Freak of Nature! Lion, Tiger and Bear Refuse to be Separated After 15-years Together (Photos+Video)

 

Many have called it the freak of nature! This is an unusual and bizarre story of animal love. A tiger, a lion and a bear make an unlikely animal friends bonded by a harrowing start in life.

 

The trio of pals, also known as "The BLT", were brought to the Noah's Ark Wildlife Sanctuary in Georgia, in 2001 when they were found by police in a basement in Atlanta during a drugs raid, The Mirror reports.

 

They were brought together as cubs in a malnourished and underweight condition after they were found in small cages underneath the house. Shere Khan, the tiger, Leo, the lion and Baloo, the bear bonded after their rescue and in 2001. But after expert care and plenty of good food, the trio were soon happy and healthy again.

 

 

The animals who if found in the wild would have killed each other have continued to baffle the zookeepers with their friendship spanning 15 years.

 

Noah's Ark Sanctuary said: "Baloo, Leo and Shere Khan eat, sleep, and play together and even seek out grooming and affection from one another, head rubbing and licking each another.

 

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