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 veter inarians 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 weaner 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!!!!
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 veter inarians 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 weaner 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!!!!
