They have been with us since time immemorial. Some are close to us, others we treat with great respect. And they help us.

Who are we talking about? Why, dogs, cats, pigeons, elephants, fleet-footed cheetahs, even apparently super-ordinary geese! Everyone knows that dogs and horses give humans important help, but how about geese, cheetahs and dolphins? To find out more, open this book, feast your eyes on its beautiful pictures and read the stories about how wild animals became true friends of humans.