A dog frolicking with an elephant, a bear snuggling with tigers or an otter floating with its duck pal – it would take a cold heart for an unlikely, inter-species friendship not to raise a smile.
But in nature, things are not always as they seem, and this Wildlife Photographer of the Year entry of an ape cradling a baby mongoose exemplifies that.
At first glace, it may appear a tender moment between the two creatures, but experts claim that