A dog and an elephant were best friends
[With the heat of July in the Northern Hemisphere come the so-called "dog days of summer," a perfect time to remember just how cool man's best friend is. The Romans called the dog days "diēs caniculārēs" and connected the period's hot temperatures with the star Sirius (a.k.a, the "Dog Star"), the brightest star in the constellation Canis Major, or "Large Dog."]
Bella was a dog who lived at the Elephant Sanctuary in Tennessee, but she was the only one who became best friends with one of the elephants, Tarra. They were inseparable. They ate together, played together and had sleepovers inside the barn. Sadly, Bella died late last year after what was believed to have been a coyote attack. Tarra found Bella's body after the attack and carried her to the spot they often spent time together. Hopefully, the big girl has already befriended one of the more than a dozen stray dogs, who, like Bella, made this special place their home.
VIDEO: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7Au2cQGaQBc
More on this special friendship: http://www.elephants.com/Bella/Bella.php
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Bella was a dog who lived at the Elephant Sanctuary in Tennessee, but she was the only one who became best friends with one of the elephants, Tarra. They were inseparable. They ate together, played together and had sleepovers inside the barn. Sadly, Bella died late last year after what was believed to have been a coyote attack. Tarra found Bella's body after the attack and carried her to the spot they often spent time together. Hopefully, the big girl has already befriended one of the more than a dozen stray dogs, who, like Bella, made this special place their home.
VIDEO: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7Au2cQGaQBc
More on this special friendship: http://www.elephants.com/Bella/Bella.php
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