PHOTOS The “Awwww Files” Chimp Anjana and Puma cub Sierra

Rare photo still from the scrapped Disney version of "King Kong" starring Walter Matthau and Puma Thurman

Rare photo still from the scrapped Disney version of "King Kong" starring Walter Matthau and Puma Thurman

Need a shot in the arm of cuteness? Look no further than these photos of the matronly five-year-old chimpanzee Anjana and her adopted kitty Sierra, a nine-week-old puma cub. The odd couple are residents of The Institute of Greatly Endangered and Rare Species (T.I.G.E.R.S) Preserve in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina. Orphaned chimp Anjana lives with the resident feline curator at T.I.G.E.R.S, who taught the monkey how to care for all sorts of ferocious furry foster felines, including the Institute’s latest arrival Sierra.
Chimpanzee Anjana mothers Puma cub Sierra at The Institute of Greatly Endangered and Rare Species (T.I.G.E.R.S) Preserve in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina.Chimpanzee Anjana mothers Puma cub Sierra at The Institute of Greatly Endangered and Rare Species (T.I.G.E.R.S) Preserve in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina.

Chimpanzee Anjana mothers Puma cub Sierra at The Institute of Greatly Endangered and Rare Species (T.I.G.E.R.S) Preserve in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina.Chimpanzee Anjana mothers Puma cub Sierra at The Institute of Greatly Endangered and Rare Species (T.I.G.E.R.S) Preserve in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina.

Chimpanzee Anjana mothers Puma cub Sierra at The Institute of Greatly Endangered and Rare Species (T.I.G.E.R.S) Preserve in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina.Chimpanzee Anjana mothers Puma cub Sierra at The Institute of Greatly Endangered and Rare Species (T.I.G.E.R.S) Preserve in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina.

Chimpanzee Anjana mothers Puma cub Sierra at The Institute of Greatly Endangered and Rare Species (T.I.G.E.R.S) Preserve in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina.Chimpanzee Anjana mothers Puma cub Sierra at The Institute of Greatly Endangered and Rare Species (T.I.G.E.R.S) Preserve in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina.
Photos: BARM / Fame Pictures

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