Hunter the dog keeps an eye on Jazz, a nine-day-old giraffe (Jerome Delay/AP)
A baby giraffe abandoned at birth has befriended a dog after being rescued and taken to an animal orphanage in South Africa.
Hunter and Jazz relax next to orphanage worker Janie Van Heerden (Denis Farrell/AP)
Jazz the giraffe arrived at The Rhino Orphanage in Limpopo province just days after birth. A farmer found him in the wild, weak and dehydrated, and called the centre for help.
Resident watchdog Hunter quickly began to care for the newcomer, and orphanage caretaker Janie Van Heerden said the pair bonded immediately.
Just when we thought it couldn't get any cuter, sweeter and more heart-warming, this happened.The bond and understanding between Jazz the giraffe and Hunter our AP Belgian Malinois is astonishing.#orphanedgiraffe #savingwildlife #wildliferescue #oddanimalcouples #interspeciesrelationships #animalbonds #malinois #antipoachingdogsMorongwane Game Heritage your little one is in good hands with Hunter
