'Tiger' Cubs

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...you won't believe your eyes!!

 

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