FROG SAVES RAT FROM DROWNING

I'm stuck... I need to be toad away: Rat rescued from the middle of a pond after hitching a lift on a frog.

Unusual animal alliance photographed in a pond in Lucknow, India

The rat was clinging on to debris but made it to the shore thanks to the help of the frog

 

The friendship is reminiscent of The Wind in the Willows, the beloved children's book in which Ratty helps Mr Toad reclaim his ancestral home.

 

Photographer Azam Husain managed to capture the unique moment as he was hanging out next to the water.

 

'I had parked my scooter on the shore near the pond,' he said. 'I noticed something floating and soon realised it was the rat holding onto some piece of debris.

 

'It was as if the two creatures were talking in their own way. The next moment, the rat managed to climb onto the back of the frog.The frog proceeded to dive into the water, carrying his passenger on the back, and made it to the shore.'

 

Read more and see pictures of the rescue - http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2449461/Im-stuck--I-need-toad-away-Rat-rescued-middle-pond-hitching-lift-frog.html

 

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