"Huani" is a wonderful dog mommy - here she is nursing tiger triplets.

[Karenca]

Dog Nurses Tiger Triplets at Zoo
AP
BEIJING (May 17) - It's a dog's life for three newborn tiger triplets in eastern China.
A dog feeds tiger triplets and her own puppy, right, at the Paomaling Zoo in Jinan, China, Wednesday. The cubs' mother rejected them.

The cubs, whom officials at the Jinan Paomaling Wild Animal World in Shandong province are so far just calling "One," "Two" and "Three," have been nursed by a dog since they were rejected by their tiger mother shortly after birth, said Paomaling manager Chen Yucai.

The trio's adoptive mother, a mixed breed farm dog called "Huani," is expected to nurse them for about a month or until their appetites outpace her supply, Chen said.

Chen said it is common for Chinese zoos to use surrogate dog mothers to nurse rejected tiger cubs and that Huani has nursed tigers before.

In the past, Paomaling put dog urine on their rejected cub's fur to make the surrogate think she was nursing one of her own puppies but the zoo didn't bother with Huani because she seemed not to mind nursing the tigers, he said.

"The family is getting along well and seems to enjoy each other," Chen said.

[grace0418]

1. Oh that is so adorable I think I'm going to cry right now.

I just want to scoop all five of them up and hug and kiss them.

[Karenca]

2. so do i! nt

[idgiehkt]

3. those are gorgeous

wow, three different kinds. too cute. :hi:

[Karenca]

5. I love them

hey .....:hi: :pals:

[rurallib]

4. Reminds me of the kids bringing their friends over for dinner.

[MonkeyFunk]

6. I would think

mac & cheese or grilled cheese would be sufficient. :shrug: