After  losing his mother, this 3 year old orangutan was so depressed he wouldn't eat and didn't respond to treatments.  The zoo veterinarians  thought he would surely die from sadness.

It happened that the zoo keepers discovered a derelict dog on the grounds and took him to the animal treatment center.  The dog arrived at the same time the orangutan was there being treated. The two lost souls met, and have been inseparable  ever since. 

The orangutan found a new reason to live.  The two are together 24 hours a day in all their  activities. They live in Northern California where swimming is their favorite pastime, although Roscoe (the orangutan) is a little afraid of the water and needs his friend's help to swim.