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These unlikely animal pals will make your heart melt

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Baby chimp and lynx cub

Baby chimp Varli and lynx cub Sutra never leave each other's sides at Myrtle Beach Safari in South Carolina.

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Baby chimp and lynx cub

(Myrtle Beach Safari in South Carolina)

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Baby chimp and lynx cub

(Myrtle Beach Safari in South Carolina)

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Kangaroo Joey and wombat Joey sharing a pouch at the Wild about Wildlife Kilmore Rescue Center in Victoria, Australia.

Kangaroo Joey and wombat Peggy share a pouch at the Wild about Wildlife Kilmore Rescue Center in Victoria, Australia.

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Kangaroo Joey and wombat Peggy

(Victoria, Australia)

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A frog helps a rat reach shore on his back in Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh, India.

A frog helps a rat reach shore on his back in Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh, India.

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A rabbit shows off for a tiger cub at Qingdao Forest Wildlife World in Qingdao, China.

A rabbit shows off for a tiger cub at Qingdao Forest Wildlife World in Qingdao, China.

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Dema, a Sumatran tiger, licks Nia, a baby orangutan, in a nursery room at the Taman Safari Zoo in Bogor, Indonesia.

Dema, a Sumatran tiger, licks Nia, a baby orangutan, in a nursery room at the Taman Safari Zoo in Bogor, Indonesia.

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A hen rests comfortably on the back of a dog on in Guiyang, China.

(Guiyang, China)

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Tom the tiger pictured with the family chihuahua in Maringa, Brazil

Tom the tiger pictured with a family's chihuahua in Maringa, Brazil.

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Dennis, an abandoned duckling, gets a new lease of life after being 'adopted' by Fred, a four-year-old Labrador.

Dennis, an abandoned duckling, gets a new lease on life after being 'adopted' by Fred, a four-year-old Labrador.

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Dennis the duckling and Fred the Labrador

Dennis and Fred

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Bonedigger, a five-year old male lion, and Milo, a seven-year old Dacshund dog, are so close that Milo licks the massive lion's teeth to clean them.

Milo, a seven-year old Dachshund, casually licks Bonedigger, a five-year old male lion, at G.W Exotic Animal Park in Wynnewood, Oklahoma.

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Zippy, who is a type of exotic wildcat called a serval, plsys with his doggy best friend, Beth, in Cullinan, South Africa.

Zippy, a type of exotic wildcat called a serval, hangs with his doggy best friend, Beth, in Cullinan, South Africa.

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Zippy the wildcat and Beth the dog

(Cullinan, South Africa)

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Schnauzer Tami and Abyssinian cat Kiki sniff at each other on the Leipzig fairground in Germany.

Schnauzer Tami and Abyssinian cat Kiki sniff at each other on the Leipzig fairground in Germany.

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Solo the dog plays with his best friend, an eight-month-old lion cub, at the Seaview Lion Park in Port Elizabeth, South Africa.

Solo the dog plays with his best friend, an eight-month-old lion cub, at the Seaview Lion Park in Port Elizabeth, South Africa.

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Bowman, a 10 year old Main Coon cat, thinks he's a dog and is best buddies with Ryan, a 2.5 year old dog.

Bowman, a 10-year-old cat, thinks he's a dog and is best buddies with Ryan, a 2-year-old dog.

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Rosie the fox playfully chases Maddy the dog near Corwen, North Wales in the U.K.

Rosie the fox playfully chases Maddy the dog near Corwen, North Wales in the U.K.