Hmmm...

Laliana · Post by **Laliana** » April 26, 2005, 3:15 am

http://www.nbc4.tv/news/4413853/detail.html

Woman Breastfeeds Endangered Tiger Cubs
Mother Abandons Cubs

YANGON, Myanmar -- A Burmese woman has been breastfeeding two Bengal tiger cubs that were abandoned by their mother.

Three tiger cubs were born from a pair of tigers that came from a zoo in Thailand. But the mother refused to nurse her young and ate one of her babies. Veterinarians rescued the remaining two and tried to feed them milk from a bottle, but without much success.

"They (cubs) find some difficulties in sucking the nipple on the bottle, but when we tried to get the cubs to suck a lady's breast, it was all right," said a Yangon Zoo veterinarian.

So Hla Htay, 40, a mother of three, began feeding the cubs. The process takes about 45 minutes, she said.

"It's not scary at all," she said. "I thought I needed to do something for the cubs because I felt really sorry for them."

The cubs seem to have forgotten their real tiger mother and believe that Hla Htay is their mother now.

"The cubs are just like my babies," added Hla Htay.

The zoo says the arrangement will continue until the end of April.

The cubs will have to go back to the bottle when they grow too strong and start to teethe.

The Bengal tiger is listed as endangered on the World Conservation Union's red list, with the global population estimated at fewer than 2,500.

Gemily · Post by **Gemily** » April 26, 2005, 5:12 am

Sargeras · Post by **Sargeras** » April 26, 2005, 6:23 am

Got milk?

Winnow · Post by **Winnow** » April 26, 2005, 7:10 am

pics!

Kilmoll the Sexy · Post by **Kilmoll the Sexy** » April 26, 2005, 9:01 am

What an ironic twist.....pussies eating her...

VariaVespasa · Post by **VariaVespasa** » April 26, 2005, 10:18 am

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/7600056/

*Hugs*
Varia

Canelek · Post by **Canelek** » April 26, 2005, 10:43 am

The zoo says the breastfeeding will stop by the end of April or when the cubs start teething — whichever comes first.

Well hotdiggitydamn. Go go little asian lady!

Drasta · Post by **Drasta** » April 26, 2005, 11:17 am

omg i want a tiger that is that stays that little its so cute!!!!!!!!!!

noel · Post by **noel** » April 26, 2005, 11:45 am

I've got nipples, can you milk me?

Sirensa · Post by **Sirensa** » April 26, 2005, 4:10 pm

Bengals are so cute!

I gotta say good for her for not letting them die.

Aabidano · Post by **Aabidano** » April 26, 2005, 4:12 pm

It's all fun and games until someone loses a nipple.

VariaVespasa · Post by **VariaVespasa** » May 12, 2005, 7:31 am

Unfortunately-

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/7824645/

*Hugs*
Varia

dibit_eq · Post by **dibit_eq** » May 12, 2005, 10:06 am

So... they didn't exactly get all the nutrients from the lady, but... they also were considered killed by the scorching heat?

I'm guessing there are no airconditioned environments for the animals of this zoo...

miir · Post by **miir** » May 12, 2005, 10:14 am

The cubs were as good as dead right when the mother rejected them anyway. The 'breastfeeding' was just delaying the inevitable.

Drasta · Post by **Drasta** » May 12, 2005, 11:35 am

feeding tube anyone?

Post by **Sylvus** » May 12, 2005, 11:49 am

Drasta wrote:feeding tube anyone?

is that a new, gay euphemism?

Drasta · Post by **Drasta** » May 12, 2005, 11:53 am

no it was a terry schiavo reference =-P coulda kept em alive if we gave them a feeding tube!

Post by **Sylvus** » May 12, 2005, 11:58 am

Drasta wrote:no it was a terry schiavo reference =-P coulda kept em alive if we gave them a feeding tube!

was that you missing my joke entirely?

Drasta · Post by **Drasta** » May 12, 2005, 11:59 am

Keverian FireCry · Post by **Keverian FireCry** » May 12, 2005, 9:23 pm

This just reminded me of this album I have: