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To paraphrase Aristotle, we as human beings can achieve happiness by perfecting our natures. That means embracing and refining who we really are inside. And it sounds like great advice for every living thing, not just people. However, one silly horse is too busy horsing around and probably forgot to go to its Philosophy 101 classes. A dramatic horse named Jingang has greater ambitions than bein

Scuba diver Craig Capeheart filmed a magical event off the southeastern coast of South Africa when he witnessed a 40-ton humpback whale leaping fully out of the water. Looking surprisingly spry for such a large animal, the whale caused other boat passengers to shout with awe as it splashed down. The majestic animal is performing an act known as breaching. Researchers believe that breaching is

It doesn’t matter what kind of animal you are, friendships develop just the same. This couple of friends are the living proof: in St. Petersburg’s Zoo, a European lynx has become friends with a regular Russian cat.According to Love Meow, the feline was homeless and happen to find some food where the lynx lived. Not only was the lynx fine with sharing, they also became great friends. “It s

Diversity is what makes our world interesting, and it is Nature’s greatest strength. Nature can often amaze us with its variety, and the numerous cases of interspecies friendships brighten up our outlook on the world. Such alliances add to an understanding of the way different species communicate, what motivates certain animals to connect across species lines, and the extent to which some ani

Even though it’s always extremely heart-wrenching to see an animal hurt or in distress, the devastating bushfires ravaging Australia have many of us animal-lovers browsing the Internet as if on our tip-toes, trying not to put ourselves in tears again by seeing too many hurt animals. Luckily, Koala Hospital Port Macquarie has some good news for us all. One particular joey that was saved from the

Little Raven, a Tamaskan husky pup, needed a friend to grow up with but her human mom Christina knew that you can’t just pick a best friend for someone. Instead, she took Raven to a shelter in Lubbock, Texas to do it herself! “I had always wanted a dog and a cat to grow up together. It’s been like a life goal,” her owner Christina tells The Dodo. “I wanted them to be able to get along

We’ve seen a lot of unlikely animals friendships here at Bored Panda. Dogs and elephants. Cats and foxes. Even giraffes and ostriches. However, nothing comes close to seeing an American black bear, an African lion and a Bengal tiger living together in harmony. That one really takes some beating. Baloo the bear, Leo the lion and Shere Khan the tiger have spent the last 15 years peacefully coex

Australia is never boring. Recently, Kerry McKinnon from Strathdownie in Western Victoria received a surprised from her golden retriever Asha that’s probably impossible for any other dog owner in the world to get. You see, temperatures in the area sometimes plummet to 5C (41F) in the early hours. And not every animal has a fur coat as warm as Asha. “It was quite early in the morning, and

As the Australian bushfires continue to burn, a shocking piece of information appeared: since September, over 500 million animals have died because of the flames. Especially hard-hit was the koala population, with many of these animals dying in the calamity. However, the situation in Australia showed us that people are willing to step up and be the everyday heroes that we need. 19-year-old Mica