Unlikely friends

Have we got a treat for you, dear Pandas! We know that many of you are huge fans of cuteness, so Bored Panda has taken the time to collect some of the most magical photos of animal friendship to warm up your hearts. From best buds of the same species to unexpected friendships blossoming between members of different kinds, you’re about to see that love, respect, and the desire to have fun can transcend appearances and genes.

An otter and a kitten, a kangaroo and wombat and a monkey and a rabbit — just a few best buddy pairs that make some very odd couples.

Depending on your mood or which romantic comedy your life currently resembles, Valentine’s Day can be an opportunity to eat out, drink in, or spend your evening in pious adoration of Saint Valentine (like Elisa and Jack on 30 Rock ). Whichever way…

“Bisous...”

So, this is a cute thing that happens a lot. I am assuming that they are planning their lives together, but they could just be plotting their escape.

A pig and a tiger, a monkey and a rabbit, a duck and a dog – these best buddy pairs make some very odd couples.

Meet Charles the female bearded dragon and Baby the cat, the lovely duo that proves that true friendship can flourish against all odds. While the cat could easily hurt the beardie, he prefers keeping Charles safe and sound by cuddling with his Toothless instead.

Nothing makes me go dawwww more than a friendship between two adorable animals from different species. (via The Uniblog) [Ed. Note: The orangutan leashing the dog looks so pleased with himself.]

“Peter Pan” fans know dogs make great guardians, but Nana the storybook pup isn’t the only canine to embrace her role as nanny.Meet Australian shepherd Blakely, for whom playtime is all in a day’s work as he watches over little ones at the Cincinnati Zoo’s nursery.“When mom can’t take care of them, they need all the help they can get,” the zoo’s executive director Thane Maynard t

On the heartwarming scale this rates as a positive scorcher. A forlorn tigress, heartbroken because her own cubs have died, is fooled into adopting a litter of piglets when zoo officials in California wrap them in tiger skins. Unfortunately, there was a twist in the tiger's tale. Though the pictures have not been faked, an animal welfare pressure group investigated and discovered they were actually taken at a zoo in Thailand.