After meeting at a reserve for endangered animals, a very unlikely duo has been made. Suryia the orangutan and Roscoe the Bluetick hound have become inseparable. Now they are getting popular on the internet after a picture book capturing their unorthodox friendship was released. As they held their own signing for the new release at a bookstore in Georgetown, South Carolina, the best friends were besieged by young fans . The book is entitled as Suryia And Roscoe and shows he pair enjoying each other’s company. The pictures were taken at the South Carolina wildlife reserve where they met. A stubborn Roscoe refuses to eat a banana offered by his friend in one of the photos. They are even captured taking walks through the gardens and posing in front of an elephant as if posing for holiday snaps.
The strange friendship has gained worldwide media attention. They have appeared in the National Geographic magazine and on the Oprah Winfrey and Ellen DeGeneres shows in the U.S. When Roscoe followed staff from The Institute of Greatly Endangered and Rare Species (TIGERS) in Myrtle Beach, they met as they walked home year ago. He was immediately spotted by the orangutan. The reserve’s founder, Dr. Bhagavan Antle said, ‘Roscoe looked really thin and a little lost so we fed him and took care of him. He followed us through the gate and ran over and found Suryia. As soon as he saw Roscoe, Suryia ran over to him and they started playing. Dogs are usually scared of primates, but they took to each other straight away. We made a few calls to see if he belonged to anyone and when no one came forward, Roscoe ended up staying.’
Very unusual friendship between a dog and an orangutan
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