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Tiger Mom got depressed and unhealthy when her cubs die shortly after birth, piggies dressed as tigers to the rescue! (imgur.com)

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[–]simonj2 145 points146 points ago

I'm afraid not - snopes

[–]poobly 20 points21 points ago

That snopes article got pretty dark in the last paragraph.

[–]feureau 4 points5 points ago

My happiness just imploded collapsed into a black hole.

[–]EnjoiZeroBit 6 points7 points ago

You killed my happiness.

[–]AspenAlia 3 points4 points ago

You can't handle the truth!

[–]tvirelli 4 points5 points ago

Well damn... There goes the awww factor!

[–]LarksCall 45 points46 points ago

If anyone's wondering, the jackets on the pigs are for the visitors amusement. They're not the thing keeping the pigs from being dinner.

[–]PatBabyParty[S] 0 points1 point ago

But are they keeping the pigs warm?

[–]cbearski 16 points17 points ago

The pictures are not from a zoo in California but the Sriracha Tiger Zoo in Thailand, a popular attraction that boasts of 200 tigers, 100,000 crocodiles, trained pigs, elephants, and other animals. The zoo features creative shows and displays of animals including these pictures of an adult tiger with piglets dressed like tiger cubs. One of the goals of the zoo is to demonstrate how animals of different species can live peacefully together. One of the experiments was introducing baby piglets to a mother tiger (who herself had been nursed by a pig) and it worked. At one time the mother tiger nursing piglets was in an enclosure next to an enclosure where a sow was nursing baby tigers. The zoo says those cubs grew faster from the pig’s milk.

The story about the California zoo, the grieving mother tiger, and the orphaned piglets is a hoax that somebody decided to attach to the pictures.

source: http://truthorfiction.com/rumors/t/tiger-pigs.htm

[–]NasalSexy 36 points37 points ago

I can't believe people still upvote this crap. I assumed that this was one of the most widely known fake stories floating on the web.

The picture is cute. The fake story used for karma is sad. The fact that people still buy the fake story is ridiculous.

[–]donthateaddai2 7 points8 points ago

You realize that people only buy the story if they haven't heard the truth yet right? How is it ridiculous that people surfing the internet haven't heard the true backstory to a cute photo?

[–]PatBabyParty[S] -2 points-1 points ago

Thank you!

[–]PatBabyParty[S] -4 points-3 points ago

Sorry dude, I didn't know the story until I already posted. If I could, I'd edit the title for you: "Super cute tiger laying around with baby piglets dressed as tiger cubs."

Better?

[–]kidoefuji 5 points6 points ago

People. Please please stop posting this. This was posted last three weeks ago, then a few before that, and that, and that. Seriously. Its been 21 days. I can't keep coming here to tell people that the story is fake. They are really cute sure. But totally fake. If you want to repost it at least just say what it actually is.

[–]rotzooi 0 points1 point ago

Only 21 days? These pics have been around for over 2100 days, so Reddit's pretty slow on the uptake this time.

[–]kidoefuji -1 points0 points ago

I didn't say that they were first posted 21 day ago. I mean they were last posted 21 days ago. They have been posted many time going back many months and most likely years. But its the frequency in which they are reposted with the same bogus story for karma that started to piss me off.

[–]Err0rX 11 points12 points ago

When I first started reading the title I thought this was going to be about a strict Asian mom.

[–]hannahandthewhite 16 points17 points ago

this made my dad d'aww for like 5 minutes (he's not a very sensitive person)

[–]PatBabyParty[S] 2 points3 points ago

Success!

[–]hannahandthewhite 3 points4 points ago

haha and you receive 1 internet point!! :D (only because I can't give you more than one :c)

[–]RupertDurden 3 points4 points ago

Here. Give PatBabyParty internet cookies.

[–]PatBabyParty[S] 1 point2 points ago

Well you just got one yourself, so we're even!

[–]hannahandthewhite 3 points4 points ago

haha yay! :D

[–]PatBabyParty[S] -5 points-4 points ago

Wait, also, give your pops a high five because he's awesome too! I give him 1 real life point.

[–]hannahandthewhite -3 points-2 points ago

I will LOL I would show us high fiving but he probably wont do it again haha

[–]TZnerd 2 points3 points ago

I thought you meant the Asian tiger mom.

[–]Dompkins 2 points3 points ago

This looks like a story Karl pilkington would tell

[–]MMBinNC 1 point2 points ago

Was you waiting in fear that the tiger would just maul the shit outta the piglets?

[–]justsneak 1 point2 points ago

Sriracha Tiger zoo, opposite to my house.

[–]PatBabyParty[S] 0 points1 point ago

Wow, do you really live near that zoo? Have you ever been there?

[–]justsneak 1 point2 points ago

Definitely, countless times. That is like the main attraction there, piglets taken cared of by tigers, and little tigers getting their milk from pigs.

There are also the crocodile part that I really love. They let you hatch crocodile eggs with your hands, and watch them swim in these small pools.

There are lots of stuff to see there, I'd say its one of the best zoo in Thailand.

Bonus: Pigs doing calculus show

[–]PatBabyParty[S] 0 points1 point ago

That is so cool!! So many people in this thread are talking about how terrible that zoo is but you're making it sound really awesome!!

I know at some zoos they let you feed the tiger cubs too, can you do that there??

[–]Thebestbuds -2 points-1 points ago

Lol they didn't name a zoo after hot sauce. What a retarded cunt you are.

[–]justsneak -1 points0 points ago

You are trolling right? Its the name of the city in Chonburi, a province in Thailand.

[–]PatBabyParty[S] 0 points1 point ago

He's mad because he hasn't seen a globe since grade school.

[–]weglarz 1 point2 points ago

This just seems like an incredibly bad idea to me.

[–]Bontebok 1 point2 points ago

This was taken at one of the most horrible places on earth. You really need to do some more research, more than even Snopes. Google "Sriracha Tiger Zoo" and start reading the articles.

[–]chimpychimp 1 point2 points ago

There should be a rule where you arent allowed to post a comment before reading an overview of the comments already present.

[–]Rayjet 3 points4 points ago

This. Is. Adorable.
I hope she doesn't eat them though.

[–]TheAddicted 3 points4 points ago

REPOSTTTTTTTTTT

[–]Danidan10 0 points1 point ago

..And YOU are not following the reddiquette (No complaints about reposts. If you seen it, it doesn't mean everybody did)

[–]Pesime 1 point2 points ago

We aren't allowed to complain about reposts anymore? Alright man, let's be real here. People will NEVER stop complaining about reposts. Until that happens, it definitely isn't proper rediquette. Plus, if we can't point out obvious reposts (like this) without getting scolded by you, how are we supposed to make the poster feel bad about himself?

[–]Danidan10 -1 points0 points ago

Well, Maybe the poster didn't know it was a repost. Maybe he found it somewhere else, And posted it. You have to think about those options as well.

[–]Pesime 0 points1 point ago

I mean...yeah. But it's a repost regardless and deserves to be treated as such. Hop off.

[–]Danidan10 1 point2 points ago

But maybe some people who haven't seen the post liked it, And if he didn't post it again, They would've never seen it. Like me.

[–]Pesime 0 points1 point ago

I think we can all agree that reddit SHOULD (althought it isn't) be a place for new content. A constant stream of new content that isn't recycled for karma. Sure, maybe the poster didn't know it was a repost. That's fair to say. But IT IS a repost. Doesn't matter if you saw it or not. It's not fresh. That's all I'm saying.

[–]PatBabyParty[S] 0 points1 point ago

I didn't know it was a repost. How is anyone that doesn't sit around trolling /aww all day supposed to catch every single post? My mistake!

[–]aduma123 0 points1 point ago

Pigs in blankets?

[–]crotchbiscuit 0 points1 point ago

"There were no survivors. Linda, back to you."

[–]joshvillan 0 points1 point ago

what kind pigs

[–]skierCT 0 points1 point ago

You can just smell the repost

[–]jamii992 0 points1 point ago

'My children are some ugly ass motherfuckers'

[–]adiooutloud 0 points1 point ago

thats a funny way to feed a tiger...

[–]Throwawaychica 0 points1 point ago

What about the piglet's mom? Did she get tiger babies?

[–]Paolo99 0 points1 point ago

No, please! No more crying

[–]Nescent 0 points1 point ago

I don't understand and I don't care. DAWWW

[–]PatBabyParty[S] -1 points0 points ago

Thank you! Who cares where the zoo is or if it's been reposted, this is pure gold! I mean, come on, piglets dressed as tiger cubs!!

[–]Joeblowme123 0 points1 point ago

My children are made of bacon... hardest choice in the world to make right there.

[–]Berger86 0 points1 point ago

This is fucking adorable...

[–]andrusmi 0 points1 point ago

This is not true. These pictures are from a sanctuary where they prove different animals can live in peace together. Still cute though.

[–]BringBackTheMoa -1 points0 points ago

Reddit; where everything somehow degrades into some form of animal exploitation.

[–]pauken -3 points-2 points ago

they skinned the dead cubs.

[–]vampwolf821 2 points3 points ago

D:

[–]swatcher68 -1 points0 points ago

Emergency food.

[–]Jimmigill -1 points0 points ago

Oh, Jesus. I can't wait until the tiger realizes that they are meant for food.

[–]anti_entity -1 points0 points ago

This just raises a lot of questions for me. First, are tigers that dumb? Would she have acted differently if they weren't dressed like tigers? Would she have eaten them? Would a giant helping of pork have helped fix her depression, anyway?

[–]skobombers 0 points1 point ago

http://www.snopes.com/photos/animals/tigerpig.asp

[–]fox112 -1 points0 points ago

Is this real life? That is amazing.

[–]PatBabyParty[S] -1 points0 points ago

100% real and 100% amazing. Guhhh

[–]Borgmaster -1 points0 points ago

anti-depressants one day and breakfast the next. The perfect drug.

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