Woman Breast Feeds Endangered Tiger Cubs

[matcom]

<snip>

A Burmese woman has been breastfeeding two Bengal tiger cubs, according to the London Telegraph.

Hla Htay, 40, a mother of three apparently began feeding the cubs at a zoo in Rangoon after they were removed from their “aggressive mother,” the Telegraph reported.

The mother tiger apparently killed a third cub from her litter.

"I felt sorry for them so I decided to feed them before their teeth grow," she told the privately-owned English-language paper Myanmar Times, the Telegraph reported.

The Bengal tiger is listed as endangered on the World Conservation Union's red list, with the global population estimated at fewer than 2,500, according to the paper, which reported that a tenth of them live in Burma.

The tigers are apparently threatened by poachers who kill them for medicines and trophies.

http://www.wftv.com/irresistible/4346874/detail.html

[DistressedAmerican]

1. My Breastfeeding Wife Would Be Impressed!

Breasts for conservation!

[MissB]

2. Breastfeeding is good

however, breastfeeding non-humans? Not so good.

[northzax]

3. hate to do this, matcom but you're a bit slow today

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_topic&forum=105&topic_id=2982876

roughly 24hrs I think, unlike you.

[matcom]

5. lol

happens occasionally.

not TOO often though :D

[northzax]

6. next time it's double secret probation for you

and youse donna wanna that, you knows whats I mean?

[Jessica]

4. Ouch

x(