Fur alarm: Pepper, who has learned to open windows and lets himself out (pictured above), alerted neighbours that his owners' house was burning because they could see smoke billowing out.

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A clever cat has been hailed a hero after he prevented his owners' home from burning down - by opening a window.

Five-year-old Pepper has learned to open windows and lets himself out every night by hopping on to a kitchen worktop and using his paws to turn the latch.

So when a fire broke while his owners were Christmas shopping, the quick-thinking puss leapt into action and opened the window to allow the acrid smoke to escape. ...

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會(huì)開窗戶的貓咪成為“救火英雄”

?????? 貓咪一直被認(rèn)為是非常聰明而且具有靈性的動(dòng)物，它們上躥下跳，行動(dòng)敏捷，而且號(hào)稱都有“九條命”。

?????? 不過，接下來介紹的這只來自英國(guó)的貓咪可另有絕招，它居然會(huì)自己打開窗戶；而且正是因?yàn)檫@一本領(lǐng)，它還成了“救火英雄”。

?????? 上周六下午，居住在德文郡的懷特夫婦外出去商場(chǎng)，準(zhǔn)備買一些圣誕節(jié)需要的東西。但他們離家的時(shí)候，卻忘記了關(guān)上廚房里的微波爐，導(dǎo)致這個(gè)被設(shè)定了10分鐘的微波爐在他們走后不久便著火了。

?????? 正在這個(gè)危機(jī)時(shí)刻，聰明的貓貓爬上廚房的灶臺(tái)，用爪子把窗戶的把手扳下，爬出了廚房。

?????? 它的這一舉動(dòng)使得家里的濃煙飄到了窗外，引起了周圍鄰居們的注意，他們連忙叫來了火警，才避免了一場(chǎng)大火。

?????? 據(jù)懷特夫婦介紹，他們第一次發(fā)現(xiàn)貓咪會(huì)自己打開窗戶，是在一次家庭聚會(huì)上。剛開始，它只是每天晚上打開窗戶，偷偷溜出去逛一會(huì)。但最近幾個(gè)月來，它的這一“愛好”越來越頻繁，也越來越嫻熟。

?????? 懷特夫婦說，幸虧他們的貓咪有這一絕招，才讓鄰居們注意到了濃煙，從而挽救了他們價(jià)值35萬英鎊的房子。