Published 11:16 IST, December 15th 2019

Lion befriends two dogs, netizens react to unusual bond between them

In a video shared on Twitter earlier today, a fully grown lion is seen sharing an unusual bond with two Dachshunds. They both are friends since day one.

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In a video shared on Twitter earlier today, a fully grown lion is seen sharing an unusual bond with two Dachshunds. video is from G.W. Exotic Animal Park, Oklahoma where Abby, one of dachshund, and Bonedigger, male Barbary lion, share an extremely unlikely bond of friendship. According to authorities y both have become friends since y first met.

Friends since first day 

video shows, three of m chasing, playing and nipping at each or’s faces. According to Bonedigger’s caretaker, lion doesn’t like anyone else in c, besides dachshunds. Every time he has to remove dogs to perform maintenance, Bonedigger will pace and whine until her friends are let back inside. In same way, dogs attack his weed wacker during maintenance. John Reinke, park manr, chalks relationship up to dachshunds’ lack of self-awareness.

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tweet which is captioned, "Friendship is t about size" has received multiple reactions from netizens who are amused by unusual yet orable bond. See reactions here: 

re have been or incidents of bonding between different species of animals. Recently, a dog in South Africa befriended a baby giraffe that was abandoned at birth, rescued and taken to a local orphan. Jazz giraffe which arrived at Rhi Orphan just days after birth died a few days ago. Ar incident saw two beings from same species bonding. A sloth couple in Philephia’s Cincinnati Zoo h been engaging in a slow courtship and has attracted people's attention.

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15:22 IST, December 14th 2019