Canine be your mother? 

The incredible moment four

 rare tiger cubs abandoned 

by their parents are breastfed

 by a DOG

A mother dog is pictured breastfeeding its two puppies and 

four tiger cubs in a Chinese zoo

• Four rare tiger cubs were born last week in a Chinese zoo
•  and breastfed by a dog
• Two of them were the extremely rare and endangered Golden
•  Tabby tiger breed
• A mother dog also gave birth to two puppies at similar time 
• as the two tigers

Heart-melting images show four tiger cubs being breastfed by a mother 

dog in a Chinese nature reserve.

The newborns include two rare golden tabby tigers, one white tiger 

and one snow-white tiger.

The tiger cubs are being taken care of by a mother dog, which also

gave birth at a similar time.

The tiger cubs were born last week to two Bengal tigers and were given to a 

mother dog to be breastfed (left). Two of the newborns were the extremely

rare Golden Tabby tigers (right)

Cubbing together! Heart-warming images uploaded today showing

 the love of a mother dog

According to People's Daily Online, the cubs belong to Xixiakou 

Nature Reserve in Rongcheng, Shandong Province.

Two five-year-old Bengal tiger mothers gave birth on June 7 

and June 10.  

However, the mothers did not wish to take care of their offspring.

Staff members at the reserve decided to bring the newborn to

 a new mother dog for breastfeeding.

It is reported that the mother dog had given birth to two little 

puppies at very similar times.

Surprisingly, the mother dog took the tiger cubs and shared

the motherly love.   

The newborn cubs were all of rare tiger species: one White tiger,

 one Snow-white tiger and two Golden Tabby tigers

The two puppies are comparatively smaller in size and 

struggling to compete with the cubs

Xixiakou Nature Reserve welcomed the four newborns and 

have been taken great care of them

Pictures posted online today show the four tiger cubs suckling 

from the mother dog, along with two other puppies.

All four tiger cubs are seen to have their eyes open.  

The extremely rare Golden Tabby tiger, also known as 

Strawberry tigers, are considered to be an endangered species.