An unusual friendship between a giant turtle and a three-legged calf
Categories: Animals
By Pictolic https://www.pictolic.com/article/an-unusual-friendship-between-a-giant-turtle-and-a-three-legged-calf.htmlThe African spur-bearing turtle Leonardo got into the Wildlife Friends Foundation Thailand (Wildlife Friends Foundation in Thailand, WFFT) rescue center in 2013, and the calf Simon got here in January 2016. A part of the calf's hoof broke off due to the fact that he got tangled in plants, and the shelter staff made him a prosthesis. At first, he was placed in a large open meadow to recover, and they planned to send him to two other rescued cows. But then the unexpected happened…
Source: Bored Panda
Simon the calf got into the reserve when he seriously injured his hoof by getting stuck in creepers.
Leonardo, an African spur-bearing turtle, has been rescued from Bangkok Zoo.
An extraordinary event happened in the reserve: a calf met a turtle…
...and they became best friends!
"Surprisingly for all of us, a strong bond has formed between Simon the calf and Leonardo the turtle," the employees of the reserve tell WFFT Rescue Center.
They add that animals are inseparable.
"They often follow each other, eat and relax together. We hope that this unusual friendship will continue to develop."
Keywords: Friendship | Nature reserve | Rescue | Thailand | Turtles
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