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Unlikely animals pairings are the best because they show us that the animal kingdom doesn’t keep itself completely divided between species.


Though they may not look alike at all, animals can become best friends with one another — there really is nothing cuter!

Some friendships span way past dogs and cats getting along — we’ve seen bogs and birds become friends, pigs and cows form special bonds, and even see a duck console a grieving doggie!

But just when we thought we’d seen it all, a new unlikely alliance formed — this time, between an elephant and an ostrich!

Pea the ostrich and his brother were saved while rescuers were out looking for a baby elephant.


They quickly became a part of the family, though they look nothing like their long-nosed friends.

Jotto the elephant and Pea met when the little elephant was brought back to the orphanage, and the two quickly became pals.

Check below to learn more about how this unlikely pairing came to be.

[H/T: The Dodo]