Author Topic: Animal Friends thread (Read 410,732 times)

Edvard · « **on:** May 26, 2012, 06:49 AM »

As many of you already know, the animal world is not always "red in tooth and claw" and fraught with survival-of-the-fittest nightmare fuel suitable for a riveting National Geography documentary filmed in slo-mo; sometimes there's outright friendship, kindness, and empathy demonstrated by the fur-and-feathers set that puts us bipeds to shame.
So as a corollary to the Funny Animal Videos thread, post your cute, your sad, your outright squee videos of animal BFF's, and celebrate them.

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

From a conversation in IRC

mouser · « **Reply #1 on:** May 28, 2012, 08:43 PM »

A nice story of dog and human friendship: "Stray dog runs to Tibet with Chinese cyclists"

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Pm9IsxTQSTA

mouser · « **Reply #2 on:** June 01, 2012, 03:45 PM »

A polar bear and his human friend:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g7rZTZBOrqQ

nosh · « **Reply #3 on:** June 01, 2012, 05:09 PM »

Quote from: mouser on May 28, 2012, 08:43 PM

A nice story of dog and human friendship: "Stray dog runs to Tibet with Chinese cyclists"

Haha! He's adorable!

tomos · « **Reply #4 on:** June 04, 2012, 08:45 PM »

Love this thead

This friendship is at the getting-to-know-you stage

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JmgkgNR6AME

according to the comments, it's a fully grown female elephant seal (but of course there are some other suggestions).
(music is Adios Ayer by Jose Padilla.)

mouser · « **Reply #5 on:** June 04, 2012, 08:50 PM »

That's a great one.

KynloStephen66515 · « **Reply #6 on:** June 27, 2012, 05:35 PM »

mouser · « **Reply #7 on:** June 27, 2012, 05:52 PM »

The cat one is great -- the cat is like W..T..F.. $@&@$%#^

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mouser · « **Reply #8 on:** July 13, 2012, 04:18 PM »

We've all seen plenty of these, but you still have to marvel at the pure happiness dogs display when they see their friends.. We could learn a lot from them.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SAbCyA2rbxM

jadinolf · « **Reply #9 on:** July 13, 2012, 09:44 PM »

Just beautiful!

mouser · « **Reply #10 on:** July 13, 2012, 09:59 PM »

A bunch more soldier returns to dog videos here:
http://www.mentalfloss.com/blogs/archives/106498

#6 is pretty cool because the dog is scared of the "stranger" at first before he recognizes him.

NOTE:
The only thing that detracts from these videos for me is the fact that there is a dog in my building who will react this insanely to every person he meets, whether its the first time you see him or the 100th. So.. some dogs are just drama queens..

cranioscopical · « **Reply #11 on:** July 14, 2012, 12:18 AM »

Quote from: mouser on July 13, 2012, 04:18 PM

you still have to marvel at the pure happiness dogs display when they see their friends.. We could learn a lot from them.

Clearly, you haven't met my friends!

KynloStephen66515 · « **Reply #12 on:** July 14, 2012, 04:16 AM »

Quote from: mouser on July 13, 2012, 09:59 PM

A bunch more soldier returns to dog videos here:
http://www.mentalfloss.com/blogs/archives/106498

#6 is pretty cool because the dog is scared of the "stranger" at first before he recognizes him.

NOTE:
The only thing that detracts from these videos for me is the fact that there is a dog in my building who will react this insanely to every person he meets, whether its the first time you see him or the 100th. So.. some dogs are just drama queens..

My dogs go mental if I leave the house for 3 seconds and react like I have been gone for a lifetime lol

mouser · « **Reply #13 on:** July 14, 2012, 12:11 PM »

Someone really needs to make a satire video of these soldier returning home videos.. Something like: "Soldier returning from store", "Soldier returning from bathroom", etc.

KynloStephen66515 · « **Reply #14 on:** July 14, 2012, 12:12 PM »

OK, its not a video, but its cute, so it's going here:

KynloStephen66515 · « **Reply #15 on:** July 14, 2012, 12:13 PM »

I imagine this would be the actual reaction to the above image

KynloStephen66515 · « **Reply #16 on:** July 14, 2012, 12:16 PM »

tomos · « **Reply #17 on:** July 14, 2012, 08:31 PM »

^ I've seen a less polite version of that

Quote from: Stephen66515 on July 14, 2012, 12:12 PM

OK, its not a video, but its cute, so it's going here:

[dog and deer]

that one looked shopped, but it prompted me to look on youtube

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

mouser · « **Reply #18 on:** August 17, 2012, 10:31 PM »

No video but cute pics of this unique friendship:

http://www.heraldsun.com.au/news/victoria/orphaned-wombat-and-joey-become-friends-at-the-wild-about-wildlife-kilmore-rescue-centre/story-e6frf7kx-1226439821914

(found on http://www.neatorama.com/2012/08/17/The-Orpahned-Joey-Wombat-Who-Became-Best-Friends/)

rgdot · « **Reply #19 on:** August 17, 2012, 10:53 PM »

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0atefssLylM

Edvard · « **Reply #20 on:** August 25, 2012, 04:04 AM »

Mango loves milkshake:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yNe2Zv4zoBw

... the cute, it's BLINDING!!

KynloStephen66515 · « **Reply #21 on:** August 26, 2012, 12:54 AM »

OK, its only 1 animal, and it's not a video (It's a gif, so close enough), but it is cute as hell!

Edvard · « **Reply #22 on:** August 26, 2012, 03:25 AM »

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CWgbmgIzoT8

nosh · « **Reply #23 on:** August 26, 2012, 11:30 AM »

Y so sad?

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mouser · « **Reply #24 on:** August 28, 2012, 05:03 AM »

The Schoolboy, 8, who has struck up a remarkable friendship with a colony of alpine animals:
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2193986/Matteo-Walch-8-strikes-remarkable-friendship-clan-marmots-Austria.html#ixzz24oXIG8Pc

from http://www.neatorama.com/