10 Unusual Animal Friendships That Will Melt Your Heart

The two-year-old chimp has been helping keeper China York care for the 21-day-old cubs at The Institute of Greatly Endangered and Rare Species (TIGERS) in South Carolina. 'Mitra and Shiva, were born during Hurricane Hannah,' said Dr Bhagavan, founder of TIGERS. During that time everything flooded in the sanctuary and they had to be moved into the house as their mother became stressed. 'It was important for their safety that they were separated.' Placed into the care of infant animal care giver China and her chimpanzee companion, Anjna, the cubs have become almost inseparable from their new motherly figures.