Happy Valentines times! Today I thought that we’d look at a different type of love… platonic love between species! That’s right we’re looking at some cross-species cuddles, some dynamic duos, and truly unusual friendships within the animal kingdom! Discover this and more as we answer the age-old question: is it fun to suck on a shark? With special guest comedian Blake Wexler.

FOOTNOTES:
Microhylid frog and tarantula best friends
Coyote and badger going on adventures together!
Coyote and badger hunting together (WARNING: squirrel carnage)
Geladas and wolves have a diplomatic relationship
Birds & people working together to screw over bees
The weird sucker-head of a remora
Shark with pilotfish groupies
Urchin crab giving a piggyback ride to an urchin
Owen the hippo adopted by Mzee the tortoise
Dalmation adopts spotted lamb
Sperm whales seemingly adopt dolphin with spinal deformation
Check out the koala hospital where my daughter Twinkles (the koala) is from
Potoroo Palace in NSW Australia
Animal Tracks Sanctuary in Los Angeles
Wild Haven Ranch in Lake Arrowhead

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Happy Valentines times! Today I thought that we’d look at a different type of love… platonic love between species! That’s right we’re looking at some cross-species cuddles, some dynamic duos, and truly unusual friendships within the animal kingdom! Discover this and more as we answer the age-old question: is it fun to suck on a shark? With special guest comedian Blake Wexler.FOOTNOTES:<ol>
<li><a href="https://theroaringearth-gazermedia.netdna-ssl.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/tarantula-frog.jpg">Microhylid frog and tarantula best friends</a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2bICTWNRrGE">Coyote and badger going on adventures together!</a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XVO4XIxjIEQ">Coyote and badger hunting together (WARNING: squirrel carnage)</a></li>
<li><a href="https://blogs.scientificamerican.com/extinction-countdown/wolves-monkeys-buddies/">Geladas and wolves have a diplomatic relationship</a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hGC4nG0RqYI">Birds &amp; people working together to screw over bees</a></li>
<li><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-fs3qlOYqpH4/UMN98ZUxDuI/AAAAAAAAFnc/IuTDXEFFHo8/s1600/remora.jpg">The weird sucker-head of a remora</a></li>
<li><a href="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/3/32/Carcharhinus_longimanus_1.jpg">Shark with pilotfish groupies</a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.nationalgeographic.com/news/2017/03/sea-urchin-rides-carrier-crab/">Urchin crab giving a piggyback ride to an urchin</a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=4754996">Owen the hippo adopted by Mzee the tortoise</a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uyWmvoYkDVY">Dalmation adopts spotted lamb</a></li>
<li><a href="https://newsfeed.time.com/2013/01/26/adoption-at-sea-sperm-whales-take-in-outcast-bottlenose-dolphin/">Sperm whales seemingly adopt dolphin with spinal deformation</a></li>
<li><a href="https://shop.koalahospital.org.au/">Check out the koala hospital where my daughter Twinkles (the koala) is from</a></li>
<li><a href="potoroopalace.com">Potoroo Palace in NSW Australia</a></li>
<li><a href="animaltracksinc.org/tours">Animal Tracks Sanctuary in Los Angeles</a></li>
<li><a href="wildhavenranch.org">Wild Haven Ranch in Lake Arrowhead</a></li>
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We take a critter’s eye view to explore how animal behavior parallels humans. Join comedians and science-lovers as we get inside the minds of animals

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Odd Couples

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