Dogs raising tigers

The three orphan tigers just found their adoptive mother a white dog of the Swiss Shepherd breed.

The dog takes care of the tigers. (Photo: AP)

The dog is called Tallim. Farmers often use this dog to shepherd because of their white body color, so it is easy to distinguish them from wild wolves, so many call the Swiss Shepherd the sheep.

The baby tigers born at Oktyabrsky zoo, belonging to the resort on the Black Sea, Sochi, Russia on November 14. Two males named Olymp and Dar, females named after Tallim's adoptive mother. They were abandoned by their birth mother after birth.

Telegraph said, initially, the tiger raised claws not cooperating with "adoptive mother", but Tallim still patiently looked after them. To date, the three tigers have accepted Tallim. According to zoo staff, they are not dangerous to Tallim.