In a zoo in California , a mother tiger gave birth to a rare set of triplet tiger cubs. Unfortunately,due to complications in the pregnancy, the cubs were born prematurely and due to their tiny size, they died shortly after birth.
The mother tiger after recovering from the delivery, suddenly started to decline in health, although physically she was fine. The veterinarians felt that the loss of her litter had caused the tigress to fall into a depression. The doctors decided that if the tigress could surrogate another mother's cubs, perhaps she would improve.
After checking with many other zoos across the country, the depressing news was that there were no tiger cubs of the right age to introduce to the mourning mother. The veterinarians decided to try something that had never been tried in a zoo environment. Sometimes a mother of one species will take on the care of a different species. The only "orphans" that could be found quickly, were a litter of weanling pigs. The zoo keepers and vets wrapped the piglets in tiger skin and placed the babies around the mother tiger. Would they become cubs or pork chops??
Take a look..
:) hugs, Adrienne
I showed this to my students at school! Very charming story!
Posted by: Kymmie Smith | May 06, 2008 at 10:17 PM
These where on a news story in Tassie but I missed some of so thanks to your blog I have the whole story
beautiful
Animals are so amazing worked with animals for 19 years and they amazed me everyday
adding your typepad to my blog
Posted by: karen | May 04, 2008 at 07:52 PM
Hate to be the bearer of bad news but the description is a hoax. Visit Snopes or Hoax-Slayer for the complete story. In a nutshell, the pictures are real but they are from a zoo in Thailand that features many cross-species displays.
Posted by: Kim Alderman | May 04, 2008 at 06:11 PM
Are you sure this isn't 1st APRIL?!!!
Lovely blog.
Posted by: jackie(Dog daisy 92) | May 04, 2008 at 02:17 AM
Those are the CUTEST pictures!!!
Thanks for sharing!:)
Posted by: willowthewysp | May 03, 2008 at 01:07 PM
Ow i LOVEEEEEEEE this so much!DO you mind if i scrap about it girly!This stuff got me all teary eyed!Miss you my sweets,have a great national Scrapbook day!xoxo
Posted by: fauve | May 03, 2008 at 10:43 AM
That's soooo cute !!! thanks for this story :-)
Posted by: Laure | May 03, 2008 at 09:21 AM
Aaaaaawh! SO CUTE! Those little piglets with their new "Mom" really got me. I'm still tearing up.... I can't imagine losing a baby at birth. Is that story from '04 like it had on the date stamp?
How was your first day at Prima? I love your Holland album, and your photoshop magic on the pictures...
Congratulations on your trip to France! I wish I could afford to go, too.... how FUN!
Posted by: Erin Glee | May 02, 2008 at 11:38 AM
Aaaaaawh! SO CUTE! Those little piglets with their new "Mom" really got me. I'm still tearing up.... I can't imagine losing a baby at birth. Is that story from '04 like it had on the date stamp?
How was your first day at Prima? I love your Holland album, and your photoshop magic on the pictures...
Congratulations on your trip to France! I wish I could afford to go, too.... how FUN!
Posted by: Erin Glee | May 02, 2008 at 11:36 AM
Is it true? Is fantastic. We must think about this and we must say that the Nature is wonderful and therefore this is the reason 'cause we must respect that. Sorry for my English
Posted by: lamagagio | May 02, 2008 at 11:20 AM
Oh my goodness, I so teared up just reading this post!
Posted by: Daisy Niemeyer | May 02, 2008 at 10:55 AM
so, so sweet. perfect story for the upcoming Mother's Day. thanks for sharing it.
Posted by: Susanne Ponce | May 02, 2008 at 09:44 AM
Owwww....How sweet!!! What a nice story! Thanks for sharing!
Posted by: Annemieke | May 02, 2008 at 05:30 AM
Wow, indeed the cutest story!!
Especially the photo whith the little ones on the tiger's belly! :-D
Posted by: Laura | May 02, 2008 at 04:54 AM
OMG!!!!
this is the cutest thing i have ever seen!!
Incredible. i thought for sure she would want some bacon. That has such a happy ending!!
oxoox,
jessi
i will have to pass this on!
Posted by: Jessi Nagy | May 02, 2008 at 04:17 AM
Awwwwwww, that is so cute! Thanks for sharing that, I feel all mushy now lol!
Posted by: Rachel Millington | May 02, 2008 at 03:03 AM
I already saw pictures of this... it just makes my heart melt !
Posted by: Sophie | May 02, 2008 at 02:02 AM
owwww this is so cute!! Thanks for charing this story!
Posted by: Natasja | May 02, 2008 at 01:43 AM
aaaah that is the cutest story!
corinnexxx
Posted by: corinne delis | May 01, 2008 at 10:09 PM