This amazing collection of true stories about unusual bonds of friendship between extremely different animal species is told in 19,000 words and over 40 almost unbelievable photographs.Based on real people, real animals and real events author Robert Burgess describes each of these events with such feeling that readers will understand why these bonds were so powerful that they often lasted a lifetime. Lessons learned from these unexpected animal relationships may be a lesson for all of mankind. If the lower animals can do it maybe someday we will learn to do it too!One reviewer of this story in his Animal Pals E-book, said: P. H.5.0 out of 5 stars LOVED Robert Burgess's new book Animal Pals!Reviewed in the United States on April 13, 2018Verified PurchaseThe heartwarming relationships between unusual animal friends draws the reader into the author's most recent publication. The reader will meet a lonely retired circus elephant who befriends a stray dog and watch as the two become life long friends. Other chapters include friendships between a sled dog and a polar bear, a dolphin and a group of neighborhood kids, and even a man and a crocodile! The stories are engaging and I didn't want to put it down. I plan on buying it for my grandson (The world's biggest animal lover) and I enjoyed it so much that I want to read it again!