What I don't get is why human milk is better than any other animal. I'd actually think cows might be better because cows grow so fast in a year and so do tigers.
I remember the walruses at the Aquarium had a milk formula ground fish thing to drink when they were babies.
And the tigers are getting some bottles so they do have something to give them.
I just really have no idea what is so special about human milk for baby tigers.
They mentioned this on 'Weekend Update' this Saturday! Tina Fey's not-entirely-lucid comment was "You just know she'll wind up sitting next to me in the airport."
I'd have thought it would have made more sense to use another large feline... She is so going to hurt when they start teething. And maybe they'll have odd fixations when they grow up and start getting visited at the zoo by women. Her fault!
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Date: 2005-04-12 05:33 am (UTC)What I don't get is why human milk is better than any other animal. I'd actually think cows might be better because cows grow so fast in a year and so do tigers.
I remember the walruses at the Aquarium had a milk formula ground fish thing to drink when they were babies.
And the tigers are getting some bottles so they do have something to give them.
I just really have no idea what is so special about human milk for baby tigers.
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Date: 2005-04-12 01:25 pm (UTC)When are you arriving? *mews plaintively*
No tigers to be nursed, but I'm sure we'll find something to do. :-)
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Date: 2005-04-12 01:50 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2005-04-12 08:58 pm (UTC)