A great big kiss for brothers reunited

Born in a circus in Guatemala, separated as cubs to live at opposite ends of a cage on a truck, then Tomas was sent to a zoo and it seemed certain the boys would never see each other again. But ADI rescued and reunited them at the ADI Wildlife Sanctuary, South Africa. Now each evening as the sun goes down, they march side by side to the far end of Jacque Habitat, bumping heads and settle to bask in the golden rays of the sun.

Never ever give up, because miracles can happen against all odds. There’s evidence of one this evening in the glow of the setting African sun….

Max reunites with Stripes!

Wonderful news, Max returned to the ADI Wildlife Sanctuary from hospital late yesterday afternoon and this morning was reunited with his brother Stripes.

Max was kept in the feeding camp and night house overnight to give him a chance to reorientate and monitor reactions between the brothers. Stripes watched the unloading and greeted Max through the gate with much chuffing and settled down right outside. This morning Stripes was brought into the feeding camp and the boys greeted each other with rubs and chuffs.

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Great news: Smith is home and Rey greets him

Smith has arrived back at the ADI Wildlife Sanctuary after a stay in the Old Chapel Veterinary Hospital where Dr Caldwell treated him for an intestinal inflammation. Watch how his brother Rey (rescued from the same circus in Peru) comes to greet him and waits by the fence. The boys (Smith is a castrated male) will be back together tomorrow. We give them a little time where they can see each other and let the smells of the hospital wear off before we put them together again.