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, 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 specie s 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…
Now, please tell me one more time ………?
Why can’t the rest of the world get along?
OMG, these are some of the cutest pictures I have ever seen. I especially like the one with the piggy up by the mommy’s face. I can’t believe those little tiger outfits. Delightful! Is there any news are they all still together?
how can a tiger live with piglets. very unique…
just wanted to say if there was peace on earth human beings like this…
this is great but its only a mater of time before the mother start playing with the pigs as they would in the wild… its called ‘rough and tumble’ and guess what the piggies are gonna die!
I love the pic with 5 piglets sleeping on mom Tigress. With that little outfit of tigers design, does it really makes Tigress believe those are her babies or it is just her motherly love? Too good