From National Geographic
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Other Pets
THE HORSE BOY by Rupert Isaacson.
The remarkable, inspiring true story of a father willing to go to the ends of the earth to heal his son.
DVD available from NetFlix.
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A giant farm dog and a tiny piglet cuddle up as if they were family after the baby runt was dismissed by its own mother. Surrogate mum Katjinga, an eight-year-old Rhodesian Ridgeback, took on motherly duties for grunter Paulinchen – a tiny pot-bellied pig – and seems to be taking the adoption in her stride. Lonely Paulinchen was luckily discovered moments from death and placed in the care of the dog who gladly accepted it as one of her own. Thankfully for the two-week old mini porker, Katjinga fell in love with her at first sight and adopted her. [continue reading about Great Pets…]
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From Bob and Georganne Lenham of Wild Rose Rescue Ranch in Texas.
Link: The Pigeon and the Bunnies
These little bunnies, about 6 days old, were attacked by a dog and orphaned. Two out of the litter of five did not survive, and these three were not doing very well.
Enter Noah—the non-releasable, one-legged homing pigeon/rock dove that we have here in rehab. (Photos © Bob Lenham)
Noah kept going over to the bunny cage and looking in—even sleeping in front of the door to the cage. Then, 2 days ago, I only counted 2 bunnies in the cage, so I hurriedly picked Noah up from the front of the cage so I could look inside. And to my surprise—there was the tiny bunny—under Noah’s wing—sound asleep!
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