surrogate mother

A dog in Ohio was brought into a local zoo to care for three tiger cubs that had been rejected by their mother.  Nanny dog, Blakely, has had lots of experience snuggling, providing comfort, and having a body to climb.  Blakely has been a surrogate to cheetahs, an ocelot, a takin, a warthog, wallabies, skunks, and bat eared foxes.  nanny dog