Animals form friendships, Waterloo zoologist asserts

Anne Innis Dagg Anne Innis Dagg is the author of several books. Her latest is called Animal Friendships.

Philip Walker, Record staff

By Barbara Aggerholm WATERLOO — For years, Tarra the elephant and a stray dog named Bella hung around together at a Tennessee elephant sanctuary.
The elephant and dog ate together, played together and slept at each other’s side. When the dog suffered a spinal cord injury, the elephant stayed near the office where Bella lay paralyzed.
The dog would wag her tail when Tarra came near. So she was taken to visit the elephant each day until she was able to walk again and then they resumed their friendship as before. Sometimes, the elephant would rub the dog’s stomach with her huge foot...Continue reading... Terra mourns for her best friend..The Elephant Sanctuary: Since 1995, twenty-four elephants have found sanctuary in Tennessee. They live out their lives with the freedom to roam the natural habitat of the Sanctuary, making new friends and special relationships as the years pass.http://www.elephants.com/index.php