Animal Friendships

CHEETAHS face a critical moment in their history, with numbers lower than ever and an increasing threat from conflict with human activities and shrinking habitats.

THIS Florida prison has a furry little secret - a zoo full of alpacas, birds, alligators, a lemur and even a sloth

A PETITE animal owner does not let her size stop her from interacting with deadly lions that weigh more than 480lbs

TWO adorable emus are proving that birds of a feather flock together

A FEISTY duck has chosen a pretty unusual best friend - a loving golden retriever

A PRECIOUS prairie dog has bonded with a pretty unconventional best friend - Banksy the Alsatian

BUFFALOS find new purpose as bird carriers in the Kenyan Masai Mara

AN unusual friendship has formed between a mischievous otter and a playful lion

THE world’s biggest pitbull has struck up a bizarre friendship with a tiny chihuahua more than thirty times smaller than him

FROM the big to the small, the record breaking and the downright jaw-dropping, here are some of the world’s maddest pets