Wow just wow

[malaise]

Two Sumatran tiger cubs have become inseparable from two baby orang-utans after their respective mothers abandoned them.

There's a lesson here for humanity.
BBC pix

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[annabanana]

1. I wish I believed this would last

after they grew up and the tigers got hungry....

[malaise]

6. Had the same thought but decided

to enjoy the moment :D

[MADem]

13. Me, three...

Of course, if they keep them well fed, who knows?

[skipos]

10. Ever seen this footage of a hippo trying (and failing) to save an antelope from a croc?

Animals can have an appreciation for life, even though sometimes there is no genetic reason for it. It wouldn't blow my mind if these tigers grew up and never had an interest in eating these oragutans.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yxSvFYph0u8

[Digit]

17. That is touching

Too bad the Impala did not survive...

[malaise]

18. That's amazing

No wonder I prefer most animals to humans.

[femrap]

38. Me, too.....

the older I get the more I prefer the company of my pets over most humans.

[madokie]

40. I would love to see it but I'm afraid in the end I will only be saddened

by the loss. my heart just can't take it plus it would make my eyes get all water-ry and such

[newsdude]

53. Yeah, this has bad ending written all over it

The pics won't be so pretty, then

[Tierra_y_Libertad]

2. I love "aaaaaaahhh" moments. Thanks.

[tblue]

3. A lesson for humanity is right

Oh how beautiful! And look closely at the facial expressions. Beyond precious.

Thank you for posting this. I don't know where you found it, but I'm so glad you shared it.

[malaise]

5. This weeks pix

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/in_pictures/6411009.stm

[tblue]

11. Thank you! There are some amazing pics there! Did you see the 8-legged froggy?

[malaise]

15. Froggie is lucky

He gets to live :D

[intheflow]

19. Froggie is not lucky. He has an amphibian malformation.

Amphibian deformity has been growing all over the world and has been linked with pollution. :( So it's really the humans who were lucky not to eat him, taking a food chain perspective.

[malaise]

25. Good point n/t

[FourScore]

4. Awwww....

Okay...That's cute. That made me smile.

[lovuian]

7. Thats so sweet

ahhh

[WiseButAngrySara]

8. This is a keeper! Just wonderful and thanks for posting. K&R. ....n/t

[EFerrari]

9. We have a lot to learn, don't we?

:)

[malaise]

16. Your pets are gorgeous

as well.

[EFerrari]

20. They're not my pets. I seem to be their staff.

lol

:hi:

[malaise]

23. Tell me about it

LOL :D

[leftchick]

30. omg I have a tabby point siamese mutt that looks just like yours

except mine is a very chubby female. And you are right, we are nothing more than staff for the cats. The dogs are not so demanding.

:)

[EFerrari]

33. Unless they're puppies.

Tonight, I have to rebuild the door to put the catdoor back in. :rofl:

edit: oops

[leftchick]

35. omg that is too funny!

:rofl:

[glitch]

43. Lol! First laugh of the day, thank you :) nt

[spooky3]

36. Here's one of my cats being a good "uncle" to foster kittens (different litters)

He loves kittens and he really helps ferals and orphans get comfortable. They love him.




.

[malaise]

39. Lovely pix

Thanks

[EFerrari]

41. They're beautiful! There must be a "good uncle" gene

because that's exactly what Sweetie does and he sure didn't learn it at home - he was a rescue, too. :hi:

[spooky3]

45. I agree--Otis was dumped at a shelter because he was no longer

a cute kitten and they "couldn't find a home for him". He was always affectionate but a nearly wild biter, and had several untreated medical conditions. But he unlearned a lot of bad behavior over a period of months and now is wonderful. Is Sweetie part Ragdoll by any chance? I think Otis is because he has a lot of their characteristics.

Thanks!

:hi:

[glitch]

44. I had a cat like that, he loved everybody. Dogs. cats. Except people.

He was afraid of everybody except me. Kindest cat in the world. :cry:

[spooky3]

46. it's funny, isn't it?

Otis loves people too (one prospective adopter wanted to adopt him rather than the foster I had advertised!), and he loves dogs who are out walking while we are outside, but goes crazy at the vet's when he sees a dog.

[glitch]

47. I think there is something about these big long-haired males.

My beloved cat wasn't even interested in hunting or birds. He loved everything, I think his fear of people was from some early experience (I found him as a terrified stray when he was a kitten). He adored canned peas.
Thanks for letting me reminisce about my sweetie. :hi:

[spooky3]

48. yep, my big boy also doesn't hunt or even watch birds and

squirrels. He also loves grooming (as I've posted in the Pets forum), heat, and snuggling. He likes to go on a leash to the vet and visit with everyone in the waiting room who will put up with him. My little (half the size) boy behaves much more like the stereotypical cat and wishes he could catch prey, but his bell and the very tall privacy fence in the back yard prevent that, but he still enjoys watching them and pretending.

I am sorry your sweetie is no longer with you. They really do live in your heart forever, don't they?

Canned peas eh? Some of the stranger kitty taste preferences through the years: one liked creamed corn, another barbecued chicken and pizza (I called him my Party Animal--he was the nicest cat in the world), and my little guy now likes Caesar dressing.

[glitch]

49. Yes they really do live in your heart forever.

I do wish they lived longer lives though. I am glad you have a couple of sweeties in your life right now. I do too, but I still miss my old guy.

Or as sfexpat says, they have you as their staff ;)

[spooky3]

50. we need a pet hug smilie

and sfexpat's line was great!

[TZ]

12. if they really bond..

then the tigers would never see the orangutans as "prey", only as littermates and while they might not be snuggly like this they would likely never intentionally hurt them. Might bite them in play though, the way my cats do to me and that would hurt!!!:)

[sellitman]

14. Wonder if they have a weakness for Bananas?

:shrug:

[robinlynne]

21. This is my idea of absolute beauty.

[leftchick]

22. the rest of the story, they are both desperately threatened...

Sumatran tigers and orangutans are endangered species, threatened by rapidly shrinking habitats.

Conservationists estimate there are fewer than 700 Sumatran tigers still alive, while fewer than 60,000 orangutans remain in the wild.

Around 90 per cent of their jungle habitat has been destroyed by illegal logging, poaching and cut-and-burn farming practices on Borneo and Sumatra islands, conservationists estimate.

http://cnews.canoe.ca/CNEWS/Science/2007/02/28/3676813-ap.html

http://www.orangutan.ca/node/44

Orangutans Threatened

Orangutans in Malaysia and Indonesia, on the islands of Borneo and Sumatra, face a crisis of survival. Bornean orangutans are now listed as endangered on the World Conservation Union Red List of Threatened Species. Sumatran orangutans are now listed as critically endangered, and among the top 25 most endangered primates in the world. Sumatran orangutans surviving in the wild are estimated at only about 6,000.

The massive threat to orangutans has been attributed to a number of causes, including major logging, degradation of protected areas, hunting and poaching, forest fragmentation and conversion of forest for agriculture. All of these factors have left 90% of orangutan habitat in ruins.

[malaise]

24. Human beings are the most destructive animals

on the planet.

[nam78_two]

27. Too true.nt

[leftchick]

29. yes indeed

life would be flourishing without humans. :(

[slowry]

34. Um yeah but we're hella smart

so it's all good.

:sarcasm:

[nam78_two]

26. Thank you for your post

I was musing along the same lines when I first read that story, though it did bring a smile to my face and the obligatory awwww...

I decided not to be Debbie Downer in the thread, but we really need to think more about what we are doing to the other species on this planet :-/. Its tragic...

[malaise]

28. It is an

Awwwwwwwwwww picture but the truth about our destruction of the planet can't be ignored while why enjoy this beautiful pix. Well maybe for a minute or so :D

[nam78_two]

31. heh true

:)
http://news.bbc.co.uk/cbbcnews/hi/newsid_6400000/newsid_6406300/6406311.stm

[malaise]

32. Those are so cute

Love this one

[spooky3]

37. thank goodness they were rescued. Hope they are thriving!

[Tsiyu]

42. that is the most adorable pic

ever

babies :)

[Dastard Stepchild]

51. Eeeek! My eyes just spontaneously turned into sugar drops...

after staring at that for two seconds. It's so sweet I'm about to lose it.

[MisterP]

52. speaking of pictures:

what in all hells is that?!
I nearly pulled my brain figuring it out

[Dastard Stepchild]

54. My sig picture? :)

It's one of the cousin characters from the video game Katamari Damacy. It's an awesome little game. I'm not much of a video gamer player, but this one I just love.

http://katamari.namco.com/

[Mind_your_head]

55. Someone who is 'not of a certain age/culture'

prolly won't quite understand that 'jiggly band around the waist' that would just "shake off those pounds" :rofl: that is depicted in your picture.

*oh, those lies that we believed back then*....good thing every thing that we are told today is 'true'/correct, eh? hehehe

[Dastard Stepchild]

56. That didn't work?

Drats! Next you're probably going to tell me that the Ab-Doer won't melt the fat either. :cry:

http://www.abdoer.com/cf/abdoer1/home.htm?source=overture&cid=cf

;)