When Themba the baby elephant lost his mother after she fell down a cliff, he was rescued by a team at the Shamwari Rehabilitation Centre.
While at the center, Themba quickly befriended a sheep named Albert, and the two quickly became inseparable. Albert took on a guardian role for Themba, and to this day he stays by the elephant’s side while he eats, drinks, plays, roams and sleeps. The two companions have also recently befriended a baby giraffe, who will hopefully soon be able to participate in Themba and Albert’s fun and games.
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Yay for interspecies lubs!!
Gives me hope that humans can one day recognize that a family comes in many different shapes and sizes and combinations. Heartwarming!
The elephant can come stay at my house!
Awwww, Albert is truly a rare creature. So kewt!
Oh. My. SQUEE…
My fav .gif is the head-snorgling one! They just luv webbing dem hedz togeddur!
Elephant: “Ewe are my best friend, man…”
Sheep: “I know, dude. Saying that is totally irrelephant…”
LOL!
this is so precious! they look like they’re having so much fun!
so sweet!
It’s so adorable I could squeal enthusiastically forever & a day!!
I know! they are simply delighted in one another’s company!
*heart melts*
Hey mates… sorry to inform you, Themba died in 2010. I saw this couple on an Animal Planet special and they gave the full story.
http://www.shamwari.com/propertycontent.asp?pageid=433&title=Themba+-+Shamwari%92s+Orphaned+Elephant
While the story is really heart-warming, the post should unfortunately be in past tense…
OMSQUEE!!! Elefont babies are my fave!!!
Sadly Themba died in Feb 2010.
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The baby elephant (Themba) passed away from a twisted gut, just before he was due to be released back to the wild.
The giraffe (Melvin) was successfully released back to the wild.
The sheep (Albert) continues to offer friendship and support to orphaned, wild animals
Awww ;___; I watched the last episode of this a few days ago but I’m glad people like them so much. The giraffe does become their playmate!
Unlikely Friendships! I know it’s in bookstores in Australia, but not sure if it’s anywhere else. They made it into the book though and it’s filled with awesome stories like theirs
Alas, not ‘to this day’ for Themba died just before he was due to be released back into the wild.
Themba and Albert’s friendship was an amazing example of cross-species affection.
Sadly, Themba died in 2010 of torsion of the intestine, and was buried on the Shamwari grounds. http://www.shamwari.com/propertynewsarticle.asp?id=84
Sorry to be a debbie downer. Rest in peace, Themba. T-T
That’s freaking adorable!
Soo lovely :3
awww this is too sweet
I hope they stay friends for a long time
I loved this story.
Sad to say it had an unhappy ending when Themba the baby elephant died of intestinal torsion.
http://www.shamwari.com/propertynewsarticle.asp?id=84
this is so precious, but i saw this on a national geo show a couple months ago, and i’m sorry to say that Themba the elephant passed away from an illness.
Too bad Themba died died 2 years later.
http://groups.google.com/group/alt.obituaries/browse_thread/thread/20901902f497d58b?pli=1