Over a Decade After Being Freed From Abusive Home, A Tiger, Lion and Bear Still Share Mind-Blowing Bond

Teresa Neumann : Mar 4, 2016
Matt Payton – The Independent

"Their terrifying early months in life bonded the three together and they are truly inseparable despite their obvious differences." –Spokesman, Noah's Ark Animal Sanctuary

(Atlanta, GA)—In 2001, police conducted a drug raid in Atlanta, Georgia and found what was later dubbed "The BLT"—a black bear named "Baloo," a lion named "Leo" and a Bengal Tiger named "Shere Khan." (Photo via YouTube)

The animals were all only a few months old. They were also, according to a report in the Independent,  malnourished and "cowering in cages." 

That was 15 years ago. Astonishingly, today "BLT" still live together in an enclosure at the Noah's Ark Animal Sanctuary animal shelter. 

Said a sanctuary spokesman, "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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