Lions, tigers and bears Oh my!
January 19th, 2010, 09:05 AM
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Lions, tigers and bears Oh my!
They make an unlikely trio, but Baloo the bear, Leo the lion and Shere Khan the tiger have forged an unusually strong bond.
Considering that they would be mortal enemies if they ever were to meet in the wild, it is stunning to see their unique and genuine friendship in these intimate pictures.
Rescued eight years ago during a police drugs raid in Atlanta, Georgia, the three friends were only cubs at the time at barely two months old. Delivered to the Noah's Ark Animal Rescue Centre in Locust Grove, Georgia, the decision was made to keep the youngsters together, because of their budding rapport.
'We could have separated them, but since they came as a kind of family, the zoo decided to keep them together,' said Diane Smith, assistant director of Noah's Ark.
'To our knowledge, this is the only place where you'll find this combination of animals together.'
Living with the zoo's founders for the past eight years, Shere Khan, Baloo and Leo have now moved to a purpose-built habitat where the US public can now witness first hand their touching relationships.
'It is possible to see Baloo, who is a 1000lb bear, Shere Khan, a 350lb tiger and Leo, who is also 350lbs, messing around like brothers.
'They are totally oblivious to the fact that in any other circumstance they would not be friends.'
January 19th, 2010, 10:01 AM
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BearCam!
Poor bears cannot even get any privacy... However, this should be interesting...
http://news.bbc.co.uk/earth/hi/earth...00/8462296.stm
Here is the webcam site - perhaps we might see cubs?
http://www.bear.org/website/visit-us/lily-den-cam.html
http://news.bbc.co.uk/earth/hi/earth...00/8462296.stm
Here is the webcam site - perhaps we might see cubs?
http://www.bear.org/website/visit-us/lily-den-cam.html
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January 19th, 2010, 10:42 AM
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They make an unlikely trio, but Baloo the bear, Leo the lion and Shere Khan the tiger have forged an unusually strong bond.
Considering that they would be mortal enemies if they ever were to meet in the wild, it is stunning to see their unique and genuine friendship in these intimate pictures.
Rescued eight years ago during a police drugs raid in Atlanta, Georgia, the three friends were only cubs at the time at barely two months old. Delivered to the Noah's Ark Animal Rescue Centre in Locust Grove, Georgia, the decision was made to keep the youngsters together, because of their budding rapport.
'We could have separated them, but since they came as a kind of family, the zoo decided to keep them together,' said Diane Smith, assistant director of Noah's Ark.
'To our knowledge, this is the only place where you'll find this combination of animals together.'
Living with the zoo's founders for the past eight years, Shere Khan, Baloo and Leo have now moved to a purpose-built habitat where the US public can now witness first hand their touching relationships.
'It is possible to see Baloo, who is a 1000lb bear, Shere Khan, a 350lb tiger and Leo, who is also 350lbs, messing around like brothers.
'They are totally oblivious to the fact that in any other circumstance they would not be friends.'
Aaahhhh..... Jamesbo that is soooo cute!!! You're gettin warm and fuzzy in your old age!! LOL! 
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