You'd have to see it to believe it.
A kitten and a crow. A primate and a pup. Even a predator and its prey.
Defying the laws of nature itself, animal odd couples forge friendships under the most peculiar circumstances. But in the process, they show us that humans aren't the only members of the animal kingdom to demonstrate complex emotions and traits.
"To know that these animals are capable of emotions like love and understanding and caring, like we are, is quite an eye-opener," Tony Fitzjohn, a conservationist with Wildlife Now, says on a National Geographic program airing Saturday.
"Unlikely Animal Friends" features six of the most curious couples the animal kingdom has ever seen. Here are a few of our favorites.
One was an outgoing orangutan, the other an underfed stray dog.
But since the moment they met, Suryia and Roscoe have been inseparable.
Bhagavan "Doc" Antle, founder of The Institute of Greatly Endangered and Rare Species (TIGERS) in Myrtle Beach, S.C., said Roscoe, a Bluetick Coonhound, followed him and Suryia, one of TIGERS' orangutans, through the park's gate one day in 2006.
As soon as Suryia saw Roscoe, he ran over to him and started playing, Antle said. After a few unsuccessful phone calls to find an owner, Antle decided to let Roscoe stay.
Now, the pair has a ball frolicking around the park. For a few hours each day, they swim or roll around in the grass. Suryia will even grab Roscoe's leash and take him for walks around the enclosure, Antle said.
"To me, they seem like long-lost friends. They would make you believe in reincarnation," he said.
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