Unlikely Animal Friends

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Follow Video A Pig And Her Pooch Jack the Beagle can’t play outside without his best piggy friend, Tuna, by his side. Although Tuna the pig can be bossy at times, Jack loves her company.

Follow Video Boots The Kitten Nanny When kitten foster carers decided to adopt a dog, they were hesitant. But little did they know Boots the pooch would be the perfect companion for the kittens.

Follow Video Lamby The Rhino Guardian Lamby the sheep was handed over to keep Harki the orphaned rhino company. Harki’s keeper was astounded at how well the two animals got along given their differences.

Follow Video An Unlikely Surrogate Mum When Legacy was a foal her owners couldn’t feed her as much as she needed. That’s when they brought in Buttercup the dairy goat to do the job. Legacy took to his new mother well and fed from her utter until he was almost double buttercups size.

Follow Video Dally and Spanky A Jack Russell Dally and a miniature horse Spanky strike up a rare friendship. However, Spanky was never so open to other animals.

Follow Video Nola And Merlin A parrot and a puppy form a beautiful friendship from the get go.

Follow Video Duck 4 Cat Not many understood how this beautiful friendship came about but not only did their owners accept it, they embraced it.

Follow Video Unlikely Friends Einstein And Lilly Meet their boxer Lilly and her best friend miniature horse Einstein. How did they strike up such a beautiful friendship and become inseparable?

About the Show

The natural world is full of amazing stories, but sometimes animals act in ways that seemingly go against all their instincts. From an elephant standing guard over a sick dog, to a giant tortoise adopting a baby hippo, and a lioness that ignores all the laws of nature to look after a baby oryx, this heart-warming documentary examines the cases of animals that have struck up unusual relationships. Delve into the stranger side of nature as we ask, can animals really be friends with other species?

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