One more reason to love older dogs (and ALL animals)!

My mom sent me this information this morning. I don't know if anyone has heard about it but I thought I'd pass along the story. :) She doesn't know where she got it from but I googled the information and this seems to be the link it came from. http://www.emaurescue.org/pdf/Long%20Live%20Friendship.pdf More information can be found if you google "Suryia and Roscoe".

"After losing his parents, a 3 year old orangutan was so depressed he wouldn't eat and didn't respond to any medical treatments. The veterinarians thought he would die from sadness. The zoo keepers found an old sick dog on the grounds in the park at the zoo where the orangutan lived and took the dog to the animal treatment center. The dog arrived at the same time the orangutan was there being treated. The 2 lost souls met and have been inseparable ever since. The orangutan found a new reason to live and each always tries his best to be a good companion to his new found friend. They are together 24 hours a day in all their activities.

They live in Northern California where swimming is their favorite past time, although Suryia (the orangutan) is a little afraid of the water and needs his friend's help to swim. Together they have discovered the joy and laughter in life and the value of friendship."

See pictures below! :)