WATCH: One lonely elephant meets another for the first time in heartwarming video

When a 41-year-old elephant met another elephant for the first time in 37 years, they gently entwined trunks in a heart-melting moment…

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by Kayleigh Dray |
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Mila met Mary, the leader of the herd at San Diego Zoo, after being kept as a lone elephant in a circus for over 30 years and then taken in by Franklin Zoo in New Zealand.

She hadn't seen another of her kind for almost forty years, so many were unsure how the two African elephants would take to each other.

But they needn't have worried. Because the heartwarming meeting between the lonely elephant and the herd matriarch at San Diego Zoo was absolutely beautiful.

Watch it for yourself below:

From surprise to joy, we can't imagine how Mila felt to find someone just like her on the other side of the fence.

Lead keeper at the zoo Ron Ringer says that Mila and Mary are already firm friends.

"Mary walked up to Mila and they both started eating from the same tree. This is a great behaviour to see because they were both calm and accepting of each other and it’s one of the types of things we look for with animal introductions."

We hope that their beautiful friendship continues to flourish.

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