Embrace an invasive nutria who’s become part of the family, paddle around with Gumbo the goose, and visit a blind hedgehog and his human chum. Explore a swimmer’s bond with wild gray seals and hang out with Cosima the monkey and Jasper the serval.

Jasper, Terry, and Gumbo

Penny, Chunk, and Faith

Roam across America with a road-tripping chicken and meet a mouse family living in an English garden. Beat arachnophobia with a spider’s help, trek with the guardian of Earth’s last two northern white rhinos, and celebrate more interspecies pals.

Sammi, Rose, and Casey

Learn how cockatoos and platypuses inspired new careers, then explore the shared trauma that bonded a human and an elephant for life. Get playful with 35-year-old George the turkey vulture and say a moving farewell to human-raised kangaroos.

Bandit, Max, and George

Explore Tasmanian devils’ softer side, meet a pioneering sea turtle, and enjoy family dinner with Buttons the deer. Play football with 800-kilogram Spud the bull and learn how Digger the owl soothed conservationist Nigel during his cancer treatment.

Spud, Digger, and Tommy

Flap around with Banksi the fruit bat and his human surrogate mom, eye a mischievous emu, and celebrate a pig’s rescue-versary. Tour manatee heaven and learn to speak baboon with Dingani, who has a one-of-a-kind kinship with his primate pal Lucy.

Toto, Banksi, and Lucy

Visit Penny the pigeon and the human who saved her, get a buzz from a refugee who found comfort in beekeeping, and see celebrity groundhogs. Dive with a shark dancer and feel touched by the deep, lifelong commitment Riana has to Faith the cheetah.

See why shape, size, or even species is irrelevant when it comes to forming deep bonds. Meet a cheetah and her loving nurse, a shiver of affectionate sharks, the guardian of Earth’s last two northern white rhinos, and many more unlikely soulmates

Jasper, Terry, and Gumbo

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