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Dog becomes tigers' momma at kansas zoo |
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Written by Alex Chadwick, Day to Day NPR.org
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Friday, 01 August 2008 |
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Isabella, a zookeeper's pet golden retriever, has adopted three white tiger cubs that were abandoned by their mother. Rob Morgan/AP
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Maternal instincts may have saved a zoo in Southeast Kansas. A zookeeper's pet golden retriever has become a surrogate mother to a litter of orphaned tiger cubs. The unusual alliance has attracted crowds, helping to put the zoo back on financial track. Alex Chadwick talks to Allie Harvey, who runs Safari Zoological Park.
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