In these times of natural disasters, man-made disasters and civil unrest, it is a blessing to hear stories of unstoppable survival. Of course, many brave people overcome mental and physical illness every day - but this list focuses on some of the weirdest and most beautiful death-defying experiences in history.
5. Mike the Chicken
This bird proved that yes, a chicken can still run with its head cut off. When Mrs. Olson sent her husband Lloyd out into the yard to fetch chickens for dinner, the ax was brought down on the neck of one unfortunate rooster. But the bad aim missed the neck and brain stem of the ax and the rooster lived for five and a half months. In the remaining 18 months of his life, Mike became a touring celebrity, where a disbelieving public saw him braced, try to cough and scream as he tried to crow. The patient bird finally died of suffocation at night in 1947.
4. Sophie Tucker
Australian cattle dog Sophie Tucker is happy to be with her owner Jan Griffith after surviving more than four months on St Bees Island after falling off the family's boat. Peter Holt
Australian cattle dog Sophie Tucker is happy to be with her owner Jan Griffith after surviving more than four months on St Bees Island after falling off the family's boat. Peter Holt
Australian cattle dog Sophie Tucker is happy to be with her owner Jan Griffith after surviving more than four months on St Bees Island after falling off the family's boat. Peter Holt
This Australian cattle dog became the latest dog legend when he fell overboard during a family yacht trip in November 2008.
3. Joe Simpson
This British explorer fell and broke his leg while trying to scale Siula Grande in the Peruvian Andes. In order to get off the summit a little faster during the blizzard, Joe's climbing partner, Simon Yates, strapped himself to a boulder and slowly lowered it down a large section of the mountain. down with him. Not sure if his climbing partner was dead or alive, Simon decided to cut the rope after an hour of thought. Joe fell below and onto the ice bridge, suffering serious injuries.
2. Wenceslas Moguel
The Mexican Revolution saw many deaths - but none as close as Wenseslao Moguel. The young man was captured on March 18, 1915 and sentenced to be shot. He was shot eight times by the team, then shot once in the head at close range.
1. Alexander Selkirk
This Scottish castaway was stranded on a deserted island in the South Pacific in 1704 after getting into trouble on an expedition ship. Left alone with only a rifle, gunpowder, carpenter's tools, a knife, a Bible and a few clothes, Alexander lived in complete solitude for four years and four months, except for some tamed wild cats. After hiding from two Spanish ships arriving and leaving the island for fear of capture, Selkirk was discovered and befriended by an English ship in 1709.
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