Sometimes friendship crosses species boundaries
An episode of Nature on PBS explores odd animal friendships, including animals that would normally attack each other in the wild, like a cheetah and a Labrador retriever.
"Each inter-species pair challenges the conventional wisdom that humans are the only species capable of feeling compassion and forming long-lasting friendships,"according to the documentary.
The unlikely friendships are a sign that, like humans, animals have emotions.
Kasi, a male cheetah, and Mtani, a female Labrador retriever, have been raised together since they were just weeks old. They have grown to depend on one another and can be seen playing together at Busch Gardens in Florida.
This male goose has partnered with a female tortoise for the last four years. He protects her, attacking anyone that gets too close, and always makes sure she eats enough before anyone else can get to the salad bar.
Atlas, a Gibbon monkey, at Monkeyland Primate Sanctuary in South Africa is only interested in developing friendships with capuchins instead of monkeys of his own species. He even protects the juveniles while they eat.
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