treehuggingarchitect:

After losing his parents, this 3 year old orangutan, named Roscoe was so depressed he wouldn’t eat and didn’t respond to any medical treatments. The veterinarians thought he would surely die from sadness. The zoo keepers found an old sick dog on the grounds in the park at the zoo where the orangutan lived and took the dog to the animal treatment center. The dog arrived at the same time the orangutan was there being treated. The 2 lost souls met and have been inseparable ever since. 

The orangutan found a new reason to live and each always tries his best to be a good companion to his new found canine friend, Cletus. They are together 24 hours a day in all their activities. They live in Northern California where swimming is their favorite past time, although Roscoe is a little afraid of the water and needs Cletus’s help to swim. Together Roscoe and Cletus have discovered the joy and laughter in life and the value of friendship. They have found more than a friendly shoulder to lean on.