‘She has made friends with my bearded dragon and sits in her tank’: Heartwarming hooman rescues a cat found huddled near a trash can in the rain, the kitten finds an unlikely friend

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Bar Mor Hazut • Senior Editor
Jul 27, 2026 6:15 AM EDT

Unlikely animals becoming best friends might be our favorite thing to see on the internet.

Our love for stories about different types of animals becoming friends started back on YouTube, where you could go down a rabbit hole and watch videos of a cat and a mouse playing hide-and-seek until 3:00 in the morning. Videos and stories like these keep reminding us that as much as we like to say that we know the world and how it works, there will always be surprises. Something always happens to remind us that life is unpredictable, and that as long as the Earth keeps on turning, new discoveries will be made.

The closest we've come to seeing a real-life bond between two unlikely animals was when we adopted our cat, who joined a household that already had two upbeat dogs living in it. We thought we might bear witness to a love story unfolding in front of our eyes, but our cat was not interested in either of the dogs. In fact, if the dogs are on one side of the house, you will probably find the cat on the other. He is as uncaring about the dogs as you would expect a cat to be, and we are left to enjoy stories with different outcomes only on the internet. 

The unlikely friendship in the story below happened between a rescued cat and a bearded dragon. Even the owner of the two is quite shocked by how close the two became, and they are even a little wary about letting the two chill together in a tank. We think the friendship is pretty awwdorable, and we are big fans of the story of how they came to be such good friends. Scroll down to read the full tale.

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  • I was leaving work one day and found this baby huddled up by the trashcan in the rain

    She only had some ear mites that that we cleaned out and have completely gone away with Frontline. The little scratch on her face healed
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  • well too. No chip so she is set up for a spay and microchip appointment next month.
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  • Iter DISCOVER
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  • The vet estimated her to be about a year, but now that she's been in my house for 3 weeks, I really believe she's still a kitten (maybe 6-7
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  • months). She has the typical demeanor of a yellow cat she has also weirdly made friends with my bearded dragon and sits in her tank with her...?
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  • I already have a zoo in my house so I've been trying to adopt her out, but no luck so far. She may end up with me for some time.
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  • Important to add I guess lol her name is Butter. Originally short for Butterfly because I work in medicine and the box she's in is for butterfly needles, but now also because she's yellow
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  • Update to the street rat I found a few weeks ago who has now befriended my bearded dragon

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  • People were asking for pictures. Well, I was cleaning Azula's cage this morning (hence why it's empty and messy) and when I came back downstairs, Butter was
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  • downstairs, Butter was chilling with her She stayed long enough for me to photograph it this time
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  • Azula is now getting moved to a new cage with a top on it. As funny as this is, I'm not quite sure an animal with claws and a reptile with soft
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  • skin are a good combination So they'll now be able to admire each safely lol
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  • *Side note: I actually just acquired Azula from someone else a few months ago who wasn't taking great care of her, so her new home is going to be a huge step up
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