Erie Zoo's gorilla, Samantha, has been without a fulltime friend since the death of Rudy, the zoo's male gorilla, in 2005. But the 47-year-old western lowland gorilla is too old to be paired with another gorilla.
So zoo officials opted instead to introduce her to Panda, a Dutch rabbit, last month.
The Erie Times-News reports Samantha and Panda get along well, with Samantha gently scratching under the bunny's chin and sharing her food with her new friend.
Officials at the zoo say Samantha has always had a gentle personality. She was hand-raised and was always more comfortable around humans even when Rudy was alive.
