Unlikely Best Friends: This Dog And Elephant Playing In The Water
Who says snakes and hamsters can't be friends? Check out these unlikely animal friendships!
By Melody Oei — 24 Jul 2013, 05:35 PM — Updated almost 11 years ago
Bella the labrador loves to play catch with Bubbles the elephant
Bubbles is now over 9ft and weighs around 4 tons after being taken to the centre as a baby weighing just 340lbs and measuring 42in
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Bubbles, a rescued orphan elephant, picks up a ball with her trunk to tease Bella the labrador who dives off her back into water as part of their favourite game
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The unlikely friends are among an array of endangered species at The Institute of Greatly Endangered and Rare Species (T.I.G.E.R.S) in South Carolina
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Bubbles, a 32 year old African elephant, plays in the river with his best friend Bella a 3 year old labrador in Myrtle Beach Safari, South Carolina
Image via dailymail.co.ukBubbles the elephant plays with Bella the labrador in these adorable pictures which show the two animals playing catch.
dailymail.co.ukBubbles was among the few orphaned animals that were flown to the US where a handful of facilities awaited their arrival. Most were either killed or discarded due to a lack of housing and care in Africa.
dailymail.co.ukRat snake, Aochan, and snack hamster, Gohan get along just fine
Gohan and Aochan make strange bedfellows: one's a 3.5-inch dwarf hamster; the other is a yard-long rat snake. Zookeepers in tokyo presented Gohan to Aochan as a snack after the snake refused to eat frozen mice.
nbcnews.comBut instead of indulging, Aochan decided to make friends with the furry rodent. The paid have shared a cage since.
Anjana the chimp is BFFs with baby tiger
Loving Anjana cradles the white tiger cub after acting as surrogate mother to him and his twin brother.
Image via huffingtonpost.comAnjana, a chimp, has helped cubs keeper raise cubs in South Carolina, US. The chimp took on the surrogate role after the youngsters were separated from their mother.
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Caring Shih Tzu, Goldie, nurses little kitten friend
Animal control officers in Anderson, S.C., thought that a barking shih tzu was stuck in a ravine. Turns out, she was there nursing and protecting a tiny abandoned kitten she had found.
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Animal control officers in Anderson, S.C., thought that a barking shih tzu was stuck in a ravine. Turns out, she was there nursing and protecting a tiny abandoned kitten she had found.
Image via buzzfed.comAnimal control officers in Anderson, S.C., thought that a barking shih tzu was stuck in a ravine. Turns out, she was there nursing and protecting a tiny abandoned kitten she had found.
An abandoned kitten who Mo the crow came to love
Cassie was an abandoned kitten that Wallace and Ann Kollito found in their yard. Moses the crow took the kitten, under his wing and began to feed Cassie worms and insects. He also protected Cassie from other animals.
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Gladys and Snowy: The lonely chicken and friendly cat
The incredible friendship blossomed just over two months ago when a fox killed 13 chicks - leaving Gladys as the only survivor.
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The incredible friendship between Gladys the chicken and Snowy the cat blossomed over 2 months when a fox killed 13 chicks - leaving Gladys as the only survivor.
Image via pinkdogink.comThe incredible friendship between Gladys the chicken and Snowy the cat blossomed over 2 months when a fox killed 13 chicks - leaving Gladys as the only survivor.
pinkdogink.comMeet Owen and Mzee: Hippopotamus and giant tortoise
Baby hippo Owen was stranded after the Dec 2004 tsunami, where villagers in Kenya worked tirelessly to rescue him. Then, to everyone's amazement, the orphan hippo and elderly tortoise Mzee adopted each other.
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Baby hippo Owen was stranded after the Dec 2004 tsunami, where villagers in Kenya worked tirelessly to rescue him. Then, to everyone's amazement, the orphan hippo and elderly tortoise Mzee adopted each other.
Image via animalliberationfront.comBaby hippo Owen was stranded after the Dec 2004 tsunami, where villagers in Kenya worked tirelessly to rescue him. Then, to everyone's amazement, the orphan hippo and elderly tortoise Mzee adopted each other.
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