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Maternal Instinct; (Cuteness warning!)
Topic Started: Jun 16 2006, 04:05 PM (162 Views)
George K
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Finally
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 species will take on the care of a
Different species. The only "orphans" that could be found quickly, were
a litter of wiener pigs. The zoo keepers and vets wrapped the piglets in
Tiger skin and placed the babies around the mother tiger.

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- Mik, 6/14/08


Nothing is as effective as homeopathy.

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DivaDeb
HOLY CARP!!!
that made me smile
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The 89th Key
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Maybe the tiger is jewish...
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Optimistic
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HOLY CARP!!!
That is SO cute!

Tigers are such BEAUTIFUL animals.
PHOTOS

I must have a prodigious quantity of mind; it takes me as much as a week, sometimes, to make it up.
- Mark Twain


We shall not cease from exploration
And the end of all our exploring
Will be to arrive where we started
And know the place for the first time.
-T. S. Eliot
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DivaDeb
HOLY CARP!!!
Snopes Version


(the pictures are too cute to be spoiled by Snopes :P)
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John D'Oh
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MAMIL
That's beautiful. I know I shouldn't anthropomorphise, but that Tiger looks really, really happy.

[resisting the urge to make a pigs in blankets joke]
What do you mean "we", have you got a mouse in your pocket?
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George K
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John D'Oh
Jun 16 2006, 08:23 PM
[resisting the urge to make a pigs in blankets joke]

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A guide to GKSR: Click

"Now look here, you Baltic gas passer... "
- Mik, 6/14/08


Nothing is as effective as homeopathy.

I'd rather listen to an hour of Abba than an hour of The Beatles.
- Klaus, 4/29/18
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kenny
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That's great.

Plus those piglets would sure come in handy if mom wanted a tasty midnight snack.
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LWpianistin
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HOLY CARP!!!
Optimistic
Jun 16 2006, 05:01 PM
That is SO cute!

Tigers are such BEAUTIFUL animals.

Those were my thoughts exactly, in that order!

Cuteness overload (but allowed ^_^ ) and WOW, tigers are soooo beautiful!
And how are you today?
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Mikhailoh
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How long until Mom figures out these cubs are in fact prey? But it is cute.

I'm picturing the tiger Mom taking care of Kenny and Jose's dogs in tiger outfits.
Once in his life, every man is entitled to fall madly in love with a gorgeous redhead - Lucille Ball
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