What kind of cat raises its paw while drinking milk? This “cat” seems a little too big 🐯
#东北金渐层喝奶要举爪爪 is trending. Click in and you’ll find: at the China Hengdaohezi Feline Breeding and Reproduction Center in Hailin, Heilongjiang, more than 50 Siberian tigers were born this year. The cubs are fed specially formulated milk every 3–4 hours, and their “nannies” care for them just like human babies. When the little tigers drink, they lift their paws and “knead” the air. One witty comment from a netizen: These aren’t Siberian tigers—they’re clearly Siberian Golden Shaded cats!
I have to say, this generation of netizens is truly gifted at naming things. Those five Chinese characters, “Siberian Golden Shaded,” instantly strip away all the majesty of the king of beasts and leave nothing but cuteness. More importantly, the goal of captive breeding isn’t simply to raise the tigers to adulthood, but to help them regain the wild instincts they’ll need to return to the mountains and forests: from a bottle of formula, to a hunt in the wild, and eventually to a whole forest food chain. That’s what wildlife conservation is really about.
Source: CCTV News (reposted by China.com); accompanying image from the original report
Does your cat “knead” while drinking milk, too? Share a photo of your “Golden Shaded” in the comments 🐱
#东北金渐层喝奶要举爪爪 is trending. Click in and you’ll find: at the China Hengdaohezi Feline Breeding and Reproduction Center in Hailin, Heilongjiang, more than 50 Siberian tigers were born this year. The cubs are fed specially formulated milk every 3–4 hours, and their “nannies” care for them just like human babies. When the little tigers drink, they lift their paws and “knead” the air. One witty comment from a netizen: These aren’t Siberian tigers—they’re clearly Siberian Golden Shaded cats!
I have to say, this generation of netizens is truly gifted at naming things. Those five Chinese characters, “Siberian Golden Shaded,” instantly strip away all the majesty of the king of beasts and leave nothing but cuteness. More importantly, the goal of captive breeding isn’t simply to raise the tigers to adulthood, but to help them regain the wild instincts they’ll need to return to the mountains and forests: from a bottle of formula, to a hunt in the wild, and eventually to a whole forest food chain. That’s what wildlife conservation is really about.
Source: CCTV News (reposted by China.com); accompanying image from the original report
Does your cat “knead” while drinking milk, too? Share a photo of your “Golden Shaded” in the comments 🐱