Charles Hedgecoth Sr. and Diane Smith of Locust Grove, Georgia run a charity called Noah's Ark. Nine years ago, they took in a baby lion, tiger and bear, and the three are inseparable now. Smith says, "They love each other." Video at the HuffPo, more photos at
Update 1/14/09 - by Alex: Story at Telegraph, stolen images at The Chive is delinked.
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You think the lion is fat now, wait till he eats the bear.
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No wucking furries, Johnny Cat. It's an interesting story :)
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QFT. Since I started guest blogging here I've learned so much, but I sometimes make JAFO mistakes like that. It won't happen again!
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Don't be too hard on JohnnyCat, Spooky. Sometimes it's hard to tell that a post is plagiarized and track down the original. I'm sure that it was unintentional.
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Don't blame the lion. They keep tossing these foster kids into the enclosure; what lion could resist that?
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