Wildfires are one of the most common as well as hazardous natural disasters in America. Every year many firemen put their lives at the grave danger to stop these wildfires from spreading. Yes, most of the times they are easily contained in a small area but the fact that the entire flora and fauna of the affected area is destroyed is non-negligible.

People who reside near the forest area are evacuated from their houses and sent to a safe place. The families too do the needful to save whatever is in their hands. Similarly, when an Alabama family found two little fellows, a fawn and a bobcat, right across the wildfire, they took them in their family instead of leaving them to their dark fate.

Little did they know these homeless fellows will soon become a viral internet sensation for a strange reason.

Deadly Fires

Wildfires or wildland fires cost the U.S. a whole lot of money every year. What’s worse than the monetary loss is the loss of trees, wildlife, and the property that gets destroyed each year. Annually more than 100,000 wildfires destroy more than 5 million acres (2 million hectares) of land. In the past few years, wildfires have contributed to burning over 9 million acres (3.6 million hectares) of land. Wildfire can move at the speed of 14 miles an hour (23 kilometers an hour), destroying whatever comes in its path.

Unsafe Animals

For pets and domesticated animals, at least their families think and try to keep them safe as long as possible. Sadly, wild animals are never safe in the jungles that are their homes. Every wild animal is chased by predators but they have a natural defense system to keep them safe as long as they could. But fire not only confuses the poor animals but also scares them to death. Moreover, there’s no one to look after them when the forest gets burned down. 

Firey Issues

Forest animals undoubtedly suffer the most from these wildfires. They try to run but their confusion gets them caught in the fire and leads to a sad end. While most of the people try to save themselves, however, the Alabama family we are talking about adopted two wild animals from different species that can only go along as predators and prey.

Brave Men


Firemen take all the necessary steps to prevent the wildfire but one can only slow it down and not stop it completely. When the fire gets fueled by oxygen, there’s no way possible to stop fire spreading from one tree to another. Between the trees, hundreds of animals get trapped with no means of escape. Many huge animals get no means to get out of this catastrophe.

Poor Animals

This heartbreaking photo shows how terrifying wildfires can be. The animals with nowhere to go get caught in the fire and their fur catches fire quickly. The fate of the little bobcat and the fawn seemed almost the same until the Krause family brought them home. 

Heartbreaking Picture

While many animals luckily find their way out of the wildfire, most of the living beings pass out because of inhaling carbon dioxide that’s produced by the fire and die. But these two animals were neither able to run fast enough to survive the fire nor were they helped by their mothers. In the middle of the fire, two less than a month old fellows were lying.