A Boxer Dog called Billy has become an unlikely surrogate father to a kid Goat at an animal centre in Devon. Big hearted Billy formed a strong bond with abandoned kid Lily at Pennywell Farm, near Buckfastleigh, where they have become a popular attraction. As the runt of triplets, Lily was abandoned by her mother because nanny Goats can usually only care for two kids at a time. Farm workers Katherine Tozer stepped in to hand rear Lilly, but her pet Dog Billy made it obvious he was eager to get in on the parental action. It soon became clear the Billy was happy to adopt Lilly as his own, and he now looks after her by licking and cleaning her and keeping a close eye on her. Equally, Lilly seems just as happy to have Billy as her role model.The pair has now attracted quite a crowd at the animal centre and staff there are keen to see how their relationship will develop as Lilly grows up.
Unlikely best friends
A Rabbit and an Eagle have become unlikely best friends in China. The owner of the Eagle put the rabbit in its cage at Beizhamen Bird Market, Zhengzho City, for the bird’s dinner. But instead of following its predatory nature, the Eagle made friends with the startled but fortunate Rabbit. “The Rabbit very humbly combs the Eagle’s feathers with its mouth”, the surprised owner told Oriental Today.“The Eagle is four-months-old, and I threw him the Rabbit for food, but apparently he doesn’t know how to enjoy his meals”.
Kittens Adopted By Rabbit
Six abandoned Kittens have found an unexpected new mother figure - a Rabbit.
Veterinary nurse Melanie Humble took the three-week-old Kittens to her Aberdeen home. The Kittens seemed to think Summer the Rabbit was their mother and began to climb all over her and try to feed from her. Efforts will be made to find the four males and two females permanent homes in the coming weeks. Melanie, 29, told the BBC Scotland news website: “The abandoned Kittens were handed in when they were about three weeks old and I took them home”. “Summer the Rabbit was taken inside on Bonfire Night because of the fireworks and the Kittens seemed to really like her and thought she was their mother”. ‘She’s gigantic’ She added: “They were trying to get milk from her and climbing over her. And Summer was not bothered by them at all”. “Summer is five months old and she’s gigantic. It is lovely to see them all together. “They are all doing well and Cats Protection will re-home them”.
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Juan Pablo Correa cuenta que su hija Sybilla “logró quitarle las mañas que Tilli, nuestra mascota tiene desde hace diez años, tenía con los chicos. En la foto, desayunan juntas, comparten una medialuna, como tantas otras cosas”.
María Isabel Pedemonte de Cacace muestra a su hija Marina junto con Atos, el weimaraner de su prima Soledad. “Nacieron con un mes de diferencia y la gorda lo adora: lo agarra de la cola, le da palmaditas y abrazos. Y no duda en ofrecerle su mamadera. Atos, encantado, es un buenazo y se deja hacer de todo sin protestar”.
“Iara y su hermano Blanc, un Maltés de ocho años, son los mejores compinches : comparten la comida y hasta andan juntos en monopatín, cuenta la madre. En lo que no se extiende es en las peleas de los dos ‘por querer estar pegados a mamá’”.
“Comen la misma comida, duermen en la misma cama. Y lo anecdótico es que nacieron el mismo día. Se aman”, analiza Sergio Pavlovsky la relación entre su nieto Franchu y el Labrador Niko. “Se quieren como dos hermanos. Siempre que pueden están juntos. Franchu le enseñó a jugar al fútbol y se divierten mucho”, agrega.
“Mi sobrino Julián y mi perro Pancho son inseparables -cuenta Ana Fernández-. Un día, Julián no aparecía por ningún lado y Pancho estaba muy tranquilo en su cucha… Pero cuando el perro salió de la cucha, a continuación lo siguió Julián. Son muy amigos, luchan en broma por los muñecos de mi sobrino y les encanta ir a comer galletitas a la cucha de Pancho”.
Stefano Pappacena, de 2 años, presenta a su perrita Daysi, de 8. “¡Qué digo mi perrita! ¡Es mi mejor amiga… Mi hermana!”, cuenta vía email, con una expresividad sospechosa para un chico de su edad. Tiene tres hermanos (Leonardo, Nicolás y Luciana), pero con Daysi se divierte más: “La corre por toda la casa, se pone encima, le tira de los pelos, se pelean por los mismos chiches. Le saca la comida de la boca y ella le roba la suya del plato. ¡La de milanesas que se perdió! Se ríe a carcajadas con Daysi”, cuentan sus padres, Graciela y Rubén Pappacena, que le aconsejan que la deje un poco en paz, aunque cuando están separados se buscan uno al otro. “Juegan y corren todo el tiempo. Y cuando al final del día están cansados y listos para ir a la cama, ahí se ponen tiernos, se besan y abrazan como en la foto”, agregan.
Human Infant Suckled By Cow
Hundreds of people have flocked to a village in eastern India to witness the spectacle of a male child being suckled by a Cow. Thirteen-month-old Rahul refuses to be suckled by his mother and instead crawls to a neighbour’s house where a Cow feeds him milk from the udder. Visitors are queuing up to worship both the child and the Cow. Cows are considered sacred by Hindus who constitute 85% of India’s more than 1 billion population. The child’s mother Urmila has told newspaper Pragativadi : “He refuses to take milk from me and goes to the Cow to drink from her udder. The animal patiently feeds him even though her own calf does not get enough milk”. Story filed : 13:57 Friday 8th November 2002.