4) Researchers teach a group of parrots to video call with each other; parrots in the study love it, teach each other tricks, and become long-term remote friends with each other

https://news.northeastern.edu/2023/04/21/parrots-talking-video-calls/

#Parrots #Birds #BirdsOfMastodon #AnimalFriendships

Happened to meet a lovely stray cat.
He came to me friendly so I and my cat offered him a big box of salmon.
His poor little friend in the back is to shy to say hi.
#cat #cats #caturday #animals #animalfriendships #gatto #catofmastodon #catsofmastdn

#GoodMorning

<not my photo>

#Cats #Geese #AnimalFriendships

Charismatic megafauna are large animal species with symbolic value and widespread appeal. Most are listed as endangered by the IUCN.

All species of our largest land animal, the elephant, are listed as endangered.

More optimistically however, many humans yearn to form loving and nurturing bonds with them. Paul Barton plays piano for elephants at Elephants World in Thailand.

Bach for Lamduan, a blind elephant
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VOr2O0FfpT8

#MakeEcocideACrime #Biodiversity #AnimalFriendships

“That’s not my frog!”
My son, after learning tarantulas make friends with individual frogs and can tell their friend from others of the species. 😂
(The frog lives with the spider, eating insects that could destroy the tarantula eggs, and the spider protects it.)
#frogs #spiders #animalfriendships