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Mikhail Mordasov
A newborn tiger meets its new family: a tigress from a zoo in Sochi, Russia refused to feed her offspring, and two newborn tigresses were handed over to Cleopatra, a Shar-Pei dog owned by two zoo workers.
Mikhail Mordasov
Tiger cubs are born blind and weigh about a kilo. They gain eyesight on the fifth to tenth day.
Mikhail Mordasov
They are all equals - the tiger cubs and babies. Both will be fed by bottle for the first few weeks.
Mikhail Mordasov
Tigers are good-natured animals rather than fierce beasts, despite deep-rooted beliefs.
Mikhail Mordasov
The puppies and tiger cubs do not play together yet - they are too little, but they do get along.
Mikhail Mordasov
The tigress Bagheera does not recognise her two cubs as her own. She refused to feed her first offspring, too.
Mikhail Mordasov
Bagheera may fail to feed her offspring because she was brought up in captivity.
Mikhail Mordasov
When the cubs turn three years old, they start hunting independently, without their mother's help.
Mikhail Mordasov
Tigers have two hunting methods: they either stalk or ambush their prey.
Mikhail Mordasov
The world tiger population is extremely small; there are fewer than 500 tigers in Russia.
Mikhail Mordasov
Were it not for Cleopatra, the cubs would have died.
Mikhail Mordasov
The newborn tigers are very playful; you can play with them safely until their teeth and claws grow too big.
Mikhail Mordasov
Unfortunately, this is not the first case when zoo workers have had to use dogs to feed tiger cubs rejected by their mothers.
