Charles Hedgecoth Sr. and Diane Smith of Locust Grove, Georgia run a charity called Noah's Ark. Nine years ago, they took in a baby lion, tiger and bear, and the three are inseparable now. Smith says, "They love each other." Video at the HuffPo, more photos at
Update 1/14/09 - by Alex: Story at Telegraph, stolen images at The Chive is delinked.
Please Neatorama, get your facts straight, some of the photos are from a Flickr set, others are by Getty Images and the rest are certainly not from The Chive. I hate sites that steal photos like that and don't give credits to the original source