However, American researchers found that under the condition of artificial reproduction, many seemingly impossible animal friendships appeared in real life. For example, dogs make friends with fish, cats make friends with bears, and monkeys make friends with pigeons. Why can animals of different species live in harmony? This is because, under the condition of artificial breeding, or in nature reserves, animals have their own "spiritual pursuit" like human beings, that is, to find partners and friendship. However, under the condition of artificial breeding, some animals can't find the same kind and can only make friends with different animals. Even animals famous for their ferocity, such as bears, lions and tigers. I have to put down my airs and make friends with weak animals in a lonely situation, so there is a scene in which different animals live in harmony, which is very warm for us humans. In some extreme cases, some animals even regard some artificial objects as their friends and will never leave each other.
Of course, there is also a premise for animals to become friends, that is, they will not treat each other as food even in the wild. In other words, tigers and chickens will not be friends under any circumstances.
Big dogs and cheetahs
In pastoral areas of Africa, people keep sheepdogs to deal with wild animals, including cheetahs. However, in San Diego Wildlife Park, the former enemies are now good friends. Shepherd dogs and wild animals often walk together on the forest path in the zoo.
Little monkey and white dove
On Lingding Island in Futian Nature Reserve, China, a young macaque lost its mother only a few days after birth (the mother died of illness). The lonely little monkey wandered around the island and finally became good friends with a mother pigeon who lost her partner. They often play together. If other small animals try to bully the white dove, the little monkey will try his best to protect it.
Cats, dogs and ducks
A strange temporary animal family appeared on a farm in Texas, USA: a bigger pit bull acted as the "father" of the family. "Mom" is a gentle Siamese cat, and their "children" are a group of ducklings of different colors. These strange animals often play together on the grass, and ducklings often climb on the backs of "dog father" and "cat mother" to play.
Black cats and black bears
There is a 10-year-old black bear in the bear pen of Berlin Zoo in Germany. Tourists find that there is often a black cat with them. According to the staff, these two animals with huge body differences have a profound friendship of 10 years. 10 years ago, when the black bear was very young, the black cat of a family near the zoo often came to play with it, and the two became good friends after they met. Black cats often come to bear pens to accompany black bears.
Cats and parrots
A tabby cat and a sunflower parrot became very good friends in a family in Georgia, USA. They were hostile at first, and they bit each other as soon as they met, probably because they had been in love for a long time. Two or three months later, they actually became good friends.
Dog and golden crucian carp
In the backyard of a family in Oregon, USA, a golden retriever and a golden crucian carp formed the most wonderful friendship. Retriever, the golden retriever, has the habit of keeping food in his mouth. Once, while playing with dog biscuits by the pond in the backyard, the biscuit fragments fell into the pond, and the biggest golden crucian carp in the pond immediately came over and swallowed the biscuit fragments. The dog probably thought this process was very interesting, so he deliberately spit out some biscuits for the golden crucian carp to eat. Since then, dogs have often come to feed the golden crucian carp, and they have become familiar with it. Whenever the dog appears at the pond, even if it is not fed, the golden crucian carp will swim over immediately and even jump out of the water to take a look at it.
Elephants and sheep
In a wildlife rehabilitation center in South Africa, a baby elephant who lost its mother found a new maternal love, which came from a docile sheep. Whenever the lonely elephant goes crazy, the sheep will come to it, and the elephant will immediately calm down and snuggle up to the sheep.
Liger and the bear
In the wild, if tigers, lions and bears meet unexpectedly, they will definitely fight. However, in the "Noah's Ark" wildlife breeding center in Georgia, USA, tigers, lions and bears became good friends and often played together in the "jungle hut".
Wild ducks and kingfishers
In a wetland reserve on the outskirts of Frankfurt, Germany, a short-necked wild duck, unfortunately separated from his parents, found a small partner who was in the same boat, a kookaburra who lost his parents. Although these two kinds of birds are wet behind the ears, Kokookaburra often acts as a "protective umbrella" for ducklings because of its large size.
Orangutans and tigers
In a zoo in Bali, Indonesia, a little tiger and a little chimpanzee became playmates. The staff said that their friendship can last for several months, because chimpanzees and tigers are grumpy animals and it is difficult to tolerate each other when they grow up.