MILWAUKEE (WITI) -- They are the only bear, lion and tiger in the world that live in the same enclosure!
They're affectionately known as "BLT" -- and they live at the Noah's Ark Non-Profit Animal Sanctuary in Locust Grove, Georgia.
The trio includes:
Baloo -- a North American Black Bear
Leo -- an African Lion
Shere Hkhan -- a Bengal tiger
The animals were discovered in at Atlanta home's basement by police officers during a drug raid -- when they were just a few months old.
According to Noah's Ark Animal Sanctuary's website, all three cubs were frightened, malnourished and infected with internal and external parasites when they were brought to Noah's Ark by the Georgia DNR.
Shere Khan was underweight and malnourished, but with the treatment of his parasites and a healthy diet, he began to regain his cub like energy and appetite, as well as increase in weight.
Leo wasn't as underweight as Shere Khan, but he had an open and infected wound on his nose from being cruelly confined in a small cage. With room to stretch his growing legs and veterinary care, his nose healed although he still has a scar.
Baloo was in the worst condition of all, with a severely ingrown harness digging into his flesh because it was never loosened as he grew in size.
The harness was so ingrown that his flesh had begun to grow over it, and surgical intervention was required to remove the harness and clean out his deep, infected wounds.
During Baloo's surgery was the only time the three brothers have ever been separated from one another, and Shere Khan and Leo became extremely agitated because of it, pacing and vocalizing for the lost member of their family of three to return.
After his surgery, Baloo was returned to his brothers and the three have been together ever since, with hardly a quarrel between them. They eat, sleep and play together and even seek out grooming from one another, head rubbing and licking one another.
It seems that their terrifying early months in life bonded the three together and they are truly inseparable.
Baloo, Leo and Shere Hkhan live at the Noah's Ark Animal Sanctuary so that they never have to be separated.
WATCH a video slideshow showcasing photos of BLT!
WATCH a video posted to YouTube by the Noah's Ark Animal Sanctuary -- showing enrichment time for BLT -- and a lioness named Liberty.
WATCH a video of BLT posted to YouTube by the BBC.
CLICK HERE to learn more about Noah's Ark Animal Sanctuary.