Lion, Dog Become Pals At Zoo

Lion, Dog Become Pals At Zoo
Lioness Abandoned As Cub

JINJOO, South Korea -- A female lion that was abandoned as a cub and a dog have become good friends at a South Korean zoo.

The lioness is named "Soonee," which means "tame" in Korean.

Her friend is a South Korea Jindo dog called "Tang-Chil," after a popular cartoon character.

After she was abandoned by her mother, Soonee was lonely, but rejected all male lions.

Then Tang-Chil came along. After letting the dog live near Soonee's cage for a month, zookeepers let him enter the cage under supervision.

The two animals became friends, and now they look after each other, zookeepers said.