My Three New Sons: Pig Adopts Bengal Tiger Cubs
by geozone.
When three newborn tiger cubs were rejected by their mother, zoo officials tried everything they could think of to wean the cubs.
"We tried many ways, including bottle feeding, but the cubs rejected them," said a spokesperson for the Chimelong Xiangjiang Safari Park in Guangzhou City.
Then zoo officials hit upon an idea. Since it is the Year of the Pig in the Chinese calendar, why not get a pig to nurse the cubs.
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The zoo managed to locate a sow which had just given birth. They brought the entire brood, mother and piglets, to the zoo and it turned out to be a match made in safari park heaven.
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The tiger cubs romp and play with their piglet foster siblings and the sow instantly accepted them as her own.
"We are feeding them meat as well now, and hopefully with the meat supplement they'll grow stronger," added the zoo spokesperson
It's not just Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt who can adopt an instant family.
My Three New Sons: Pig Adopts Bengal Tiger Cubs
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