Frenchie Adopts Wild Boar Piglets

While searching for articles about boar in the news worldwide I  stumbled on this story published by WCYB.com in Bristol, VA. It is noteworthy because it shows how mother instinct can transcend the limits of species. I re-publish it here in full length.

"Six abandoned wild boar piglets have found a new home with a bulldog at an animal sanctuary in Germany.
The French bulldog named Baby took to the piglets right away when they were brought in last weekend, shivering from the cold after being abandoned in a forest, officials at the Lehnitz animal sanctuary outside Berlin told The Associated Press.When the striped piglets were brought in, Baby ran over and started snuggling them and keeping them warm, sanctuary worker Norbert Damm told the AP."She thinks they're her own babies," he said.

The piglets, whose mother was likely killed by a hunter, weighed less than 2 pounds when they were brought to the sanctuary, but are being bottle-fed and growing well, Damm said.They won't be released into the wild, but could be set free in a nature reserve in about three months if they continue to thrive, he said."
WCYB.com 02/16/2012