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Old 08-20-2011, 10:25 PM
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Rose L
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Originally Posted by LindaM
Awww - what a wonderful story.

Checking on the veracity of the post (guess I'm just a cynic), I find four different 'hoax-buster' sites all identify that the photos are genuine but the story that accompanies the photos, is not. Sorry to burst this bubble ... I *love* the sentiment!

The photos are from a Thailand zoo, where they intermigle species as exhibits ...
http://www.snopes.com/photos/animals/tigerpig.asp
http://urbanlegends.about.com/librar...nd_piglets.htm
http://www.truthorfiction.com/rumors/t/tiger-pigs.htm
http://www.hoax-slayer.com/tiger-piglets.html
While the premise of this story may not be true it is a fact that people can and do "graft" the babies of certain species onto a mother of the same species. We do it with calves whenever we have to but the "wrappings" must come from the deceased calf. It is also true that animals of different kinds that are raised together will take on the care of the young of other species to a degree. I think many of us have seem this with pets in our own households. An old dog watching over and cleaning small kittens etc. Animals and humans are not so different, we all take care of the young whether they are ours or not.
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