Caught On Tape: Dog Adopts Lions
NEW YORK, Aug. 18, 2003
No joke: zookeepers spread puppy excrement on the lions to keep them smelling like other dogs. Xing Xing, a four-year old Dalmatian, has adopted five newborn lion cubs after their natural mother refused to take care of them.
The five cubs were born at the Badaling Wildlife Zoo in Beijing, China, a month ago, but their natural mother refused to feed them and put them up "for adoption".
Now, Xing Xing feeds the five little lions everyday, stopping only for occasional short breaks in the shade.
The zoo keepers were initially thinking about introducing a pig as a
surrogate mother for the cubs, but finally decided on a dog which they felt would be the most suitable to feed hungry lions. Xing Xing had just given birth to 10 of her own puppies two months ago.
NEW YORK, Aug. 18, 2003
No joke: zookeepers spread puppy excrement on the lions to keep them smelling like other dogs. Xing Xing, a four-year old Dalmatian, has adopted five newborn lion cubs after their natural mother refused to take care of them.
The five cubs were born at the Badaling Wildlife Zoo in Beijing, China, a month ago, but their natural mother refused to feed them and put them up "for adoption".
Now, Xing Xing feeds the five little lions everyday, stopping only for occasional short breaks in the shade.
The zoo keepers were initially thinking about introducing a pig as a
surrogate mother for the cubs, but finally decided on a dog which they felt would be the most suitable to feed hungry lions. Xing Xing had just given birth to 10 of her own puppies two months ago.
