If you think you’ve seen every interspecies friendship, think again. In her new book, “One Big Happy Family,” Lisa Rogak collects the pictures and stories of 50 different interspecies friendships that are bound to brighten your outlook on the world. Here’s a sneak peek!
The Yellow Lab and His Duckling
Dennis the duckling showed up at the Mountfitchet Castle in England, where the caretaker and his dog, Fred, found him. The duckling had recently lost his mother and was in very bad shape. Immediately, Fred began to lick the baby bird clean and the two became inseparable.
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The Cat and Her Squirrel
Chestnut the baby squirrel was found abandoned and perishing by a woman taking her kids to school one day. The woman scooped up the squirrel and took him back home, where he refused to eat. Her husband then proposed that they put the squirrel in the mix with the litter of kittens their cat had just given birth to. Luckily the squirrel fit right in and began to nurse on the mama Cat! Now he's just another healthy member of the family.
Nils Jorgensen / Rex USA
The Boxer and His Kid
When three kids were born to a mother goat at the Pennywell Farm Wildlife Center in the U.K., things did not look good for the runt. Seeing this, the owner promptly started to bottle-feed and raise the baby goat, Lilly, herself. When the woman's boxer, Billy, saw the little goat, his paternal instincts kicked in and he began to clean her. Now the two are inseparable, following each other around and cuddling up at night.
Richard Austin / Rex USA
The Springer Spaniel and Her Lambs
Jess the spaniel acts as a surrogate mother to several orphaned lambs, and feeding them out of a bottle is no gimmick. Her owner says all she did was teach Jess to hold the bottle and then the pup took over feeding duties, galloping to hungry lambs around the 180-acre farm.
Richard Austin / Rex USA
