A strange friendship in Tokyo

A snake keeper at Tokyo's Mutsugoro Okoku zoo presented the hamster to Aochan the snake as a snack. But instead of eating it, Aochan decided to make friends.

The unusual pair have shared the cage ever since:


Check out the video on MSNBC.

Sharing a hug

Unfortunately I don't have any context for this photo of a monkey hugging a puppy, but thought I'd share anyway:

Manta ray takes iguana for a swim

From Reuters photographer Fredy Builes - here's an iguana riding on a manta ray outside of Cartagena, Columbia.

Kazo and Cairo

Kazo, an African lion cub, and Cairo, an Italian mastiff puppy, share a moment at the Wild Animal Park. Cairo's mother was rescued from Hurricane Katrina by Operation K9 Rescue.

Sharing a hug

Don't know when or where this was taken, but here's a kitten hugging a puppy.

Kitten and squirrel

I don't consider squirrels to be particularly cute animals, but these photos of a kitten/squirrel friendship by Jane Burton are awesome:



More photos like this are available at DKImages.

"Moggy is a purrfect mother to feathery family"

In July 2007 the Daily Mail ran a story about a three-year-old moggie named Hiroko who became the surrogate mother to a trio of ducklings.

Her owner bought some spot-billed duck eggs from a local farmer in Sugito. Hiroko - who had recently lost three kittens - was in the same room when they hatched, and this is what happened:



More pics at the Daily Mail.