Bulls really don't want to fight.

Despite how they are typically cast, these animals are really sweet-natured, when they aren't prodded and terrified into a furious frenzy.

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One man set out to show this — by adopting a bull as a pet.

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To dispel misconceptions about the natures of these animals, Christophe Thomas, of Rennes, France, bought a bull at an auction that likely would have sent him to a fight in Spain.

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The relationship between Thomas and his pet shows just what a softie the bull, named Fodjen, really is.

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And it shows how animals can also bring out the sweetness in man, another sometimes fierce animal.

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Watch a video of the amazing friendship here: