Tiger, orangutan babies playmates at zoo! aww

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Posted by Playa24_7 on Feb-28-2007 19:07:

Tiger, orangutan babies playmates at zoo! aww

haha pretty cute little guys

VIDEO
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By NINIEK KARMINI, Associated Press Writer
CISARUA, Indonesia - Call them the odd couples. A pair of month-old Sumatran tiger twins have become inseparable playmates with a set of young orangutans, an unthinkable match in their natural jungle habitat in Indonesia's tropical rainforests.

The friendship between 5-month-old female baby primates Nia and Irma, and cubs Dema and Manis, has blossomed at the Taman Safari zoo where they share a room in the nursery.

After being abandoned by their mothers shortly after birth, the four play fight, nipping and teasing each other, and cuddling up for a shared nap when they are worn out.

"This is unusual and would never happen in the wild," said zoo keeper Sri Suwarni, bottle-feeding a baby chimp on Wednesday. "Like human babies, they only want to play."

The four have lived side-by-side for a month without a single act of hostility, she said.

Indonesian tigers and orangutans are both endangered species, threatened by rapidly shrinking habitats.

Conservationists estimate there are fewer than 700 Sumatran tigers still alive, while fewer than 60,000 orangutans remain in the wild. Around 90 percent of the jungle has been destroyed by illegal logging, poaching and cut-and-burn farming practices on Borneo and Sumatra islands.

The exceptional friendship will likely be short-lived, said veterinarian Retno Sudarwati, because as the animals grow up their natural survival instincts will kick in.

"When the time comes, they will have to be separated. It's sad, but we cant' change their natural behavior," she said. "Tigers start eating meat when they are three months old."

Posted by chinamon on Feb-28-2007 19:10:

i wanna see a video of the tiger cubs eating the orangutans.

Posted by Jungle Fever on Feb-28-2007 19:13:

That is very cute!

Posted by English Rachel on Feb-28-2007 19:14:

Cutest thing ever!!!

BBC covered it this morning but was no video!!

Posted by FunkyCrew on Feb-28-2007 19:17:

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Originally posted by English Rachel
Cutest thing ever!!!

BBC covered it this morning but was no video!!

awwwwwwwwwwwwwwww it was in Metro yesterday so adorable!

Posted by rulzz on Feb-28-2007 19:30:

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Originally posted by chinamon
i wanna see a video of the tiger cubs eating the orangutans.

Posted by FunkyCrew on Feb-28-2007 19:49:

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Originally posted by rulzz

how about we make a breakfast for lions out of you, smartass

Posted by legendary_waz on Feb-28-2007 20:39:

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Originally posted by FunkyCrew
how about we make a breakfast for lions out of you, smartass

its a tiger, not a lion

seeing as how your display pic was a tiger for 6 months i'd think you'd know the difference

Posted by FunkyCrew on Mar-01-2007 01:16:

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Originally posted by legendary_waz
its a tiger, not a lion

seeing as how your display pic was a tiger for 6 months i'd think you'd know the difference

um huuh? I meant a lion, I know we're talking about tigers here, but I wanted him to be eaten by a LION, kthnksbye.

Posted by chinamon on Mar-01-2007 01:20:

funkycrew
you
are
slightly
lost

Posted by MKpacha on Mar-01-2007 01:22:

Posted by FunkyCrew on Mar-01-2007 01:28:

quote:
Originally posted by chinamon
funkycrew
you
are
slightly
lost

who are you again?

Posted by chinamon on Mar-01-2007 01:31:

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Originally posted by FunkyCrew
who are you again?

you might want to read the whole thread again and pay attention to what you said before you question anything. if you realize what happend then that is good. if you dont, then... well... there is no hope.

Posted by mnemonic. on Mar-01-2007 01:42:

quote:
Originally posted by chinamon
you might want to read the whole thread again and pay attention to what you said before you question anything. if you realize what happend then that is good. if you dont, then... well... there is no hope.

maybe you want to read her entire post again, obviously we're talking about tiger's here, its not hard to miss that, but you've obviously missed kristina's meaning, and misinterpreted her post, ever heard the expression "feed them to the lions" ?? maybe that was her reference? fuck, i hope a tiger eats you one day, and someone captures it on video so we can laugh about your pitiful death and the irony of it

Posted by me@t k@tie on Mar-01-2007 01:43:

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Originally posted by MikeyN
fuck, i hope a tiger eats you one day, and someone captures it on video so we can laugh about your pitiful death and the irony of it

That almost made me cry! So harsh, no?

Posted by chinamon on Mar-01-2007 01:44:

quote:
Originally posted by MikeyN
maybe you want to read her entire post again, obviously we're talking about tiger's here, its not hard to miss that, but you've obviously missed kristina's meaning, and misinterpreted her post, ever heard the expression "feed them to the lions" ?? maybe that was her reference? fuck, i hope a tiger eats you one day, and someone captures it on video so we can laugh about your pitiful death and the irony of it

just as i predicted; kristina cannot fight her own fight. needds her 18 y/o bf to do it for her. have a nice life.

Posted by me@t k@tie on Mar-01-2007 01:45:

A beautiful, innocent thread about cute little animals somehow turned into a hateful thread about horrible deaths.

Good job, everyone!

Posted by Jem_hadar on Mar-01-2007 01:45:

cute.

Posted by chinamon on Mar-01-2007 01:46:

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Originally posted by Jem_hadar
cute.

no boobs for you though

Posted by FunkyCrew on Mar-01-2007 01:49:

quote:
Originally posted by chinamon
just as i predicted; kristina cannot fight her own fight. needds her 18 y/o bf to do it for her. have a nice life.

what fight, you moron? I didn't even bother seeing what you posted after my last comment

pathetic, just pathetic.

Posted by chinamon on Mar-01-2007 01:52:

quote:
Originally posted by FunkyCrew
what fight, you moron? I didn't even bother seeing what you posted after my last comment

pathetic, just pathetic.

once again... another waste of time.
next time im not even gonna bother with you.
or did i hit a soft spot? i mean, your bf is barely an adult.

Posted by Jem_hadar on Mar-01-2007 01:53:

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Originally posted by chinamon
no boobs for you though

I love kitties practically equally. Never are actively compared which I enjoy more.

Cats are my bag. I am NOT a dog person. (Well, unless its a nice big, white Alaskan Malamute, I really like those... but thats it. Well, save for the bright blue eyes man Siberian Huskey's have. I like that feature of those dogs. My kitty Tai, he has eyes like that too )

Posted by chinamon on Mar-01-2007 01:56:

quote:
Originally posted by Jem_hadar
I love kitties practically equally. Never are actively compared which I enjoy more.

Cats are my bag. I am NOT a dog person. (Well, unless its a nice big, white Alaskan Malamute, I really like those... but thats it. Well, save for the bright blue eyes man Siberian Huskey's have. I like that feature of those dogs. My kitty Tai, he has eyes like that too )

well, i wasnt expecting you to get all sentimental about it.
lets get back to the topic... boobs.. or was it tigers? or lions?

Posted by Oreo_The_Cookie on Mar-01-2007 02:01:

I love lions & tigers

& boobs

Posted by Jem_hadar on Mar-01-2007 02:02:

quote:
Originally posted by chinamon
well, i wasnt expecting you to get all sentimental about it.
lets get back to the topic... boobs.. or was it tigers? or lions?

well must have been tigers (or lions) as my boob thread is closed. *le sigh*

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