Two very special friends at the Dallas Zoo are celebrating an important milestone: their first birthday.
Winspear the cheetah and Amani the black Labrador both turned 1 year old Thursday. They were treated to a chicken-flavored popsicle cake.
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The best friends live, eat and play together at the Dallas Zoo. Zookeepers have raised the duo together since they were two months old.
Zoo experts found the lab had a calming influence on the cheetah cub, which was important in his preparation for spending time in the public eye.
A second cub, Kamau, was also being raised with Winspear and Amani but sadly died of pneumonia in January.
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They're truly just like brothers! Amani & Winspear LOVED their #BFF chicken flavored popsicle cake! #FIRSTbirthday pic.twitter.com/oWcuTmbV4B — The Dallas Zoo (@DallasZoo) July 10, 2014