Amazing Animal Friends
★ 10 · 2020 · 47m · Documentary
Best friends come in all shapes, sizes, and species, from America to Australia, and from Britain to Zimbabwe. This six-part series looks at the cutest, funniest, and least expected animal relationships in the world, featuring animals that shouldn't get along but, for whatever reason, make their special bonds work. Join us as we travel the globe to meet an orphaned rhino calf and her dog and sheep companions, an orphaned baby kangaroo and a wombat, a zebra-donkey hybrid and two camels, and many more unusual but amazing friendships.
Episodes
1. Born To Be Different47m · This episode of Amazing Animal Friends features a duck that won't go in the water without a ride from her pooch pal, an elephant that thinks she's a buffalo, and a herd of cows that adopt an orphaned deer.
2. A Friend In Need47m · Meet more Amazing Animal Friends including Charlotte, a schnauzer who enjoys bath time with her guinea pig pal Wallace, and a randy ram called Hamish who likes to sneak off to live with a herd of dairy cows instead of his own kind.
3. The Young Ones47m · In this episode of Amazing Animal Friends a rescued orphaned rhino befriended by a playful dog and doting sheep, a big bunny rabbit that babysits boisterous baby lambs, and a porcupine that helps two English bulldogs rehabilitate injured animals.
4. Beast Buddies47m · Meet more Amazing Animal Friends, an animal shelter puppy that helps a captive cheetah cub get ready for the wild, and an injured monkey who wins over a pack of unfriendly dogs and a lonely mongoose that enjoys foraging with a flock of sheep.
5. Creature Comforts47m · This episode of Amazing Animal Friends features a troop of rescue centre monkeys that have adopted a litter of stray kittens, a loyal dog helping a recued raccoon overcome her fears, and an emu raised by Irish setters.
6. To The Rescue47m · Meet more Amazing Animal Friends, including ranch manager Barclay, a Great Dane who happens to be a gifted horse whisperer. In Africa, a tiny marmoset called Thor has become obsessed with two young rescued mongooses.More Like This
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