This is adorable: (no link - I received it via email)

In a zoo in California, a mother tiger gave birth to a rare set of
triplet tiger cubs.

Unfortunately, due to complications in the pregnancy, the cubs
were born prematurely and due to their tiny size, they died shortly
after birth.

The mother tiger after recovering from the delivery, suddenly
started to decline in health, although physically she was fine.

The veterinarians felt that the loss of her litter had caused the
tigress to fall into a depression. The doctors decided that if the
tigress could surrogate another mother's cubs, perhaps she would
improve. After checking with many other zoos across the country, the
depressing news was that there were no tiger cubs of the right age to
introduce to the mourning mother.

The veterinarians decided to try something that had never been tried in
a zoo environment. Sometimes a mother of one species will take on the
care of a different species. The only "orphans" that could be found
quickly, were a litter of pigs.


The zoo keepers and vets wrapped the piglets in tiger skin and placed
the babies around the mother tiger.

iiiiiiiittttts bacon!

that's cute.

That's wonderful-but Jed has a scary point.

I think it proves the superior intelligence of the Porcine Species.

The question is, is she taking care of them out of motherly instinct, or just saving them for an afternoon snack?

I don't think Big Cats are natural ranchers.

http://home.att.net/~alanmania65/ManBearPig.jpg

AlGore warned us about ManBearPig on South Park last week. We were fools not to listen to him!

Pffftttt. ManBearPig has no Tiger Content.

Pork fat rules!!! :cool: ;) :D

Pffftttt. ManBearPig has no Tiger Content.

Not yet. We must stop ManBearPig before he/she/it evolves into ManBearPigTiger. We'll all be doomed... DOOMED... if that happens. The future is in your hands.

I'm thinking that ManBearPigTiger would be a real animal in bed.

Vive Le Genetic Engineering!

I went to Snopes, to get the low-down on these tiger pigs. The only thing I noticed over there, (in relation to pigs), was that Arnold, of Green Acres fame, was not actually barbequed and served to the cast at the completion of the series.

So there you have it. Snopes comes through, yet again!

What about Arnold's DNA being used to make ManBearPigTigers?

Arnold was a rather sexy lil boar.

according to this, it's not in CA:
http://www.animalliberationfront.com/News/AnimalPhotos/Animals_1-10/Tiger_piglets.htm
here's another
http://www.answersingenesis.org/creation/v27/i3/together.asp

You mean somebody sent me an email with Mis-Information in it?

I am Shocked.

according to this, it's not in CA:
http://www.animalliberationfront.com/News/AnimalPhotos/Animals_1-10/Tiger_piglets.htm
here's another
http://www.answersingenesis.org/creation/v27/i3/together.asp

The date on the pic above is not in the (logical) U.S. format.

The date on the pic above is not in the (logical) U.S. format.

True, but that format is the default on some cameras - you have to change it yourself. Some folks just don't bother to - I didn't with the last camera I had like that.

I'm thinking that ManBearPigTiger would be a real animal in bed.

Vive Le Genetic Engineering!

:drool: You turn me on when your feminine side comes out this way...

Oooh! I've figured out FM's Kink!

He is into Furries!

aww that's so sweet! :)

*edit* not that fat mike is into "furries" :|

Dad blame it,Boe-I just had her convinced I was normal:mad:

Normal is highly overrated, sweetie.

Although, I also have a lapel button somewhere around here that says "Being Weird Is Not Enough". I used to wear that when I went out dancing as a sweet young thing.

Somewhere between Normal and Weird is Just Right.

That's amazing!