The white mutt, called Tallim, took Olymp, Dar and Talli under her wing after
their biological mother Bagira rejected them just after they were born on
November 14.
This
strange, but heart-warming, tale occurred at the Oktyabrsky zoo in Sochi but it
wasn't as spontaneous as it first seemed as the zoo had advertised the position
for mother online.
Bagira
had abandoned two previous cubs so the workers at the institution had known
they would have to find a new mother to fill in.
Many
would have thought another tigress was best suited to the role but staff at the
zoo decided a Shepherd dog from Yeysk was adequate enough.
The
hound now breast feeds the youngsters in a ritual that could only be described
as bizarre.
The
zoo workers have assured everyone the young tigers are unlikely to harm their
new mum.
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