Months after vanishing in the Alps, the legendary lion and bear cub have returned — alive, stronger, and still side by side.

Once dismissed as myth, new footage shows them roaming the mountains together, the lion’s mane now frost-tipped, the cub grown and fearless. Experts believe they were once circus animals, released into the wild and bound by survival.

“They shouldn’t exist here — much less together,” said one researcher. “But somehow, they made it work.”

Locals call them ghosts of the high country — a symbol of loyalty, resilience, and the wild friendships born from loss.