Fondly called, “Timba”, the lion not only lives on Annel’s farm, but also sleeps in her bed and cuddles on the couch with her and any house guests present! With a passion for wild animals, Annel applied to the Department of Nature Conservation for a permit to keep and raise them on her farm and since 2009 has hand-reared a cheetah cub, five lions, a white lion, a leopard and six Serval kittens (a medium-sized African wild cat).

With an African lion father and a liger mother (cross between a lion and a tiger), Kiara is the world’s first ever Liliger cat!

This poor insect doesn’t stand a chance against the crafty chameleon.

The Lake Nakuru in Kenya attracts flocks of flamingo birds each year.

When these baby hedgehogs were left orphaned, this cat, a new mother herself, become a surrogate to the babies, feeding and nurturing them as if they were her own.

Shishi-Maru is a Scottish fold cat, which means he has a gene mutation that makes his ears bend forward and down. This cute cat has become an internet sensation!

Cats model pin up girls to hilarious effect!

Park rangers found this seven-and-a-half month old baby elephant close to death in the Vwaza Wildlife Reserve in Malawi. Moses, whose mother had been killed by poachers, was adopted by the Jumbo Foundation where is being cared for and raised by humans. Here are some touching photos of the brave survivor.

They may be cute on the big screen but they are much cuter in real life!

This obliging cat, models some anime ‘box costumes’ for her creative owner.

“Emoticats” are just adorable. I wonder if they will catch on?

Time and again, these lovable pets prove that there is no greater love than between ‘man’ and his best friend.

It is safe to say, that animals don’t really enjoy Halloween as much as we do. These miserable looking pets prove that theory.

This wounded lioness acts as an adoptive mother to a young antelope who was orphaned when she killed its mother.