This is a look at some unlikely interspecies relationships. How do they meet? Not through the internet. Sometimes zoos and rescue centers need an extra mother for an orphaned young animal. Sometimes well-fed zoo animals are looking for some more playtime pals. And sometimes in the wild, strange things happen.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

wiener dog and pelican

 

 

dog with red panda cubs

 

the fox and the hound

 

giraffe and ostrich

 

 

I wouldn’t call these two friends, I am sure the horse would rather be somewhere else but circus trainers worldwide manage to pull this one off for certain short lengths of time.

 

Mabel the hen and her rottweilers

 

pelican and tortoise

 

serval and dog

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Kangaroo and wombat, young pals

 

 

Who knew that tigers and pigs could be such friends?