Unlikely Animal Friends

2016 • Nat Geo Wild
5.0
6 reviews
TV-PG
Rating
Eligible
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Season 4 episodes (6)

1 Big Love
4/23/16
Heartwarming stories of unbreakable bonds between two animals of different species. This episode includes the unusual friendship between a tigress and a lioness; an Australian shepherd who’s the “nanny” for a zoo’s orphaned animals; and a giant Flemish rabbit that brought happiness to a tabby cat! These stories profile the most unique, most surprising and most loving animal friendships.
2 Duck, Duck, Cat!
4/30/16
A goat that’s best friends with a pig; a dog that loves riding on the back of a miniature horse; a woman who helped save an Alaskan bald eagle and outfit it with a prosthetic beak; a playful ferret and dog; a former military working dog and his retired Marine; and a duck that shares a bond with two cats! These stories profile the most unique, most surprising and most loving animal friendships.
3 The Fox and the Hound
5/7/16
Two dogs that love a raccoon; a dedicated caretaker who outfitted a miniature horse with a prosthetic leg; a German shepherd that became the surrogate mom to a baby fox; a woman who bonded with a bat; a cat that nurses sick and injured cats and dogs; and a camel that buddied up with a golden retriever.
4 A Pig and His Pooch
5/14/16
The world’s smallest stallion and his best buddy, a dog; two rhinos that are guarded by a sheep; a duck that improved a boy’s health; a golden retriever/chow mix that was rescued from Hurricane Katrina and is now an animal shelter’s “nanny” to kittens; a pig and his pooch; and a goat that cheers up patients in care facilities.
5 Modern Family
5/21/16
A “nanny cat” that comforts animals at an animal shelter; two pygmy goats and their friend the Chihuahua; a woman who nursed an injured raccoon back to health; a Rhodesian ridgeback that helps raise a cheetah; an emu that’s the “surrogate sibling” to a boy; and a dog and a bunny that are inseparable buddies.
6 Puppy Want a Parrot?
5/28/16
A dairy goat that nursed a motherless Clydesdale foal; a green-cheeked conure that’s best friends with a much larger dog; a woman and her mischievously fun donkey; a husky that raised a kitten; a woman who’s gone above and beyond for a disabled cat; and a border collie that’s bonded with a sheep.

About this show

The natural world is full of amazing stories, but sometimes animals act in ways that seemingly go against all their instincts. This heart-warming series reveals the stories of unlikely duos that have struck up unusual relationships, revealing the emotional power of animals to bond with other species.

Ratings and reviews

5.0
6 reviews
Gem Fox 2
August 14, 2016
Good show
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