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Unlikely Animal Friends

All Episodes 2012 - 2017
TV-G

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  • 2012-11-24T01:00:00Z
  • 45m
  • 20h 14m (27 episodes)
  • United States
  • English
  • National Geographic
  • Documentary
Friends are there for you when you need a shoulder to lean on. But who says only humans have friends? Join us for Unlikely Animal Friends!

29 episodes

Special 1

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Special 2

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Series Premiere

2012-11-24T01:00:00Z

1x01 Dogs Gone Wild

Series Premiere

1x01 Dogs Gone Wild

  • 2012-11-24T01:00:00Z45m

Dogs are a man's best friend, but can dogs really be buds with a dolphin, a deer, a bear, a cheetah and a donkey? Ben, a Labrador Retriever, meets an underwater friend, Duggie the dolphin, and often swims to the point of exhaustion to hang out with him. What happens when Ben gets too tired to make it back to shore? Duggie gives him a lift, of course! Cesar Millan joins this episode to explain why it's perfectly normal for a pup to pal around with species of all types - even unlikely wild ones!

2012-11-24T01:00:00Z

1x02 Hello Kitty

1x02 Hello Kitty

  • 2012-11-24T01:00:00Z45m

Sometimes, a feline can be the best friend of all. From house cats to big cats like leopards and lions, unlikely friendships are formed as these cats cuddle with their deer, bunny, bear and human companions. Stories include a house cat that enjoys play dates with a barn owl, a deer that loves to groom her lynx pal and a rare black leopard that befriends a white bunny.

2012-11-24T01:00:00Z

1x03 All in the Family

1x03 All in the Family

  • 2012-11-24T01:00:00Z45m

NGC travels the world in search of nature's oddest couples in a new installment of Unlikely Animal Friends. We'll take a fun-filled look at the astonishing relationships forged by otherwise rival species. At a wildlife rehabilitation center outside of Atlanta, Ga., a lion, a tiger and even a bear live in harmony. Meet a family who made room in their hearts and A LOT of room in their home for an orphaned hippopotamus! aka 'Unlikely Animal Friends 2'

2012-11-25T01:00:00Z

1x04 Man's Other Best Friend

1x04 Man's Other Best Friend

  • 2012-11-25T01:00:00Z45m

Sometimes, man's best friend is a goose, a seal - or even a bear! Meet Maria, a goose that warms the heart of Dominic, an aging retiree in a Los Angeles park, whose friendship eventually earns celebrity status. And a young boy in South Africa surprisingly befriends one of Africa's most dangerous animal duos: a buffalo and her calf. Finally, Nat Geo WILD's Casey Anderson proves that best friends can come in any shape or size - including a 900-lb. grizzly bear named Brutus!

Season Finale

2012-11-25T01:00:00Z

1x05 The Wild Bunch

Season Finale

1x05 The Wild Bunch

  • 2012-11-25T01:00:00Z45m

Meet a picky rhino that finds the perfect playmate in a sheep, and an elderly orangutan that loses her mate to old age but meets a new and unexpected buddy: an orphaned orange kitty. Finally, a lost wild boar finds a new family in a herd of cows that welcome him into their tight-knit circle.

2012-11-25T01:00:00Z

1x06 The Most Unlikely of All

1x06 The Most Unlikely of All

  • 2012-11-25T01:00:00Z45m

Highlights of the best stories from Nat Geo WILD's hit series Unlikely Animal Friends are brought together in this one hour special. Some favorite friendships featured include Ben the Labrador who is pals with a dolphin; a tortoise who befriends an orphaned hippopotamus; and a lion who prefers play dates with his human friends! These animals remind us that best buddies can come in any shape or size - BFFs forever!

2012-12-25T01:00:00Z

1x07 Odd Couples

1x07 Odd Couples

  • 2012-12-25T01:00:00Z45m

NGC takes a fun-filled look at the stunning bonds animals form with other species, and even prey. A baby hippo is washed ashore after a devastating tsunami and latches onto a surrogate mother a 130-year-old giant tortoise. A lioness plays mom to a series of baby oryx calves, grooming and even fending off outside predators. These unexpected friends defy the laws of nature and demonstrate an evolution in the animal kingdom that would astound Darwin himself.

Season Premiere

2015-02-28T01:00:00Z

2x01 The Chicken and the Chihuahua

Season Premiere

2x01 The Chicken and the Chihuahua

  • 2015-02-28T01:00:00Z45m

2015-03-07T01:00:00Z

2x02 Love at First Sight

2x02 Love at First Sight

  • 2015-03-07T01:00:00Z45m

This episode of Unlikely Animal Friends features a heartwarming story of an animal and a human friend.

This episode includes a cockatoo that enjoys giving massages to her once-feral feline friend.

2015-03-21T00:00:00Z

2x04 Doggy Deerest

2x04 Doggy Deerest

  • 2015-03-21T00:00:00Z45m

This episode includes a wild fawn that is friends with a dog.

2015-03-28T00:00:00Z

2x05 Hero Cat

2x05 Hero Cat

  • 2015-03-28T00:00:00Z45m

This episode includes a boy named Jeremy, who was saved from a deadly canine attack.

Season Finale

2015-04-04T00:00:00Z

2x06 A Cheetah Cub, Puppy Love

Season Finale

2x06 A Cheetah Cub, Puppy Love

  • 2015-04-04T00:00:00Z45m

2015-05-17T00:00:00Z

2x07 BARK-TACULAR!

2x07 BARK-TACULAR!

  • 2015-05-17T00:00:00Z44m

Season Premiere

2016-04-24T00:00:00Z

3x01 Big Love

Season Premiere

3x01 Big Love

  • 2016-04-24T00:00:00Z45m

This episode includes the unusual friendship between a tigress and a lioness.

2016-05-01T00:00:00Z

3x02 Duck, Duck, Cat!

3x02 Duck, Duck, Cat!

  • 2016-05-01T00:00:00Z45m

2016-05-08T00:00:00Z

3x03 The Fox and the Hound

3x03 The Fox and the Hound

  • 2016-05-08T00:00:00Z45m

This episode includes a German shepherd that became the surrogate mother to a baby fox.

2016-05-15T00:00:00Z

3x04 A Pig and His Pooch

3x04 A Pig and His Pooch

  • 2016-05-15T00:00:00Z45m

2016-05-22T00:00:00Z

3x05 Modern Family

3x05 Modern Family

  • 2016-05-22T00:00:00Z45m

Season Finale

2016-05-29T00:00:00Z

3x06 Puppy Want a Parrot

Season Finale

3x06 Puppy Want a Parrot

  • 2016-05-29T00:00:00Z45m

Witness the adorable story of a green-cheeked conure that befriends a much larger dog.

Season Premiere

2016-09-03T00:00:00Z

4x01 Baby Mamas

Season Premiere

4x01 Baby Mamas

  • 2016-09-03T00:00:00Z45m

2016-09-10T00:00:00Z

4x02 Furry Godmothers

4x02 Furry Godmothers

  • 2016-09-10T00:00:00Z45m

These furry friends will do anything to help their best pals in need

2016-09-17T00:00:00Z

4x03 Purrfect Pair

4x03 Purrfect Pair

  • 2016-09-17T00:00:00Z45m

2016-09-24T00:00:00Z

4x04 Three's Company

4x04 Three's Company

  • 2016-09-24T00:00:00Z45m

Unlikely animal trios share an amazing bond.

2016-10-03T00:00:00Z

4x05 Famous friends forever

4x05 Famous friends forever

  • 2016-10-03T00:00:00Z45m

A tortoise and a hippopotamus; a badger and fox; a goose and his human; an elephant and a dog.

2016-10-30T00:00:00Z

4x06 The Cat's Pajamas

4x06 The Cat's Pajamas

  • 2016-10-30T00:00:00Z45m

2017-04-09T00:00:00Z

4x07 Wild Bunch

4x07 Wild Bunch

  • 2017-04-09T00:00:00Z45m

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