奇速英语

狮虎熊“结成兄弟”，共同生活15年

Lions, tigers, and bears definitely aren’t meant to live as a pack. But not every animal has been through the trauma that made them have close relationships with each other.

Back in 2001, police went into a house in Atlanta, Georgia to catch the criminal. In the basement of the house, they came across a heartbreaking sight. There sat three frightened and weak animals that certainly didn’t belong in anyone’s home.

The African lion, Leo, had been in a small box with an open wound on his face. Shere Khan, the Bengal tiger, was thin and weak, and the black bear, Baloo, was hurt. But their nightmare(噩梦) was finally over. The police took them to Noah’s Ark Animal Sanctuary, an animal rescue in Locust Grove. There, they’d spend the rest of their days on a beautiful 250-acre property. They’d already been through too much in their short lives to ever be released back into the wild.

“When they were first brought to the sanctuary, Baloo, Shere Khan, and Leo were injured, frightened and clinging to one another for comfort,” keeper Allison Hedgecoth said. And as they got more comfortable, they played together and became good friends. For 15 years, Baloo, Leo, and Shere Khan lived, slept, and ate in the same habitat. And after surviving such horror(恐惧) together, they couldn’t have been happier.

Leo and Shere Khan spent the rest of their lives with Baloo before they passed away, respectively(分别地), in 2016 and 2018. And Baloo was there for both of their burials. While everyone at the sanctuary is still heartbroken over their deaths, they find a feeling of emotional comfort in knowing they gave all three a fantastic life together. And they’re making sure Baloo knows he isn’t alone.