I've seen amazing behavior from cats that shows how protective they are of their loved ones. I have seen Mama Cat at our shop chase a huge Raccoon off of the trailer I used to feed them on when he got too close to one of her little kittens who was eating. She tore into him and he took off for the hills, and he was about 10 times her size !
I also watched Smokey, Mama Cat's BF (RIP
) sit by her side while she ate, daring any other cat to come near her. He was a very gentle cat, but he would tear after any male cat who came anywhere around her. He was her protector.
At home, I have my own little protector, of sorts. Lucky somehow knows when it is 7:28 every day and he starts meowing to wake me up. I get up at 7:30 and forgot to set the alarm one day, and he saved me from being late for work.
Not the same as real hero cats, but he saved me anyway.
I swear, he can read the numbers on the alarm clock !
Don