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Liger cubs nursed by dog in China's Xixiakou Zoo | Liger cubs nursed by dog in China's Xixiakou Zoo |
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Two liger cubs - a cross between a male lion and a female tiger - are being nursed by a dog at a zoo in Weihai, eastern China. | Two liger cubs - a cross between a male lion and a female tiger - are being nursed by a dog at a zoo in Weihai, eastern China. |
Four cubs were born at the Xixiakou Wildlife Zoo earlier this month but only two survived. | Four cubs were born at the Xixiakou Wildlife Zoo earlier this month but only two survived. |
The mother stopped feeding the cubs after a few days so the dog, which had recently had its own puppies, was enlisted to help. | The mother stopped feeding the cubs after a few days so the dog, which had recently had its own puppies, was enlisted to help. |
Ligers are extremely rare and are thought to only be born in captivity. | Ligers are extremely rare and are thought to only be born in captivity. |
Zoo spokesman Cong Wen said it was not clear why the tiger had stopped feeding her cubs, the Associated Press reports. | Zoo spokesman Cong Wen said it was not clear why the tiger had stopped feeding her cubs, the Associated Press reports. |
But she said that after some initial problems, the pair were feeding well from their canine stepmother. | But she said that after some initial problems, the pair were feeding well from their canine stepmother. |
Although they are a different species, tigers and lions are able to breed together. | |
Ligers are the largest known cat, usually growing much larger than either parent. | Ligers are the largest known cat, usually growing much larger than either parent. |
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