Subscribe tinyurl.com twitter: twitter.com Facebook: www.facebook.com A cheetah cub and labrador puppy raised together at an animal park are the best of friends a year later. Kasi the cheetah was just eight-weeks-old when he was introduced to Mtani, a 16-week-old female labrador. At the time Mtani towered over her younger friend and let the tiny cub clamber all over her. Now, a year later, the pair are the same height, and live together full time in the Cheetah habitat at Busch Gardens, Tampa, Florida. Pictures show them standing proudly shoulder to shoulder, and brushing their heads together, just like adolescent cheetah siblings.

Just a month after Busch Gardens took in a cheetah cub whose mother wasn’t caring for it, the park’s animal care team has identified the perfect four-legged friend for the 8-week-old cat: a 16-week old female yellow Labrador puppy.Eventually, the pair will live together and even travel together, helping the park’s education team teaching the public about the plight of cheetahs in the wild and the importance of Busch Gardens’ conservation efforts.Beginning Saturday, April 16, the cub and puppy moved to Jambo Junction in the Nairobi area of the park, where guests are able to see them at select times throughout the day.