{"id":132941,"date":"2022-01-15T04:28:02","date_gmt":"2022-01-15T04:28:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/defused.com\/?p=132941"},"modified":"2022-01-15T04:28:07","modified_gmt":"2022-01-15T04:28:07","slug":"the-loving-side-of-animals","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/defused.com\/the-loving-side-of-animals\/","title":{"rendered":"16 Wholesome Pictures That Show The Loving Side Of Animals"},"content":{"rendered":"

Animals can feel love too.<\/h2>\n

I know there might not be any concert scientific fact to back that up. But I think we all know this is true. Their definition of love might be different from ours but it applies all the same. I mean when a cat comes over to you to sleep right beside you or how a dog gets excited when you speak to him affectionately, that is all love in my eyes. However, it doesn’t just end there. I am sure you have seen hundreds of videos where a dog will watch over a kitten or even a cheetah will take a deer baby under her wings.<\/p>\n

It might not make sense when you look at it from a survival aspect but these things do happen. And that is exactly what e are going to talk about today. The following images show the caring side that animals have whether that love may be for humans or other animals. And every animal’s species has a different way of showing it. So just scroll below to take a look for yourself.<\/p>\n

#1 That side stare is the most dad thing ever.<\/h2>\n
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He acts like he doesn\u2019t care, but he\u2019s the best cat dad ever. Banjo won\u2019t move unless Snacks does.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

#2 The doggo just wants to feel close to his hooman.<\/h2>\n
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#3 Can you stop driving the car and just keep petting me?<\/h2>\n
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Recently came home from deployment. My sweet pup stared like this the entire drive home from the airport.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

#4 This Orangutan has a very helpful soul.<\/h2>\n
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Orangutan lending a helping hand to a man clearing away snakes from a conservation forest area to protect the orangutans.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

#5 When you are scared of going to the vet alone.<\/h2>\n
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#6 This right here is pure love.<\/h2>\n
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#7 I might have spoken about the true love part earlier than expected.<\/h2>\n
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The baby was crying while I was in the bathroom but suddenly stopped. I came out to find this.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

#8 I don’t think my heart can handle much more cuteness.<\/h2>\n
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My rabbit is 10 years old and has trouble cleaning himself now. Colby stepped up to the plate.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

#9 This kitty is looking over the sick doggo.<\/h2>\n
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I am sure you can already see the caring side of animals. Sure, they might act like complete a**holes from time to time but it is completely worth it to see these fleeting moments. But don’t worry we have a few more images where the above came from. So just keep on scrolling.<\/p>\n

#10 This llama is the new mother now.<\/h2>\n
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Our goat lost her mother when she was very young. Since that day, our llama has not left our goat\u2019s side.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

#11 Yes, the skunk is indeed drinking milk from a cat.<\/h2>\n
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#12 I have seen loads of dogs trying to protect kittens and it is adorable.<\/h2>\n
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After being missing for 4 days, this dog was found protecting these orphaned kitties.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

#13 When you don’t want your friend in a cone to feel alone.<\/h2>\n
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#14 This doggo is indeed protecting the ducks.<\/h2>\n
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#15 This is one beautiful picture.<\/h2>\n
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Digby protects Newt whenever there are fireworks outside. When she gets nervous and shakes, he licks her head.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

#16 This doggo deserves a ton of treats.<\/h2>\n
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Our herding dog spent the day guarding Bambi until the mom came! Wilson is a dang good boy.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

How does your pet show you love? Let us know in the comments below and don’t forget to share these beautiful images with your friends.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Animals can feel love too. I know there might not be any concert scientific fact to back that up. But I think we all know this is true. Their definition of love might be different from ours but it applies all the same. I mean when a cat comes over to you to sleep right […] More<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":132942,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[116,55,276],"tags":[150,62,4721,177,290,726,69,1247,723,92],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/defused.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/herding-dog.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/defused.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/132941"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/defused.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/defused.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/defused.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/4"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/defused.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=132941"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/defused.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/132941\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":133186,"href":"https:\/\/defused.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/132941\/revisions\/133186"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/defused.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/132942"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/defused.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=132941"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/defused.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=132941"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/defused.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=132941"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}