Dog, cat, and a rat in San Francisco

Courtesy of Eitan: a dog, a cat, and a rat trio on a corner in the Marina in San Francisco.



Thanks to Eitan for sending. Remember to send your pics to dan@interspeciesfriends.com.

Boobah the owl and Hazel the German shepherd

Not the best picture, but according to the Daily Mail: "Boobah the owl and Hazel the German shepherd have become inseparable, with the bird regularly perching on the dog's head or back for a ride."

Dog and baby fox

Courtesy of photographer Tanja Askani, who took the real-life Bambi and Thumper photos.

German shepherd and a wet cat

The cat doesn't look happy, but this pic still qualifies.

Lorelai's pillow

Courtesy of Studio 950's flickr: "Sometimes after she finishes grooming Isabella the chihuahua, our cat Lorelai uses her as a pillow. Isabella doesn't seem to mind."

Cat and dog

Luna the whale and dog

The killer whale is Luna, who showed up in Nootka Sound, Canada in 2001.

Romeo and Sambora

More pics on flickr.

Cute dog and cat

Dog and kitten

One of the cutest I've ever seen.

Dog and duck

Strange but cute:

Whiplash the cowboy monkey

Whiplash is an 18-year-old capuchin monkey trained to ride border collies and herd sheep. He even has his own website.

Check out the video:

Hero dog risks life to save kittens from fire

Leo the terrier was hailed as a hero after he risked his life to save a litter of newborn kittens from a house fire in Melbourne, Australia. He had to be revived with oxygen and heart massage after his idea. Fire fighters who revived Leo said he refused to leave the building and was found by them alongside the litter of kittens.



Another video available here. Thanks to Aileen for sending this story.

Baby monkey gets his own guard dog

According to Ananova, keepers at a Chinese Zoo have given an orphan monkey its own guard dog to prevent it from being bullied by bigger primates.

Thanks to Aileen for sending!

Cat of the year

This is one of my new favorites.

Meet Cashew and Libby.

Libby was honored by the American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals as Cat of the Year. The Daily Item explained:

Cashew, a yellow Labrador/Shar Pei mix who died in 2005 at 14, gradually went blind and deaf due to old age, Terry said.

As the dog found it harder and harder to get around, Libby stepped in, leading her canine friend to her food bowl, waiting for Cashew's return from inside the Burns' home and watching over the dog while the two slept side-by-side.

According to the article, Libby hasn't gotten over the death of Cashew and is not interested in making friends with new dogs.

Christmas friends

Nice Christmas-themed animal friendship photo from the Philippine Animal Welfare Society - even though the hat looks like it was photoshopped.

Polar bear and huskies

Photographer Norbert Rosing captured these images of a 1,200 lb. polar bear playing with husky sled dogs in Canada's Hudson Bay. More photos here.

Animal friendship puzzle

BestQualityToys.com is selling a 1,000 piece puzzle of this pic.

"Friendship at the water's edge"

Reported in the Southern Oregon Mail Tribune in 2001 - Chino, a golden retriever, developed a friendship with this favorite fish, Falstaff. The pair "spend long stretches of time engrossed in each other's company."

Dog is baby kangaroo's best friend

Rex, a German short-haired tiger cross, came upon a dead kangaroo in a road in Victoria, Australia. Amazingly, one of its joeys was alive in its mother's pouch. Rex rescued the joey, took it home, and dropped it at his owner's feet.

The Guardian reports that this dog and baby kangaroo are now best friends: