If the proliferation of viral videos starring baby sloths getting a bath or cats playing with cardboard boxes has taught us anything, it is that we all love cute animals doing adorable things. In Unlikely Friendships: 47 Remarkable Stories from the Animal Kingdom, author Jennifer S. Holland highlights several “squee!”-inducing cross-species companion stories accompanied by beautiful full-color photographs. Featured sets of animal buddies include a dachshund and a piglet, an orangutan and a kitten, and a trio of cubs – a lion, a tiger, and a bear (oh my!). Some well-known accounts, such as Koko, the sign-language proficient gorilla and her kitty, All Ball, are also among the highlighted pairs. Stories of animals bonding and overcoming traumatic experiences with the help of unlikely companions remind us that the desire for company and friendship is not limited to humankind and animals are truly capable of amazing things. And they are super cute while doing so!! – Rebecca West
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