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Asked by georgiasheerin to Charlotte, Jo, Kevin, Louise, Valeria on 13 Jun 2012. This question was also asked by lauraholden, cbell13, ejebhuddart, annag123.
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Kevin Mahon answered on 13 Jun 2012:
They certainly do – there are examples of animals forming bonds with non related individuals of the same species, humans and even completely unrelated species.
The most striking example of this is Koko the gorilla, who kept pet cat for several years!
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Louise de Raad answered on 13 Jun 2012:
Anybody who has a dog, cat or other pets, will say YES!!! to that question. Some bonds are formed through imprinting – this happens only for birds. Basically, a duckling or gosling thinks that it is the same species as whatever living creature larger than itself it sees upon hatching or shortly thereafter. So if a duckling first sees a human, it KNOWS it is a human itself. A dog or a cat will always know it’s a dog or a cat. They can form strong connections with humans, but will always have ties to their own species. Birds can also imprint on other species than humans. Check out this video, where a duck has imprinted on a dog !! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LGBqQyZid04
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Joanna Cruden answered on 13 Jun 2012:
Yes they do, several species mate for life, one example of this are Gibbons. and if people own pets and one dies the remaining one may show signs it is missing the lost pet. Animals bond with species you would not always put together.
Some cats and dogs are really bonded and the bond between a person and an animal can be really strong, a famous one would be Elsa the lion who was raised by Joy and George Adamson.
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georgiasheerin commented on :
thank-you
marialovesmusic commented on :
The video Christian the Lion on Youtube shows the relationship between humans and lions so i think that humans and animals can have big relationships