Captivity does strange things to animals, but what’s happening at Taman Safari animal hospital in Java, Indonesia is outright remarkable!
They have four babies in their care who normally wouldn’t get along. From the Daily Mail article, “The deadly enemies who are the best of friends,”
“Two Sumatran tiger cubs and two baby orang-utans, each pair abandoned by their mother soon after birth, have become inseparable playmates in the nursery room…
Nia and Irma happily snuggle up to the cubs in a way that five-month-old orang-utan sisters would never normally contemplate.”
In the wild, both species are endangered and Sumatran tigers, “might normally regard a baby orang-utan as a snack.”
And now for the adorable photos:
P.S. Many thanks to Neatorama, for posting this!
How Cute!I love animals.
A touching story!!! Futher proof that companionship, touch, and establishing bonds early in life are crucial to development, both in humans and animals.
The tiger is amazing 🙂
How CUTE! I never thought they would fight, but i guess not! You should post more pics.
this looks like me and my boyfriend we like to snuggle also. it makes me happy as it shows that there is atleast one thing good in the world. xxxx
Sooooooooooooo cute!!!!!!!!!! 🙂
Esto nos enseña que el cariño atraviesa cualquier barrera, y siendo que los seres humanos tenemos la capacidad de razonar y aún no recapacitamos. Guardemos la esperanza que algún día será.
Roddy, Sí, sí.
well i think thats cool how animals can get a long and love each other like we should
It’s cute now, but it’ll be heart-breaking when they get too big & strong to play with each other any more!
Liv
Aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaah!! It melts my heart!!
Aaaaaaaaaaaaaahhh it’s soooooo adorable I cant believe it’s true I am seriosly gonna tell my boyfriend!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Love u all!
Gemmzi wemzi
That is is so not real.
I think It’s real.
I love it!!! Thats so cute!! I love how gentle they are with each other!!!