The animal world always has something surprising, which can be discovered through some stories. And what happens to some animals makes us feel that when it comes to giving love, establishing special connections or just making friends, for animals, there is no "limit" that we all know.
Sometimes, the sincere friendship shown in animals even transcends race. For example, the story we are going to introduce today.
Orangutan playing with otter friends
The Pairi Daiza Zoo in Belgium shows the world how orangutans and otters maintain a unique friendship. These orangutans are Ugian, Sally, and Bellani, and they live in harmony with the otters.
The father of the orangutan is Ugian, who is now 24 years old, and his mother is Sally, who is 15 years old. They also have a 3-year-old son, Bellani. They live with otters, and this particular phenomenon is due to a specially designed program that aims to keep orangutans in their best condition during captivity.
Zoo spokesperson Matthew Goldfroy said that they “must be entertained, occupied, challenged at all times, and kept mentally, emotionally, and physically busy.”
serves as the plan’s In part, a family of Asian small-clawed otters is allowed to live in a river that flows through the fence of the orangutan family.
Goldfroy said: "Otters really like to jump out of the orangutan island to play with their furry big friends, and Bellani and Ugian have been with these neighbors A particularly strong connection has been established.”
Other cross-racial friendship
Giraffe and dog
In South Africa, there is a giraffe With a Belgian Malinois, they showed the value of friendship in difficult times. Hunter is the watchdog of the Wildlife Rehabilitation Center. When he first saw the giraffe "Jazz", the Jazz was very young and very weak.
Due to concerns about its health problems, Hunter accompanied and protected it. After the unconscious Jazz woke up, the two of them snuggled together and became good friends.
Unfortunately, Jazz's health is still very serious and eventually passed away.
Monkey and cat
Ai Fei was a female monkey who was injured when she was found and was taken to the refuge of Dhanotu Peepal Farm in India. The people there loved it very much and treated its wounds, but because the condition was too serious, it had to undergo amputation.
Unfortunately, Ai Fei did not recover as expected because she looked depressed and had no appetite.
But fortunately, Bjor, the cat from the farm, came to him and started playing with him. As the days passed, Ai Fei seemed to get better and better and more willing to interact with Bjorn and other animals. Now it has recovered and learned to move back and forth with his only arm, but he is still curled up with his best friend Bjorn.
Do you know that there are other unusual friendship stories between animals?
