Odd Couple at the Zoo: Slash and Betty White

As reported here last week, rocker Slash (Guns N' Roses, Velvet Revolver) and "Golden Girl" Betty White have joined forces to battle activists seeking to cease construction of the L.A. Zoo's Asian elephant habitat.

White, who has been involved with the zoo for 40 years, has staunchly supported the planned expansion of the elephant habitat, Pachyderm Forest. Slash, who has been frequenting the L.A. Zoo since he was a youngster, decided to get involved when he learned about activists' attempts to thwart the project. Both are mobilizing their respective (and probably mutually exclusive) fan bases to garner support for the zoo.

On Thursday, the unlikely duo rendez-voused at the zoo, where they filmed a series of YouTube appeals. In the spots, neither star minces words. Slash says stopping construction midway through the project would be "assinine," while in an unguarded moment, White admits she's "pissed off."

At first glance the rocker and the Golden Girl would seem to be worlds apart, but the following YouTube clip (a Golden Girls spoof of the movie Clueless) suggests that in addition to a mutual love of animals, the pair may also share a wardrobe designer:

Comments

[Connee]

Zoos have no business having elephants and it has been shown over and over that their lifespan is cut short by living in a zoo. Elephants are migratory animals that roan hundreds of miles a day. Their feet need special care in a zoo. If you want to see an elephant, go to a sanctuary where they can roam over thousands of acres. This is akin to putting a whale in a tank at a seaquarium­...it would be like you spending your life in a bathtub. We want elphants out of zoos for their health and emotional and physical wellbeing. Sorry Betty, you are a sweet lady but you are wrong on this issue.

[RoseMerry]

I wanna hear them do "November Rain", yes I do! Or maybe "Sweet Chile of Mine"

[Clavis]

Betty White is a riot. Slash seems cool. And I like elephants!

[PatA]

Betty White is a fabulous woman! She really is a role model for women and girls. She puts her money where her mouth is and doesn't care too much what comes out of her mouth! She is one of my most favourite people in the entire universe.

[Ty90]

Aw....how sweet!