Liger cubs

Every now and again, I get tired and depressed from reading political news stories.  So when the thought of forcing myself through my Politico, The Hill, and Daily Caller RSS feeds seems unbearable, I take a little break to look at what's going on in the animal kingdom.  Stories about animals -- I especially like the warm, fuzzy, feel-good stories -- provide a much needed respite from the drivel emanating from Washington.  Here are a few good ones I've come across today:

Chimpanzees Hold Funeral for Deceased 9-year-old Chimp

Hungry Eagle Nabs Stray Poodle, But Has Second Thoughts

Alabama Dog Crawls Home to Family on Broken Legs After Tornado

Surrogate Canine Mother Feeds Pair of Liger (Half Lion, Half Tiger) Cubs

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wilber forge
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Oct '10
wilber forge

 Such does provide some solace, perhaps we could all learn something if the time was taken....

Kenneth
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Jul '10
Kenneth

Yeah, I'm a sucker for those stories, too. 

But I hate it when you post them: they're just snark-proof.

Johannes Allert
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Dec '10
Johannes Allert

Diane -

The skeptic in me says those Ligers will turn on the dog and eat it the moment they get big.....

Courtney
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May '11
Courtney

I LOVE tornado dog!!  And Miracle Poodle!!!  They should have named her Shirataki.  

I always worry a little when I see these Asian zoos with orphaned tigers though.. I don't trust them with tigers, ligers, or any other magical potion ingredient.

RB
Joined
Feb '11
RB

I live right in the middle of the tedious political scene here in DC, and after a while you just tune it out and make an occasional 'weekend visit'. It just becomes noise level after a while. And I do like feelgood stories such as these.

Edited on May 24, 2011 at 5:59pm
Oranjeman
Joined
Apr '11
Oranjeman

Dig this Ms. Ellis: http://www.tehrantimes.com/index_View.asp?code=200893

From Tehran's leading International Daily, so you know it's fit, yeah.  Tehrani minds want to know.  

TheRoyalFamily
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Nov '10
TheRoyalFamily

Kenneth:  

But I hate it when you post them: they're just snark-proof. 

Oh?

Ligers are extremely rare and are thought to only be born in captivity.

You don't say!

Ligers are the largest known cat, usually growing much larger than either parent.

Why would anyone do this? Yah, sure, the cubs are cute and little now, but I'd bet you'd rather a 500lb lion sitting on you than a 800lb liger.


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