Three orphaned animals rescued when they're young are now inseparable.

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          This is Leo the African lion, Baloo the black bear,
                      and Shere Khan the Bengal tiger.

The threesome were rescued as babies from the basement of an Atlanta drug dealer during a raid by the authority.

They were starving, traumatized and had bacterial infections.

Since then, they were brought to Noah’s Ark Animal Sanctuary….

…….where they stayed in the same

habitat together for 13 years.

The only time the three were separated was when Baloo was sent to surgery. (While at the drug dealer’s home, Baloo had been mistreated so profoundly that the harness that

was put on him had grown into his skin. )

The two cats were distraught and cried for the bear’s

return when he was at the vet’s.  Since then

                        no one has separated the group.

They were clearly bonded during their earliest

memories and never wanted to be apart.

Now they live together as if they were

brothers of the same species.

This threesome is the only lion, tiger and

bear  living together in the world.

They’re just that exceptional.

No one ever told them they couldn’t love

one another, so they did just that.

They play together, nuzzle one other

and are extremely affectionate.

Humans could really learn from the

bond that these three have.

And now, even after so many years, they continue to do so.

The trio are affectionately referred as BLT, standing for Bear, Lion and Tiger. They might just be the most adorable sandwich ever!

Many thanks to Thomas Eapen for sharing.

Alan CY Kok