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Reasons for interspecies friendships include a mutually beneficial exchange between the pair, the need for social bonding, or is often unknown.<ref>http://guardianlv.com/2014/02/how-do-natural-born-enemies-become-best-friends-the-answer-may-surprise-you-video/</ref> |
Reasons for interspecies friendships include a mutually beneficial exchange between the pair, the need for social bonding, or is often unknown.<ref>http://guardianlv.com/2014/02/how-do-natural-born-enemies-become-best-friends-the-answer-may-surprise-you-video/</ref> |
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==Further reading== |
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*[http://books.google.com/books?id=VRlT-o_CiEsC&printsec=frontcover&dq=unlikely+animal+friends&hl=en&sa=X&ei=0TAdU52qA-jS0wGWi4GoAw&ved=0CDoQ6AEwAg#v=onepage&q&f=false Unlikely Friendships: 50 Remarkable Stories from the Animal Kingdom By Jennifer S. Holland] |
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Revision as of 03:27, 10 March 2014
An interspecies friendship is a bond that is formed between animals of different species. An atypical phenomenon in biology, numerous cases have been reported and documented with film and video.
Interspecies friendships have been reported and recorded between numerous varieties of animal species, including mammals, birds, reptiles, and combinations of these.[1][2] In many cases, the pairs of animals include those not known to get along, and sometimes, one is generally predatory toward the other.[3][4]
Reasons for interspecies friendships include a mutually beneficial exchange between the pair, the need for social bonding, or is often unknown.[5]
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- ^ http://www.buzzfeed.com/chelseamarshall/most-touching-interspecies-friendships-you-never-thou
- ^ http://www.mnn.com/earth-matters/animals/photos/16-unlikely-animal-friendships/opposites-attract
- ^ http://moderndogmagazine.com/articles/interspecies-friendships-when-cats-join-pack/270
- ^ http://www.wired.com/wiredscience/2010/10/interspecies-friends/
- ^ http://guardianlv.com/2014/02/how-do-natural-born-enemies-become-best-friends-the-answer-may-surprise-you-video/
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