While many films about human/animal friendships are optimistic and joyful, some are potent and disturbing reminders that sometimes the gulf separating the human and the animal is too wide ever ...

Our animal counterparts show us just how important physical touch can be. Some of the behaviours that animals engage in to form and maintain friendships are quite hands-on. Rooks gently preen friends ...

Unlikely animal friendships are "unnatural," often especially so given that they wouldn't occur if humans hadn't introduced the creatures to each other in a domesticated space.

They tend to be friends with other individuals with shared interests, as seen by their tendency to hang out with other ...

Not all heroes wear capes — some of them have hoofs, snouts, feathers and manes. Service animals take the spotlight in the docuseries Collar of Duty Kids, which shows how they make a difference for ...

Cat and Deer's Adorable Friendship Is the Cutest Thing You'll See All Week originally appeared on PetHelpful.

For birds and humans, more friends doesn't mean better friends "The technology is remarkably small now so we can put these little backpacks on that have a battery that will transmit, and will last ...

Amid the heartbreaking fire at Chester Zoo, there was one positive story - that many animals were saved because of the deep friendships forged between them and their human handlers.