Rare antelope and Poodle are BFF’s

When the mother of Sultana, a rare Sitatunga antelope, rejected her, the staff at Knowsley Safari Park near Livermore, England took over.

Since she needs to be fed every four hours, Emma Gatcliffe, Head Keeper, brings Sultana home every night where she stays in a spare room. After her meal, she plays with Macy, Emma’s Poodle.

Emma said: "This arrangement has been working very well for the last few weeks, although it hasn´t done wonders for my bedroom carpet.

Someday Sultana will be integrated  into the herd and hopefully will become the mother of baby  antelopes, but for now she is just a baby herself, enjoying being fed by the staff and having playtime with her Poodle BFF.

Sitatunga antelopes, which are an endangered species, come from central Africa where they are mainly found in the Congo, Botswana, Zambia and Kenya. Source

Comments

[Lynne]

That is SO cute. My dog loves to play with the squirrels in the fall. I swear the squirrels enjoy playing with her too. They get very low on the tree trunk and play hide and seek. They run from one side of the tree to the other hiding. Both animals are very playful the whole time. It's quite fun to watch. I even hear the squirrel make it's sound to call the dog over for a session.

[jackie]

wonder what there babys would look like?

[jansfunnyfarm]

How cute. Animals are so interesting.

[Clive]

Great story.

[Dennis the Vizsla]

Bambi!!!

[Tammy]

I saw this news post last week as well! It is so fun to see unusual animals being buddies! I love it!!

[rosemary]

OK....so does Livermore remind anyone else of a sandwich? Those two pals are really cute together.....

[cube]

You just never know when and which animals will get along together. Sometimes it just doesn't work out when you think it will, but the opposite case is very uplifting for humans and animals alike.

[the 4Bs]

very cute.

[Jimmy]

Antelope pee????...If it's anything like goat piss....she's got some nasty carpet????
Then on the other hand goat poop is similar to rabbit droppings and should clean up fairly easy?

[gus, louie and callie]

That is so cool..

Big Sloppy Kisses
Gus, Louie and Callie

[Lindsay]

Oh my, that is just so cute. I would love to see those two playing!

[Khyra]

So, are woo getting one fur yourself?

Hugz&Khysses,
Khyra

[Col]

Love these kind of stories. :-)