Adorable Friendship Between Elephant and Dog
This is one of the most adorable animal friendships that we’ve seen in a
long time. Bubbles the African elephant and Bella the black Labrador,
both residents at the Myrtle Beach Safari in South Carolina, have become
the best of friends, and can often be seen playing in the water
together. Pictures have been published of them playing fetch in the
water – Bubbles throws the ball with her trunk while Bella jumps off of
Bella’s head or back and swims to retrieve the ball.
Bubbles was rescued in Africa after her parents were both found killed
by poachers during a 20-year slaughter of elephants in Africa for their
ivory. She was one of few elephants adopted – the rest were released or
killed because facilities for them could not be found. When Bubbles
first arrived, she weighed only 340 lbs and stood 42 inches tall. Now,
she is over 9 ft tall and weighs about 4 tons. Bella was left at the
park by the contractor who built bubbles her swimming pool. Luckily,
they’ve found each other! What other heartwarming animal friendships
have you heard of?
Adorable Friendship Between Elephant and Dog
Bubbles the African elephant and Bella the black Labrador often play in
the water together at Myrtle Beach Safari in South Carolina.
“Bubbles was rescued in Africa after her parents were both killed by
poachers. As Bubbles grew over the years, from 300-9000 pounds, so too
did her love for swimming.”
“In 2007, a contractor hired to build Bubbles a swimming pool, abandoned
Bella as a puppy at The Preserve. The pool and eventually the river
presented these two the opportunity to interact in a way that developed a
deep and lasting friendship.”
Now Bubbles loves to play with Bella, teasing her and then throwing a tennis ball for her to fetch.
“Bubbles’ family was killed in 1981 by ivory poachers. She was one of
the fortunate few that survived the slaughter. Today tens of thousands
of elephants are still being illegally poached for their ivory.”
“Today they are almost inseparable.”
Adorable Friendship Between Elephant and Dog
Adorable Friendship Between Elephant and Dog
Adorable Friendship Between Elephant and Dog
Adorable Friendship Between Elephant and Dog
Adorable Friendship Between Elephant and Dog
Adorable Friendship Between Elephant and Dog
Adorable Friendship Between Elephant and Dog
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