[ExI] Crow and Kitten are Friends

Lee Corbin lcorbin at rawbw.com
Sun Mar 23 02:19:31 UTC 2008


PJ writes

> And I got this in the mail yesterday.  A perfect example of animal empathy:
> 
> http://puppyintraining.com/assistance-dogs-and-puppies/seeing-eye-cat-cashew-and-libby/
> 
> "An Eye On You
> Cashew, the 14-year-old lab is blind and deaf. Her best friend is
> 7-year-old Libby, her seeing-eye cat. Libby steers Cashew away from
> obstacles and leads her to food. Every night she sleeps next to her.
> The only time they are apart is when Cashew goes for a walk. Without
> this cat, Cashew would be lost and very, very lonely. Amazing but
> true: this is one animal that knows what needs to be done and does it
> day in and day out for her friend. - - Terry Burns"

That's great.  It's nearly as moving as the story of Flo and Flame, the two chimps.

http://www.janegoodall.org/chimp_central/chimpanzees/f_family/flo.asp

Thanks,

Lee



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