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Unlikely Friendships is the phenomenal New York Times bestseller thatxs spent weeks on the list and has copies in print Itxs struck a chord with media from CBS This Morning to USA Today and Temple Grandin has praised it as xCamazing It shows the power of friendshipxD Now its author Jennifer Holland who writes about animal relationships with insight compassion and a fine narrative touch explores animal attachments that in human terms can only be called love Packed with beautiful breathtaking full-color photographs Unlikely Loves is a celebration of love between species Here are stories of parental love like the Dalmatian who mothers a newborn lambxa lamb that just happens to be white with black spots Stories of playful love including the fox and the hound who become inseparable And stories of orphaned animals who have found family-like ties in unexpected combinations like the elephant whoxs bonded with sea lions goats and other animals in her walks around the Oregon ZooMs Holland has interviewed scientists zoologists and animal caretakers from around the world tracking down firsthand sources and eyewitnesses The stories are written with journalistic integrity and detailxand always filled with the authorxs deep affection for her subjects.