{"id":138316,"date":"2025-09-12T09:57:06","date_gmt":"2025-09-12T09:57:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/138316\/"},"modified":"2025-09-12T09:57:06","modified_gmt":"2025-09-12T09:57:06","slug":"zookeeper-turns-mommy-figure-for-orphaned-baby-zebra-wears-zebra-striped-shirt-what-a-fine-pair","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/138316\/","title":{"rendered":"Zookeeper turns mommy figure for orphaned baby Zebra, wears zebra-striped shirt: ‘What a fine pair’"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

A heartwarming video from Kenya has gone viral, showing an orphaned zebra named Bombi clinging to her keeper at the Sheldrick Wildlife Trust.<\/p>\n

\"An An adorable video of orphaned zebra Bombi has gone viral on Instagram.(@sheldricktrust\/Instagram) <\/p>\n

The video posted on Instagram by Sheldrick Wildlife Trust has melted hearts around the world, capturing the strong bond<\/a> between the young zebra and her keeper.<\/p>\n

In the video, Bombi can be seen trying to crawl into Keeper Peter\u2019s striped coat, a playful gesture that shows how much she adores him.<\/p>\n

Bombi gets loving care: <\/p>\n

Bombi was rescued<\/a> earlier this year after lions killed her mother, leaving her an orphan. When she arrived at the Trust, she had serious wounds and needed constant care.<\/p>\n

Peter is seen in a special zebra-striped coat, which helps Bombi imprint on him safely. Zebras are visual creatures, and naturally follow their mother\u2019s striped pattern.<\/p>\n

According to the post, the coat allows Bombi to bond with her keepers without becoming overly attached to a single person.<\/p>\n

Check out the video here: <\/p>\n

The video has touched viewers worldwide, with many sharing their admiration for the dedication of the Sheldrick Wildlife Trust staff.<\/p>\n

Here’s how people reacted to this video: <\/p>\n

Instagram users were touched by the heartwarming video, with many saying Bombi\u2019s affection \u201cmelted their hearts.\u201d<\/p>\n

One of the users, Candy Davis, commented, \u201cShe absolutely loves Peter!\u201d.<\/p>\n

A second user, Lori, commented, \u201cWhat\u2019s not to adore? He is beyond handsome in his beautiful zebra coat!”<\/p>\n

A third user, Adrienne Hrnicek Brietzke, commented, \u201cShe is such a doll! So\u2019s Peter. The coat wouldn\u2019t mean so much if it weren\u2019t filled out by a man with obvious love and empathy for his babies. What a fine pair!\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cOh, this warmed my heart!\u201d another user commented.<\/p>\n

Comments praised the Sheldrick Wildlife Trust for their care and dedication, highlighting the special bond between Bombi and her keeper.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"A heartwarming video from Kenya has gone viral, showing an orphaned zebra named Bombi clinging to her keeper…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":138317,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[26],"tags":[74807,49,48,62636,17707,74806,74808,66,24953,323],"class_list":{"0":"post-138316","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-wildlife","8":"tag-bombi","9":"tag-ca","10":"tag-canada","11":"tag-heartwarming-video","12":"tag-kenya","13":"tag-orphaned-zebra","14":"tag-rescued-zebra","15":"tag-science","16":"tag-sheldrick-wildlife-trust","17":"tag-wildlife"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/138316","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=138316"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/138316\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/138317"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=138316"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=138316"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=138316"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}