best animal friends

http://awkwardsituationist.tumblr.com/post/78058993330/leopard-seals-weigh-over-a-thousand-pounds-and

http://24.media.tumblr.com/d254b9a636792af98a3385da7c7f6066/tumblr_n196zbDUHY1s3ggdno33_r1_500.jpg

leopard seals weigh over a thousand pounds and have a reputation for being one of the most vicious predators in the sea. a leopard seal even killed a marine biologist in 2003. but photographer paul nicklen was befriended by a leopard seal who was patrolling a penguin rookery near anvers island, antarctica.

over the course of a five day photographic study, this female leopard seal would bring him about thirty penguins as gifts to eat. at first nicklen was confused. and very scared. “it takes a leap of faith when you get in the water with an animal like that, you’re completely vulnerable,” nicklen said.

but this seal began to bring him live penguins, which would swim away when he failed to grab them, and which she would swim after and return to him. realizing nicklen didn’t know what to do with the penguins, she started to bring him dead ones she had drowned. when he still didn’t know what to do, she showed him how to eat them (this involved ripping the head off the penguin and using the body like a cup to slurp down the entrails)

“it was a very deliberate effort at interspecies communication, whether it was because she was nurturing me, trying to communicate, or bored and lonely and wanted to hang out,” nicklen said. she even protected him from other approaching leopard seals, stealing their penguins and bringing them to him.

he considers the encounter the most rewarding experience of his twenty year career in photography. “when you spend a month trying to get a picture of a polar bear, then all of a sudden you have a top predator in antarctica force feeding you penguins all day, it doesn’t get much better than that.”

http://www.boredpanda.com/dog-pitbull-photobooth-photos-lynn-terry/

But did he eat any of the penguins?

Nicklen and leopard seal, swimming in the sea, K-I-S-S-I-N-G.

Would like to see this story from the penguins' point of view.

Story surely represents the middle of the venn diagram of best/worst animal friends

http://shechive.files.wordpress.com/2011/02/cute-hq-animals-32.jpg?w=500

"necking"

that is just f'in adorable is what it is

Dog looks like it's not so sure, but this is crazy cute

http://s.mlkshk.com/r/Y2G8

Is that a less than intimidating grr, or just a forced smile?

lol looks like those two got a plot going on and the dog is starting to get cold feet

I'm imagining fart sounds.

http://31.media.tumblr.com/e0ac2c4423a4df5ef4d333ecb51727a5/tumblr_n0p3xbxrJB1sn75h6o1_1280.jpg

http://www.farmersjournal.ie/what-do-you-get-when-you-cross-a-goat-and-a-sheep-156405/

when a goat friend and a sheep friend get close, I guess

Thanks for reminding me to catch up on the Irish Farmers' Journal. It's been too long...

http://i.imgur.com/59KvrIs.gif

"aw guys... i was sleeping..."

'kitty, wake up! there's a wallaby in trouble!'

'you guys go ahead -- i'll catch up'

Dog thinks he's missing out on a tasty treat.

http://i.imgur.com/e8OguLC.jpg

shut up

That one is a classic.

nbd just sittin on my puppy

http://i.imgur.com/r8dhQps.gif

http://i.imgur.com/3ilAkBR.gif

http://i.imgur.com/RAOysBJ.gif

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KoRD9jHhu8g

he's just gonna kill it 8[

http://smatterist.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/Tinni-and-Sniffer-Fox-and-Dog-004.jpg

that is awesome

also zomg how many litters has she had

http://24.media.tumblr.com/9a5a4d140a5c952afc8c5f68742a5497/tumblr_mthkxrq8hs1sn75h6o1_500.jpg

dont judge our polyamorous interspecies love

pretty sure the front cat has other ideas

http://i.imgur.com/FkdZbGb.jpg

Baby kangaroo and baby wombat are friends.

Oh dear <3

http://i.imgur.com/uEZqHRb.jpg

http://i.imgur.com/2GMiCKV.jpg

http://i.imgur.com/DMuUMoN.jpg

wow.

People who have figured out how to live with crabs

Wait, i see that now

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2397070/Tragic-moment-white-mouse-tries-rescue-mouse-jaws-giant-snake-jumping-head--fails.html

I am not normally for the plight of the common mouse but I feel for those dudes ;_;

http://gs1.wac.edgecastcdn.net/8019B6/data.tumblr.com/3f4d8b529f3839baa0f80ae9f111d083/tumblr_n521pqgO3d1smmkpmo1_400.gif

the OG best animal friends imo

http://i.imgur.com/bsVRgbw.gif

https://31.media.tumblr.com/09aab340ac0076dcfbf53c58c8bbecca/tumblr_n5ze6umvCs1tv4atfo1_500.gif

best animal friends yes but that dog looks like it's been through some tough shit

a dingo no doubt ate its baby

http://i.imgur.com/PJWtSK7.gif