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Post by Belle on Jun 24, 2011 18:23:02 GMT -6
A female dog is nursing a litter of kittens which were orphaned when their mother died. Their owner, Cai, of Jiangmen, China said he has been raising cats and dogs together for more than 10 years, and they all got along together well, however, this was the first time he had ever seen kittens being nursed by a dog Will and Guy have learned. The four kittens seemed happy and content with their new mother's milk, while the dog was tending to its adopted family with love and care. 'Several days ago, the kittens' mother died after eating a poisoned rat, leaving behind a litter of kittens without a source of milk,' Cai volunteered. 'The kittens' cries may have stirred the dog's maternal nature, since it too had recently given birth. It volunteered to take over and feed the kittens of its old friend.' The dog's own puppies had been taken away by one of its grown-up offspring. Cai mused, 'That's perhaps another reason why the dog adopted the kittens. She lost all of her own children.'
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Post by juanjoe on Jun 24, 2011 18:59:59 GMT -6
Humans have a lot to learn......
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Post by Deleted on Jun 25, 2011 7:09:12 GMT -6
Will they eventually bark like the cat in the video?
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Post by Deleted on Jul 16, 2011 14:55:49 GMT -6
The dog's own puppies had been taken away by one of its grown-up offspring. So, one of the dog's kid from an earlier litter took her sibling under her care?? Not getting this bit.
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Post by Belle on Jul 16, 2011 15:23:18 GMT -6
The dog's own puppies had been taken away by one of its grown-up offspring. So, one of the dog's kid from an earlier litter took her sibling under her care?? Not getting this bit. I wondered about that too. I thought it must mean the older 'offspring' had killed the puppies. #533dl9# They do that sometimes.
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Post by Shenanigan on Jul 16, 2011 15:49:54 GMT -6
If the older sibling was dominant over the mother, and also had puppies, she may have taken mom's pups to assure her dominant position.
In the wild, only the alpha female in the pack is allowed to breed.
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