A woman hears crying and finds a newborn human baby nestled among a litter of Stray puppies.

An eight-year-old dog has touched the hearts of Argentinians by saving the life of an abandoned baby, placing him safely alongside her own new puppies.

The country’s media calls him “the miracle baby.”

She was born prematurely to a 14-year-old girl in a slum on the outskirts of the capital, Buenos Aires.

He is said to have panicked and abandoned the child in a field, surrounded by wooden boxes and rubbish.

Then came La China, reports say, the dog who somehow picked up the baby and carried him 50 meters to place him next to her own puppies.

The dog’s owner reported hearing the child crying and finding him covered with a rag.

The baby, who weighed 4 kg (8 lb 13 oz), had some minor injuries, but no bite marks.
The owner’s concern

The owner called the police and the boy is now in the care of the authorities while a decision is made about his future.

The frightened mother showed up shortly after her baby was found.

The Argentine media has descended on the shantytown, talking about “the Argentine Romulus and Remus,” the legendary founders of Rome, abandoned as babies and rescued by a wolf, almost 3,000 years ago.

La China, worried about her own puppies, is reportedly petrified by her newfound fame, and her owner says he is worried she is not eating.