Unlikely Animal Friends
The natural world is full of amazing stories, but sometimes animals act in ways that seemingly go against all their instincts. This heart-warming series examines the cases of animals that have struck up unusual relationships.
- 2012-2019
- 5 seasons
- National Geographic Channel
- Documentary
The natural world is full of amazing stories, but sometimes animals act in ways that seemingly go against all their instincts. This heart-warming series examines the cases of animals that have struck up unusual relationships.
Season 4 Episode Guide
6 Episodes 2015
Episode 1
The Chihuahua and the Chicken
Thu, Feb 26, 2015 43 mins
A veterinary receptionist named Alicia Williams in Duluth, Georgia shares how a two-legged Chihuahua named Roo became best friends with a Silkie chicken named Penny. At the Lincoln Children's Zoo, a zookeeper named Taylor Daniels raises a tammar wallaby joey named Liv in a man-made pouch. Animal Place is a sanctuary for farmed animals in California, and it is also the home of YouTube sensations Mr. G and Jellybean. Mr. G and Jellybean were rescued from an animal hoarder, but initially sent to separate sanctuaries. Mr. G the goat was inconsolable until he was happily reunited with his best burro buddy Jellybean. Now the pair lives contentedly together in their "honeymoon suite." Shannon Apple and Kate Harris share how Jax the Bernese Mountain Dog and Wally the orphaned squirrel live together as friends. In Salt Lake City, Utah, a rock climber named Craig Armstrong is accompanied by his black cat Millie on their vertical outdoor adventures.
Episode 2
Love at First Sight
Fri, Mar 6, 2015 44 mins
A Hawaiian surfer brings his pet pig surfing. Experience the loving bond between a blind womanand her guide horse. An immobilized cat has an unlikely protector in a dachshund.
Episode 3
The Tale of the Cockatoo and the Kitty Cat
Fri, Mar 13, 2015 44 mins
Meet a cockatoo that enjoys giving massages to her once-feral feline friend, a California man who hangs ten with his surfing goat, and a hunting dog whose best friend and co-worker is a two-and-a-half-foot tall Eurasian eagle owl.
Episode 4
Doggy Deerest
Fri, Mar 20, 2015 44 mins
A wild fawn befriends a dog. An autistic four-year old child comes out of his shell with the help of his feathered friends. A flock of chickens and a cat forms an unlikely bond with a rat.
Episode 5
Hero Cat
Fri, Mar 27, 2015 43 mins
Young Jeremy is forever grateful for his family cat, Tara, after she saved him from a near-fatal canine attack. A mother dog named Piper forms a maternal bond with her "goat puppy" called GP. And one man loves to spoil the family's pet deer called Dillie.
Episode 6
Cheetah Cub, Puppy Love
Fri, Apr 3, 2015 43 mins
Who said felines and dogs can't get along? Experience the loving and playful friendship between a cheetah and a Rohedsian ridgeback.
