Can Animals Of Different Species Be Friends? - Erica Goode

The well-documented phenomenon of cross-species friendships promoted by the internet have elicited many ooh's and aah's from people the world over. But New York Times science reporter Erica Goode explains that scientists can't seem to agree whether or not there is any actual friendship possible between dogs and donkeys, or lions and antelope. Goode explains that dogs are adept at reading other animals (including people), so they often make friends with other animals. Goode also points out that species may interact in the wild, but it hasn't ever been documented that two wild animals play in the wild, in the absence of humans.