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Friendship is great. Animals are great. Animal friendships? You guessed it – it's great. This list is for those wonderful animal best buddies who look beyond each others' (often considerable) differences and see the wonderful souls beneath the surface.
When their life isn't a struggle to survive (which often is the case in captivity), some predators can even potentially look at prey animals as friends, not as food, thus forming very unlikely animal friendships. Most of our readers probably don't keep lions or elephants, but if you've got some cute photos of unusual animal friends, we'd love to see them. And vote for your favorite adorable animal pairs, too!
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#1
Tinni The Dog And Sniffer The Wild Fox
PatriciaSirois 9 years ago
Awesome!! Thank you for sharing. I lived near a lake when my Blue Heeler was young, and she played with a Fox every morning, but nothing like this duo! Just Beautiuful.
PatriciaSirois 9 years ago
AWESOME!! Such a beautiful thing. I lived near a lake when my Blue Heeler was young, and she played with a Fox every morning, but nothing like this duo! Thank You for sharing.
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#2
Cat And A Fox
JeanneDelannoy 11 years ago
là aussi une belle amitié rare les animaux sont moins stupides que certains humains
PatriciaSirois 9 years ago
Love this! Awesome duo - strange, but obviously true!! Thanks for sharing.
KatThomason 11 years ago
I think human beings can learn a lot from the animals. They don't judge, they just love.
#3
Shere Khan, Baloo And Leo
MaureenDaniels 11 years ago
I've seen these guys before, they are a real family brought up together. The bear is in charge.
Mongoose 218 8 years ago
These animals were confiscated from a drug dealer when they were young.....have now grown old together. One of the three recently died, sorry, can't recall which......lifelong friends!
Mongoose 218 8 years ago
They were confiscated from a drug dealer when very young, have grown old together.....one of them, I can't recall which, just recently died.
#4
Bubbles The African Elephant And Bella The Black Labrador
Mongoose 218 8 years ago
I don't see it as funny....animals are social creatures, and when taken away from their natural environments will try to find "friends" where they can!
PatriciaSirois 9 years ago
Amazing - I LOVE Them!!!!!!! Thanks for sharing. Animals are the Best!
#5
Anjana The Chimpanzee And Tiger Cubs
YashodaJordan 11 years ago
Absolutely adorable, yes, mother instinct among animals are better?
PastorRapczak 11 years ago
Look the look of delight on both faces in first pic. That is EXACTLY what it is like to snuggle with a kitten!
#6
Torque The Dog And Shrek The Owl
#7
Mani The Wild Boar Piglet And Candy The Dog
LauraSchroerPatterson 11 years ago
Animals are emotional beings as much as humans. These photos are a wonderful peek into this world of animals love.
Mongoose 218 8 years ago
JUST FYI, these are same wild hogs that the idiot in Arkansas (I think it is!) wants to poison, wants to totally wipe out!
AlinePerry 11 years ago
These are astonishing and most uplifting pictures I have ever seen . Would like to see more of this kind!
#8
Monkey And Pigeon
JeanneDeaux 11 years ago
Oh my ... it's so cute how the little monkey puts his head on the pigeon's shoulder and his hand on his back.
Karen Pargett 5 years ago
We have more to learn from animals than they have to learn from us♥️‼️
Reuben Prowse 11 years ago
Sad news is as he grew older,monkey started becoming hectic and aggressive and pigeon decided with a heavy heart that it was time to move on
#9
Milo The Dog And Bonedigger The Lion
JeanneDeaux 11 years ago
Their story is one of my favorite ones. But I always wonder what will happen when the dog will die and the lion will lose his friend... :'(
#10
Cat And Goat
#11
Golden Retriever And An Abandoned Kitty
JeanneDeaux 11 years ago
Golden retriever are such sociable dogs. They will adopt any abandonned baby animal or hurt animal.
#12
Duck And A Dog
JeanneDelannoy 11 years ago
le canard a trouvé un bon oreiller mais surtout un bon et gentil chien
Jeanne Deaux 11 years ago
They were in Paris some years ago. I wonder what happened to them since then...
#13
Mabel The Chicken And The Puppies
DanielleCauvin 10 years ago
Now this is really something!...hahah .who would of ever thought..I have seen dogs befriending ducks and chickens..but never this
#14
Suryia the Orangutan and Roscoe the Blue Tick Hound
MelyndaAmann 11 years ago
I love that the Suryia is holding Rosco with both of his feet and his hand. Such a precious friendship!
#15
Dog And Fawn
#16
Baby Chimp And Lynx
#17
Baby Kangaroo And Wombat
#18
Green Iguana And Marmoset
PatriciaSirois 9 years ago
I would not have thought this is even possible - goes to show you should never think that way! It does look like the marmoset told a funny joke. Too Cute - Thanks so much for sharing!
#19
Lion Cub And Baby Skunk
Pastor Rapczak 11 years ago
Dont think so. Skunks who grow up around another being whom they trust won't spray them. Still, there is the problem of embarassing BO!
Load More Replies... Mongoose 218 8 years ago
No, skunks have total control over when they "spray", and won't spray unless frightened or feeling threatened. My aunt, as a young girl, had a pet skunk (NOT descanted!) No problems at all!
#20
Bearded Dragon And Cat
#21
Kitty And A Rat
meinekleine69 11 years ago
aww i love rats and cats, but i didnt know this relasioshipp is possible
Kurt Nielsen 4 years ago
I feel sorry for the cat ,since rats don't live long.as a Christian I'm sure they will be reunited in heaven and still remember.
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Horse And Cat
Final score:
49points
GuessTheSongCentral 8 years ago
This isn't all that surprising or strange, horses tend to adore cats
#24
Best Friends Pit Bull And A Chicken
#25
Dog And Cat
Final score:
40points
AbiezerCelzo224352 11 years ago
"Don't go there, they won't treat you nice. Stay here, you're safe with me", said Dog.
#26
Pitbull, Cat And Chickens
AbiezerCelzo224352 11 years ago
"Hi guys, I'm Brad Pitt and my wife, Angelina Jolie. Oh, these are our kids".
#27
Puppy And Rabbit
Final score:
39points
#28
Fluffy Chicken And A Two-legged Chihuahua
#29
Otter And Badger
#30
Kitten And Puppy
Final score:
35points
#31
Tortoise And Baby Hippo
Final score:
33points
Felipe Lopez 2 years ago
helloooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo
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Felipe Lopez 2 years ago
deightonnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnn!
#32
Golden Retriever Champ And Chickens
#35
Goat And Otter
#37
Bulldog And Cat
AbiezerCelzo224352 11 years ago
"Please don't bother talking to them. I'm okay. Just don't get yourself involve in those low-life gangsters", said the Cat.
Thehungrybeagle 9 years ago
That doesn't look like a bulldog to me, Bulldogs are smaller, short, and stocky. This dog looks somewhat of a mastiff? I don't know. It might be part bulldog.
#39
Hawk And Dog
Final score:
29points
#40
Kitty And Puppy
Final score:
28points
#44
Cat And Dog
#46
Zebs And Mosschops The Rabbit
Final score:
19points
AbiezerCelzo224352 11 years ago
"Wait mom, I still need to ask Mr. Bunny here about the carrot you gave me to eat"
#52
Fiby The Dog And Pelos The Rabbit
Final score:
14points
#53
Sheep And Elephant Are Bff
Final score:
14points
#54
Rozi The Foxterrier And Mici The Cat - Mission Impossible
Final score:
13points
#59
A Monkey And A Dog
Final score:
5points
#60
Tiger And Piggies
Final score:
5points
Peppa Pig 3 years ago
Pretty sure it’s the story of a tigress who lost her cubs and piglets who lost their mother.
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#67
Bailey & Whiskey
Final score:
1point
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rozie 11 years ago
These photos are awesome. Thanks so much For showing us top quality interesting shots. Love Boredpanda.
EmmalineLarson 10 years ago
I really wish humans were like this.. this inspires me to be kinder towards all people and things
GeraldWekesa 11 years ago
did the humans just become wild animals without noticing it or what coz now we need to learn frm them
Phanmaivsp 11 years ago
It's so nice to see the animals' friendship, they're all amazingly cute...But why my heart started pounding so fast at lion & dog, cat & rat
rozie 11 years ago
These photos are awesome. Thanks so much For showing us top quality interesting shots. Love Boredpanda.
EmmalineLarson 10 years ago
I really wish humans were like this.. this inspires me to be kinder towards all people and things
GeraldWekesa 11 years ago
did the humans just become wild animals without noticing it or what coz now we need to learn frm them
Phanmaivsp 11 years ago
It's so nice to see the animals' friendship, they're all amazingly cute...But why my heart started pounding so fast at lion & dog, cat & rat
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