A dog in China withstood freezing temperatures and busy traffic to stand guard over the body of his dead friend who had been run over.
Passer-by placed a stool next to the pair to warn oncoming vehicles.
The faithful hound stood stayed overnight despite temperatures plummeting to -13C.
The incident happened in Yinchuan, in the region of Ningxia Hui
One woman said: "It is our stool. A kind-hearted woman put it next to the dogs to protect them from being hit again by another car," reports Sky News.
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The body of the dead dog was eventually removed by a restaurant owner who buried it under a tree, still followed by his friend.
Footage of the heart-breaking incident quickly went viral on the internet.