Dorothy and her friends were perhaps afraid of lions, tigers and bears in The Wizard of Oz , but after seeing his adorable photos of a lion, a tiger and a bear frolicking together as if they were the best of friends, you’ll want to join them.
But remember you. They are still imposing animals with sharp teeth, big claws, and they can be dangerous. Yet it is hard to believe when you look at the photos, they are so cute!
The sanctuary of the Ark in Georgia, it feels like a Disney movie: Leo the lion, Baloo the brown bear and Shere Khan the tiger live in harmony.
The trio, known as LOT, was rescued when they were still babies during a raid of the Narcotics Brigade in Atlanta. Yes, a dealer kept them with him to establish his status. Disgusting.
The three animals were in poor health when they were found but they soon recovered thanks to the care of the Ark of Noah. And they are still the best of friends. Even if they live on a reserve of 12,000 m 2 , they do not like being separated and prefer to stay together.
“They actually look for affection from each other. They are cuddling with their snout. They play together,” said Allison Hedgecoth responsible breeding Noah’s Ark, the site Today . “It’s really incredible that the LOT behaves this way. As far as we know, this is a friendship between different single species in the world.”
In addition to being too cute together, Baloo, Leo and Shere Khan are living proof that friendship and unconditional love exist even if coming from different backgrounds.
“They show us how to hear us,” said Jama Hedgecoth , founder of Noah’s ark. “They are not of the same color. They are not of the same species. They do not even come from the same country, but they love each other. They are brothers and they show us how to love.”
