It is very sad that the mama Yorkie died, but I love hearing about animal moms who take over another's young as their own, besides the part about the birth mom dying. It is so amazing that some animal moms do that.
On the note of adoptive animal mothers, did anyone else here watch the episode of Mutual of Omaha's Wild Kingdom on March 6th? The episode was called
"Heart of a Lioness" and it was about
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Explore a modern day miracle in northern Kenya when a lioness named Kamunyak adopts a baby oryx antelope and mothers the calf with infinite tenderness for 16 days. Forgoing her most basic needs to hunt, she is seen as both a tender caregiver and fierce protector.
Drawing on her expert knowledge of lions, Saba Douglas-Hamilton, a Kenyan naturalist, unearths clues explaining Kamunyak’s incredible behavior and tries to unravel the mystery beyond this natural wonder.
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This show was so amazing. This lioness was actually being a mother to think oryx antelope which is usually it's prey. The story ended sadly because the lioness could not feed the oryx and it died. At the end of the show, they said that this smae lioness repeated this task several times with different oryx babies. Isn't that amazing? A lioness was trying to be a good mother to her usual prey!
My heart goes out to animals like that. I just love stories like that.
Once again, I am so sorry about that mama Yorkie dying.