The zoo’s director made a bold call: don’t intervene just yet. They cleared the public from the area and had veterinary staff monitor the enclosure around the clock. What they documented over the next few hours was nothing short of a miracle.
Aurora and the puppy were inseparable. She kept him warm, nudged him playfully with her nose, and shielded him from the wind. The puppy, in turn, snuggled into her deep fur and seemed perfectly content in the paws of the planet’s largest land predator.
The story quickly went viral. News outlets around the world shared photos of the unlikely duo. But the public didn’t know the heartbreaking reason behind the bond until a zookeeper explained Aurora’s recent loss.