markymark Posted July 6, 2007 Share Posted July 6, 2007 Received this in a E.mail hope it's not a reeeeeeeeeeeeeepost:innocent: 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!! http://img2.putfile.com/thumb/7/18608355646.jpg"]http://img2.putfile.com/thumb/7/18608355646.jpg[/url] http://img2.putfile.com/thumb/7/18608355658.jpg"]http://img2.putfile.com/thumb/7/18608355658.jpg[/url] http://img2.putfile.com/thumb/7/18608355695.jpg"]http://img2.putfile.com/thumb/7/18608355695.jpg[/url] http://img2.putfile.com/thumb/7/18608355688.jpg"]http://img2.putfile.com/thumb/7/18608355688.jpg[/url] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matt H Posted July 6, 2007 Share Posted July 6, 2007 arw!! wow thats ace!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jake Posted July 6, 2007 Share Posted July 6, 2007 The photos are real, the story isn't : http://www.snopes.com/photos/animals/tigerpig.asp Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
markymark Posted July 6, 2007 Author Share Posted July 6, 2007 Oh well, would of made a good story:d Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matt H Posted July 6, 2007 Share Posted July 6, 2007 whats the story though?! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jim_supra Posted July 6, 2007 Share Posted July 6, 2007 Great pics, sooo cute. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
neil tt Posted July 6, 2007 Share Posted July 6, 2007 My wifes going to love those pictures:d Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ewen Posted July 6, 2007 Share Posted July 6, 2007 *deep, manly voice* I love those pictures too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
s3upra Posted July 6, 2007 Share Posted July 6, 2007 yeah great-til she gets hungry:d Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
neil tt Posted July 6, 2007 Share Posted July 6, 2007 I was thinking that, just like having a handy bag of pork scratchings:) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ian R Posted July 7, 2007 Share Posted July 7, 2007 Lunch time Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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