“If you live to be a hundred, I want to live to be a hundred minus one day so I never have to live without you.”
― A.A. Milne, Winnie-the-Pooh
A good friend is an essential thing to have in life. In spite of differences and disagreements, people (or animals, in this case) can come together and show one another love, loyalty, gratitude, and devotion.
These unusual, interspecies animal friendships may not only surprise you, but inspire you to show that special someone in your life just how much you care. We can learn quite a bit from our animal friends on tolerance and the ability to see more of what we have in common than what makes us different.
Please SHARE these amazing and unexpected stories of animal friendships with someone you love!
1. Kate the Great Dane and Pippin the deer.
Kate adopted Pippin when she was just a baby, and even though Pippin has since moved back to the forest and had a baby of her own, she still pays regular visits to her old friend Kate.
2. Bea the giraffe and Wilma the ostrich.
These "old birds" have been friends for years, sharing a large enclosure at Busch Gardens.
3. Baby kangaroo & wombat.
This orphaned kangaroo and wombat became inseparable friends after the two shared a pouch together at the Wildlife Kilmore Rescue Centre in Victoria, Australia.
4. Bubbles the African elephant and Bella the black Labrador
Bubbles is a rescue elephant brought to a safari reserve, where she met her new doggie friend, Bella.
5. A toad gives a mouse a lift during a flood.
During a flood in India back in 2006, a photographer snapped this amazing photo of animal altruism.
6. Rabbit and deer.
Photographer Tanja Askani spotted this unusual pair in the forest and just had to capture their friendship.
7. Milo the dog and Bonedigger the lion.
Milo and Bonedigger first became friends when the lion was only a little cub, but the two remain close five years and 500 pounds later.
8. Sahara the cheetah and Alexa the Anatolian Shepherd.
These two, who are both a part of the Cat Ambassador Program, grew up together at the Cincinnati Zoo.
9. Torque the dog and Shrek the owl.
When Shrek was just six months-old, he was adopted by this friendly pooch.
10. Mani the wild boar piglet and Candy the dog.
Mani the piglet was found alone and hungry a field in southwest Germany, and when his new family brought him home, their Jack Russell Terrier took an instant liking to him.
11. Leo the lion, Shere Khan the tiger and Baloo the bear.
All three animals suffered abuse at the hands of their former owner, but now live together at Noah’s Ark Animal Sanctuary in the U.S. as BFFs.
12. Tinni the dog and Sniffer the red fox.
This real life Fox & The Hound met in the forests of Norway and became fast friends.
13. Themba the baby elephant and Albert the sheep.
Albert gave great comfort to Themba after he had lost his mother, giving him relief from his grief, so much so that he was willing to eat again.
14. Suryia the orangutan and Roscoe the Blue Tick Hound
This pair lives together in harmony at a rare and endangered species reserve, having met after Suryia followed her and her pet parents home.
15. Anjana the chimpanzee and tiger cubs
After two white tiger cubs were separated from their mother, Anjana has helped their new animal reserve family in raising them.
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