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Boo, a five-year-old Pomeranian with over 1.6 million followers on Facebook, has just released his first book_ by [Samantha Grossman](https://time.com/author/samantha-grossman/) ## Samantha Grossman Jul 29, 2015 5:58 PM UTC by [Samantha Grossman](https://time.com/author/samantha-grossman/) ## Samantha Grossman Jul 29, 2015 5:58 PM UTC There is a whole lot of ugliness and despair in this world, but occasionally, something will happen to remind us that not _everything_ is terrible. Some things are actually _wonderful_. Like this baby elephant in South Africa who was spotted playing with birds. You’ll see the sprightly, good-natured elephant calf [chasing a flock of swallows](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kIy5aiRdtrc) in Kruger National Park. We can only imagine that shortly after this video was recorded, the elephant struck up a friendship with a few of the birds and now they’re all off somewhere creating a special language. Because miracles can and do happen. ### Mini Horses and Toddler Friends May Be the Cutest Thing Ever Published in LIFE  3-year-old cover girl Cynthia West with Chauncey. Ed Clark—The LIFE Picture Collection/Getty Images  Ronnie getting sized up. Ed Clark—The LIFE Picture Collection/Getty Images  Caption from LIFE. Ronnie stands uncomfortably with normal horse collar. He eats only four pounds of hay a day compared to 40 pounds for draft horse. Ed Clark—The LIFE Picture Collection/Getty Images  A young girl with Chauncey the miniature horse. Ed Clark—The LIFE Picture Collection/Getty Images  Chauncey and 2 larger horses. Ed Clark—The LIFE Picture Collection/Getty Images  Cedric being held by a trainer. Ed Clark—The LIFE Picture Collection/Getty Images  Cynthia riding Cedric. Ed Clark—The LIFE Picture Collection/Getty Images  Cynthia with two miniature horses at the Lilliput Ranch in California. Ed Clark—The LIFE Picture Collection/Getty Images  Cynthia showing some love for Cedric. Ed Clark—The LIFE Picture Collection/Getty Images  Ronnie and the Great Pyrenees are taken for a walk. Ed Clark—The LIFE Picture Collection/Getty Images _Read next:_ [_This Adorable Teddy Bear Dog Is About to Take Over the Internet_](http://time.com/3978280/tonkey-teddy-bear-dog-internet/?iid=time%5Freadnext) [_Download TIME’s mobile app for iOS to have your world explained wherever you go_](https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/time-mobile/id328218429) ## Transcript [00:00] [ CROSSTALK ] Boo is a 5 year old [00:04] Pomeranian who became famous by having a [00:07] Facebook page with photos of him. And is just become [00:10] popular all over the world, with 1. 6 million. He's so [00:12] cute. If you look at Boo's [00:16] Facebook page. Because people, like, within an hour, [00:19] of a picture being put up with very simple caption, [00:22] people go crazy. They'll be like 10, 000 likes. [00:26] Hundreds of comments within an hour. So we thought, [00:28] that's what, people want. Just cute photos of Boo, and [00:31] we decided to do a, a book and pitch it to his owner. [00:35] And she liked it, they worked on the book together [00:37] and it came together really quickly. We just have [00:39] people from all over the world that always say he's the [00:41] cutest dog they've ever seen, and where can they get a [00:44] dog like him, what kind of dog is he? So we've deemed [00:47] him the cutest dog in the world, and no one has come [00:47] forward to deny it. This is the cutest dog I think I've [00:47] ever seen. You are cute in an ugly way, or ugly in a [00:47] cute way. He's very, [00:58] very mellow. Super loving. Like he just wants to be with [01:01] people, and be petted, and just be happy. Would you [01:05] like a Boo button? Oh, I would like one. I get emails [01:09] from people all the time that say like, they look at his [01:11] page if they've had a bad day, or if they're feeling [01:14] down and it cheers them up. And he is perfect for that. [01:15] I'm gonna get all the ladies in this bar right here. The [01:15] Boo barrel. I got the Boo bunny. 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