friendship

This friendship is one for the history books, guys. It may be one of the cutest, most beautiful animal friendships we've ever seen. A leopard and a Rottweiler playing and cuddling in the snow together, and they look absolutely in love. Almost as in love with each other as we are with them. 

"The leopard cub learns to play carefully, even while honing its hunting skills, not to release its claws, to control the bite force," says the description of the video. "[A]t the same time, the formidable, but kind Rottweiler allows you to play, bite and climb on your back a cute, but serious kitten." 

You can tell just how much the two of them have adjusted to each other's styles of play, all for the sake of being besties, and the results are soooo heartwarming. 

Are you ready for a double explosion of cute? Well, prepare yourself because you're getting not one but two - yes two - tiny baby stoats, and they're meeting each other for the first time. Their reaction to meeting one of their own for the first time is the most adorable thing in the world. They're just so excited, so happy, so instantly friendly and loving. 

Stoats are one of these relatively unknown animals that we feel never get enough love, so this is an opportunity to give stoats some of the love that they deserve. They're so cute, so quick, so energetic, and their cuteness should not be underestimated- as you're about to see. 

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It always makes us happy to see cats and dogs hanging out together, considering how different they are. So, when they get along, it's always quite special. But these two huge huskies have taken their awwdorable friendship to a whole other level, surrounding the cat and guarding it. From what? We're not sure. But we appreciate the effort anyway. The cat is definitely not complaining either. 

We're just happy knowing that these guys are enjoying each other's company and that they have each other's backs. Well, at least the dogs have the cat's back. But we would like to believe that the cat would very fiercely glare at anyone who dared approach its guard doggos. 

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Get ready for a video with nothing but wholesomeness. A cat found a stray kitten and brought him home with it, taking the kitten under its wing and showing him around the house, sharing food with him, and being the coolest and most adorable cat mentor of all time. 

It was love at first sight, the two of them seem to have simply known that they belong together. Now, the kitten is the cutest lap cat and is living happily ever after in a forever home full of other cats, and we couldn't have been happier. A cat adopting a kitten, what more can one ask for?

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If you ever find yourself in a situation in which you may be about to get into a fight (we sincerely hope not), we just hope you have a good enough friend behind you that can take you out from the heat of the moment. That's exactly what happened to this kitty who came face-to-face with another cat, you know how cats are... always getting into alterCATions! They just can't really seem to help it. 

Luckily for this cat, they had a kind-hearted gold retriever buddy who saw the fight that was about to happen simply wasn't worth it. So what did they doggo do? The dog just picked up the cat and walked away. That's true friendship to us. 

Oh... when a cat meets a dog. It's a tale as old as time. From hate and hissing to very slowly and reluctantly accepting the fact that... it feels kinda nice to cuddle the pup and also, the puppy gives pretty good ear baths if you let it. So... it's love! Just reluctant love.

Let's be real, we all know how different cats and dogs are, so it's not surprising that it's difficult for them to get along. That just makes it all the more heartwarming when they do. This week's animation captures exactly that, and don't worry, it ends just as sweetly as you'd hope it to. 

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The purest journey - this video is going to make your heart warm with joy. All the way from egg to hatching to the duckling's first movement and sounds, and the sweet dog is there all the way through it, watching and sniffing, not leaving the duckling's side even at night, making sure to protect this fragile little newborn.

This is one of the gentlest and most careful and loving pups that we've ever seen. Clearly, it understands somehow that this baby is something precious that needs to be protected. And it's obvious that the duckling knows the dog wants nothing but good for it too. Even their snuggles are gentle and loving.

Making friends is never easy, especially when you're an introvert, but even more especially when you're an introverted cat who is scared of many, many things. Still, Zoom the cat is the official proof that even if it's not easy, everyone can make friends.

At first, this youtuber tried to get the cat to settle and calm down, to get used to its new environment, but after a while of that not working, he decided to let Zoom go. Only lo and behold, Zoom returned to Walter's backyard, probably for food but maybe also because he knew he'd be taken care of and loved there. Not only that, but after a little while, Zoom has made a friend, and now they can be two little mischief makers together. 

The story of this fawn and doggo is one of the most wholesome stories ever.

It started off sadly- with the fawn's mother getting run over. But luckily, a lady with a heart of gold saw the fawn and decided to help it, letting it into her home and feeding it. The fawn turned out to be one of the most affectionate and loving animals, running over to the lady when called, drinking from a bottle, and impatiently waiting for her by the door every morning to be let in.

With that lady lives a dog, one who was significantly bigger than the fawn at the time, and since the dog is affectionate and the fawn is as well, a wholesome friendship quickly bloomed between the fawn and the dog. They hang out together, the doggo jumps around, imitating the fawn, and it is just cuteness and adorableness all around.

When you think of a cat and a dog, normally you imagine that the dog is doing everything possible to get the cat's attention and hang out whole the cat is being a slow meanie and ignoring it. Well, welcome to opposite day - where the cat is needy and the dog cannot be bothered. 

It's hilarious and adorable at the same time. This is one of the most chill friendships between a cat and a dog that we've ever seen. It's so clear that these guys are best buddies and love and trust each other deeply. So, watching the cat climb all over the dog and knead it, trying to find the most comfortable spot on the doggo bed to snuggle while the dog is calmly letting it do its thing is just painfully cute.