Unlikely friends

The Slovenian Logar family were surprised when a brown bear cub walked into their yard and made friends with their dog Podvrh. They've named him Medo, and want to keep him, though veterinarians think it would be better to reintegrate him into the wild.

“Bisous...”

Have we got a treat for you, dear Pandas! We know that many of you are huge fans of cuteness, so Bored Panda has taken the time to collect some of the most magical photos of animal friendship to warm up your hearts. From best buds of the same species to unexpected friendships blossoming between members of different kinds, you’re about to see that love, respect, and the desire to have fun can transcend appearances and genes.

On the heartwarming scale this rates as a positive scorcher. A forlorn tigress, heartbroken because her own cubs have died, is fooled into adopting a litter of piglets when zoo officials in California wrap them in tiger skins. Unfortunately, there was a twist in the tiger's tale. Though the pictures have not been faked, an animal welfare pressure group investigated and discovered they were actually taken at a zoo in Thailand.

“Hunters beware: deer are hiring body guards!👍💕😊”

An otter and a kitten, a kangaroo and wombat and a monkey and a rabbit — just a few best buddy pairs that make some very odd couples.

Nothing makes me go dawwww more than a friendship between two adorable animals from different species. (via The Uniblog) [Ed. Note: The orangutan leashing the dog looks so pleased with himself.]

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Too cute for words: Cincinnati Zoo has released adorable footage of little ocelot kitten, Santos, playing with his puppy pal one last time before he moves out of the nursery