【動物世界】幼吾幼以及人之幼

狗狗：幼吾幼以及貓之幼

Molly, a two-year old American Bulldog, is one busy pooch. She gave birth to a litter of puppies only six weeks ago, and now she has a bunch of hungry kittens to look after too.

一只名叫莫利的2歲美國斗牛犬最近很是忙碌。她在六周前剛剛生下一窩小狗，但她現(xiàn)在還有一群饑餓得小貓咪需要照顧。

According to the Dothan Eagle, when mother cat "Kitty Kitty" was hit by a car, Molly allowed her four orphaned kittens to nurse. Both dog and cat were raised by Elbert Bristow, 84, of Columbia, Alabama. They gave birth only a day apart. "I've had dogs all my life. I've trained bird dogs and coon dogs," Bristow told the Eagle, "but this is the first time I've ever had a dog take a litter of kittens."

據(jù)Dothan Eagle報道，貓媽媽基蒂因被車撞而致死，莫利便開始喂養(yǎng)這四只小貓咪。狗和貓都是由家住哥倫比亞阿拉巴馬州的84歲老漢Elbert Bristow喂養(yǎng)的。莫利和基蒂產(chǎn)仔的日子僅一天相隔。Elbert Bristow 說“我這一生中都在養(yǎng)狗。我養(yǎng)過捕鳥獵犬和獵浣熊狗，但這是我第一次看到狗照顧一窩小貓。”

Bristow says the kittens, which include one orange, one white, one grey and white, and one with Siamese-type markings, follow Molly around just like she was their mom. She spends 5 to 10 minutes with them at a time, and lies down and lets them eat. Bristow keeps the puppies separated on another part of his property.

Elbert Bristow還說，這窩小貓中有一只橘色的，一只白色的，一只灰色的和一只有暹羅紋的，它們跟著莫利到處跑似乎莫利就是它們的媽媽一樣。莫利每次會和它們一起呆5-10分鐘，然后躺下來讓它們吃奶。Bristow將小狗們分隔開在另一塊空地上。

"It is unusual, very unusual," says Bristow. Still, it's not the first time a dog has adopted a kitten. Dogs have been documented mothering cats, piglets, and even baby tigers.

Bristow說：“這真的很意外，太意外了。”但是，這并不是狗第一次收養(yǎng)貓咪。有資料記載，狗一直就有養(yǎng)育貓咪，小豬甚至虎仔的歷史。