A wombat and a koala in New South Wales have become the best of friends following sharing an enclosure during isolation.

Elsa, the koala, and Hope, the wombat, created an unlikely friendship at the Australia Reptile Park in New South Wales.

The 2 animals met when Hope was put into Elsa’s enclosure while hers was being cleaned by the staff of the park.

Wombats are close relatives with the koala that helped a lot too.

Keepers knew that the 2 would be safe together, however, they did not know that they will develop a very close relationship.

The staff of the zoo knew Elsa and Hope got on so well as they would nuzzle noses to greet one another.

They are currently known as “lockdown BFFs”.

The Australian Reptile Park had been closed throughout April and May, which left the animals of the park without visitors.

The unfortunate circumstances helped the 2 builds on their friendship.

They even had daily visits with one another when they stopped sharing their enclosure.

Hayley Shute, the curator of the park, hand raised Elsa when she was just a joey.

Hope was also hand raised at the park, said the Australia Reptile Park.

Shute talked about the friendship of the 2 animals:

Hope is a little ray of sunshine. It’s a very special friendship these two have formed and I can’t wait to see it continue to blossom. Elsa and Hope are great ambassadors for Australian wildlife and our wildlife needs all the help it can get.

Good things happened during this coronavirus pandemic, and this is surely one of them.