No one ever told them they couldn’t get along, so they did!
July 01, 2014, 6:00am

Too bad politicians can’t learn from these animals…

This is Leo the African Lion, Baloo the Black Bear, and Shere Khan the Bengal Tiger.

No one ever told them they couldn’t get along, so they did!

The threesome were rescued as babies from the basement of an Atlanta drug dealer’s home when it was raided by authorities.

No one ever told them they couldn’t get along, so they did!

They were starving, traumatized, and had bacterial infections.

No one ever told them they couldn’t get along, so they did!

Since then, they were brought to Noah’s Ark Animal Sanctuary…

No one ever told them they couldn’t get along, so they did!

…Where they’ve lived in the same habitat together for 13 years.

No one ever told them they couldn’t get along, so they did!

The only time the three were separated was when Baloo was sent to surgery.

No one ever told them they couldn’t get along, so they did!

While at the drug dealer’s home, Baloo had been mistreated so profoundly that the harness that was put on him had grown into his skin.

No one ever told them they couldn’t get along, so they did!

The two cats were distraught and cried for the bear’s return when he was at the vet’s. Since then, no one has separated the group.

No one ever told them they couldn’t get along, so they did!

They had clearly bonded during their earliest memories, and never wanted to be apart.

No one ever told them they couldn’t get along, so they did!

Now they live together as if they were brothers of the same species.

No one ever told them they couldn’t get along, so they did!

They play together, nuzzle one another, and are extremely affectionate.

No one ever told them they couldn’t get along, so they did!

The threesome are the only lion, tiger, and bear living together in the entire world.

No one ever told them they couldn’t get along, so they did!

They’re just that exceptional.

No one ever told them they couldn’t get along, so they did!

Humans could really learn from the bond that these three have.

No one ever told them they couldn’t get along, so they did!

No one ever told them they couldn’t love one another, so they did just that.

No one ever told them they couldn’t get along, so they did!

And now, even all these years later, they continue to do so.

The trio are affectionately referred to as BLT, standing for bear, lion, and tiger. They might just be the most adorable sandwich ever!

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