In South Carolina, an unlikely pair has been splashing around the Myrtle Beach Safari.
Bubbles, a 4-ton African elephant and Bella, a black Labrador have forged an unlikely friendship out of hard times and a mutual love of water.
Bubbles was rescued and brought to South Carolina in 1983 after poachers killed both her parents. Bella, on the other hand, was abandoned as a pup by a contractor hired to build Bubbles a swimming pool at the Myrtle Beach Preserve.
But the two found solace in the water and each other. Both love playing in Bubbles’ pool and the river in the Preserve. Check out the above video to see them splashing, swimming, even playing fetch together (Bubbles throws a ball and Bella jumps off her 9-foot-tall back into the water to go retrieve it).
Be prepared to smile; it’ll be two and a half minutes of your day well-spent. It’s a reminder that a good friend can help bring joy out of a tough life situation as well as a reiteraation of a theme swimmers and swammers – with their network of friendships born and bonded of chlorine and goggle marks – will know well: there’s something about the water that makes us all an improbable but inseparable family.
Thank you for making my day and for reminding people of the impact of consumers! Only elephants should wear ivory! And God bless those of you who rescue animals! You’re the best!
This was heart warming video. I loved seeing their friendship. Thanks!!