I bet you've never seen a friendship quite like this one. My day is officially made.
In 2014, a baby cheetah named Ruuxa, required surgery. His best friend Raina, a Rhodesian ridgeback puppy, sat in the hospital room by his side the entire time.
Ruuxa was born with a growth abnormality in his four legs, and it was imperative he undergo the surgery. Raina was the epitome of loyal, as was so concerned about her best friend that she demanded to be in the room during the procedure. After the surgery was finished, Raina waited for Ruuxa to wake up from the anesthesia, exhibiting signs of worry.
“Raina appeared very concerned about Ruuxa when she saw he was sleeping and she couldn’t wake him,” said a trainer from the San Diego Zoo. “She licked him and nuzzled him, and when he awoke, she lay with him and seemed very content to know her cheetah was okay.”
The two best friends met when they were paired together at the Zoo at only five weeks of age, after Ruuxa was rejected by his mother. Raina was enlisted to help normalize Ruuxa. The unlikely friendship exceeded the staff's wildest dreams.
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