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The curious liger cub who struck up an unlikely friendship with dolphins
Daily Mail ^
| Jul 28, 2009
| Julian Gavaghan
Posted on 07/28/2009 12:41:55 PM PDT by decimon
A liger cub enjoys an unlikely encounter with three dolphins in these amazing photos taken at a safari park.
The six-week-old cat – the offspring of a male lion and a female tiger – and the trio of aquatic mammals were equally fascinated by each other.
Nose to the glass at one point, the liger came face-to-face with the dolphins at Shenzhen Safari Park in Southern China, bordering Hong Kong.
(Excerpt) Read more at dailymail.co.uk ...
TOPICS: Pets/Animals
KEYWORDS: kittyping; liger; tigon
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More pics at link.
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posted on
07/28/2009 12:41:56 PM PDT
by
decimon
To: decimon
Pretty much my favorite animal.
To: decimon
That thing is going to grow to be a gigantic, pawed death machine.
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posted on
07/28/2009 12:43:38 PM PDT
by
domenad
(In all things, in all ways, at all times, let honor guide me.)
To: domenad
That thing is going to grow to be a gigantic, pawed death machine.Awww, c'mon, he's just going to be a big old cuddly puddy tat. (That eats 50 pounds of raw meat every day)
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posted on
07/28/2009 12:45:22 PM PDT
by
Just another Joe
(Warning: FReeping can be addictive and helpful to your mental health)
To: decimon
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posted on
07/28/2009 12:45:35 PM PDT
by
Joe 6-pack
(Que me amat, amet et canem meum)
To: 2 Kool 2 Be 4-Gotten
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posted on
07/28/2009 12:45:48 PM PDT
by
Mercat
(Scary middle aged people take the street)
To: decimon; Slings and Arrows
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posted on
07/28/2009 12:46:24 PM PDT
by
Mercat
(Scary middle aged people take the street)
To: decimon
How are its skills in magic?
To: decimon
Ligers and tions and mears, oh by...
;-)
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posted on
07/28/2009 12:48:01 PM PDT
by
green pastures
(Soylent green? More like solvent green: health care reform to kill folks and 'save' social security.)
To: 2 Kool 2 Be 4-Gotten
To: windcliff
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posted on
07/28/2009 12:48:40 PM PDT
by
stylecouncilor
(What Would Jim Thompson Do?)
To: 2 Kool 2 Be 4-Gotten
"Pretty much my favorite animal." Ligers or dolphins? Or, the even rarer ligphin? Dolpher?
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posted on
07/28/2009 12:48:53 PM PDT
by
OldDeckHand
(No Socialized Medicine, No Way, No How, No Time)
To: decimon
So cute....thanks for the post
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posted on
07/28/2009 12:50:32 PM PDT
by
Kimmers
(Be the kind of person when your feet hit the floor each morning the devil says, Oh crap, she's awake)
To: decimon
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posted on
07/28/2009 12:51:57 PM PDT
by
OB1kNOb
(CITIZENS OF LIBERTY! RISE UP AND DEFEAT THE EVIL BEAST, OBAMUNISM!)
To: 2 Kool 2 Be 4-Gotten
bred for its skills in magic.
To: domenad
That thing is going to grow to be a gigantic, pawed death machine.Oh, c'mon. I've read that ligers are quite mellow. OTOH, I'd approach a 12 foot cat like I'd leap into a wood chipper.
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posted on
07/28/2009 12:52:44 PM PDT
by
decimon
To: OldDeckHand
Cats are what they are...
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posted on
07/28/2009 12:52:54 PM PDT
by
BigEdLB
(Now there ARE 1,000,000 regrets - but it may be too late.)
To: decimon
To: decimon
Cat has that look —— ummm mmmm dinner
To: decimon
never mind. the article stated it clearly. that’ll teach me to post before reading.
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