My Best Friend's An Animal

Meet a road-tripping chicken, a mouse family living in an English garden and Earth's last two northern white rhinos. Plus, beat arachnophobia with a spider's help. (1 of 6)

Learn how cockatoos and platypuses inspired new careers, then explore the shared trauma that bonded a human and elephant for life. Plus, get playful with George the turkey vulture. (2 of 6)

Explore Tasmanian devils' softer side, meet a pioneering sea turtle, enjoy family dinner with Buttons the deer and play football with 800-kilogram Spud the bull. (3 of 6) Also in UHD.

Flap around with Banksi the fruit bat, celebrate a pig's rescue-versary and learn to speak baboon with Dingani, who has a one-of-a-kind kinship with his primate pal Lucy. (4 of 6)

Visit Penny the pigeon and the human who saved her, dive with a shark dancer and feel touched by the deep, lifelong commitment Riana has to Faith the cheetah. (5 of 6)

Embrace an invasive nutria who's become part of the family, paddle around with Gumbo the goose and explore a swimmer's bond with wild grey seals. (6 of 6)