Whether we're talking human beings or large mammals, there's one biological rule which remains true throughout the entire animal kingdom; a mother will do anything they can to protect their children. In fact, these creatures will often do just about anything to make sure their cubs are kept safe and out of harm's way. Even if that means destroying anyone that threatens their family. Although we are told to stay away from bears to keep ourselves safe, this group were about to find out they might not have a choice. Would they be able to make it out the other side?
You probably wouldn't want to be confronted with any wild animal which perceived you as a threat to its children. If you had to, though, a wild bear would be pretty close to the bottom of your list of preferred candidates. They can be savage, and they have fearsome strength.
When a group of brave fishermen encountered some bear cubs which were in danger of drowning, though, they didn't have a choice. It was either get close to the mother, or watch the children drown. How did the mother react to getting help from humans? Read on to find out!
To insure one’s house, one’s car or to underwrite a life insurance policy, that is common practice. But who would pay an insurance premium for his/her thumb, legs or smile? Stars, of course.
At the top of the ranking are the legs of Mariah Carey, worth 810 million USD: The diva became, in 2006, the Gillette brand muse for the advertising campaign «Legs of a Goddess». She then took out an insurance policy with London Lloyds to protect her legs, a decision that is far from being insignificant. Among its customers, the London insurer then included several icons of music, such as Bob Dylan or Rod Stewart.
David Beckham’s body insured for 195 million USD: European champion with Manchester United in 1999, David Beckham was in 2006 the most renowned footballer of the planet. In relation to his sporting activities, he took out an insurance cover for his legs. The huge amount paid for his insurance would reportedly exceed the 103 million USD disbursed by Real Madrid for the cover of Christiano Ronaldo in 2009. The fashion model would later extend his insurance cover to his entire body.
15 million USD in insurance for Kim Kardashian’s curves: The curves of Kim Kardashian are her number one beauty asset. The reality TV star, who is crazy about plastic surgery, has underwritten an insurance policy worth 15 million USD to protect her famous butt.
The culinary critic Egon Ronay assured his taste buds: The famous Hungarian culinary critic has insured his taste buds since 1957, for the amount of 400 000 USD. An original insurance policy which allows him to cover his sense of taste without which he will no longer be able to practice his job.