Remember the cheetah and the dog who chased each other around and acted as total best friends late last year?
Or the baby cheetah and baby who formed a tight bond this summer at the San Diego Zoo this summer?
Well, the latter pair is back in the news… for the most adorable of reasons!
Raina, a female Rhodesian ridgeback, recently traveled with her best pal Ruuxa, a male cheetah cub, while the latter had surgery at to fix her bowed legs.
The dog remained by the cheetah’s side throughout the procedure, onlookers confirm, also hanging closely around when the cub awoke from sedation.
San Diego Zoo Safari Park officials say the two have been best friends since they were paired together at four and five weeks old.
"Raina appeared very concerned about Ruuxa when she saw he was sleeping and she couldn’t wake him," recounts animal trainer Susie Ekard. "She licked him and nuzzled him, and when he awoke, she lay with him and seemed very content to know her cheetah was okay."
But Raina can at least rest assured of the following:
Ruxxa is expected to make a full recovery. These pals will be back to running and playing together in no time!
