20 Friendships That Prove Animals Can Feel Love And Compassion

Carolyn Mullet

Humans are not the only ones who can express love and form friendships. animals from the animal kingdom might care as much about friendship as we do. Sometimes, they find a true friendship in pals with different interests and backgrounds. But no matter who their friends are and how they look, they share strong bonds and have hilarious moments when playing together.
There are some people out there that still believe that animals are stupid creatures who don't have emotions. But in fact, they may be far more emotionally complex than we think. If you don't believe, the unlikely animal friendships we’ve gathered here will change your mind. These friendships will prove that animals are capable of feeling love and compassion just like we are. Scroll down to enjoy! We hope that you enjoy these pics!

#1 Bubbles the African Elephant and Bella the Black Labrador

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#2 “A friend of mine has a Golden Retriever that recently made a new friend.”

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#3 “They do make a purr-fect couple!”

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#4 Torque adopted Shrek the owl chick when he was just 6 months old himself.

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#5 “Nemo sniffing his sister ‘Princess Luna’”

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#6 Fred the Labrador and Dennis the Duckling

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#7 “Anyone else have a weird animal BFF combination in their home?”

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#8 Cat and the Fox

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#9 Who said a panther and a Rottweiler can’t get along?

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#10 “Birds are friends, not food.”

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#11 Cat And Goat

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#12 Their friendship has made this world a better place.

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#13 Cow And Magpie

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#14 “We found an injured bunny and our teacup chihuahua puppy, Fang, has become her protector and BFF...”

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#15 This pup finally made her first friend.

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#16 Anjana The Chimpanzee And Tiger Cubs

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#17 Milo The Dog And Bonedigger The Lion

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#18 “My bunny and dog have been bonding...”

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#19 This doggo has serious FOMO (fear of missing out).

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#20 “Since our other bunny Alfie passed away, our adopted cat Nano has started grooming our, now, only rabbit Niklaus.”

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