Orphaned Baby Rhino and Zebra Form Friendship at Animal Rescue in Kenya

Two baby animals from different species have found friendship after enduring tragedy.

Tytan, a baby black rhino, and Notty, a zebra foal, arrived within a week of each other at the Sheldrick Wildlife Trust 's Nairobi Nursery — a specialized care facility for infant orphaned elephants, rhinos, and other wildlife — in Sept. 2025.

Sadly, both young animals moved to the rescue nursery after their mothers died in shockingly similar ways.

"The unlikely pair share remarkably similar stories, although they were rescued from different parts of Kenya: Both their mothers fell down cliffs and died (we believe that Tytan's mother was being pursued by a male black rhino). Miraculously, both babies survived," Sean Michael, Sheldrick Wildlife Trust's director of communication, tells PEOPLE.

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