The Sentient World of Animals
Unlikely Animal Companions Lead the Way to a Loving World
By Brother-initiate Ar Sen, Formosa
(Originally in Chinese)
Cat’s Parental Love for a Weasel
A white cat was raised in a Wang’s family in Xinjiang, mainland China. One day, the pregnant white cat did not return the whole night until the next noon. It brought back with her a little weasel! What was most surprising was that the white cat treated the weasel as if it were her own kitten. Every time the weasel crawled under the cat’s belly, the mother cat always held it in its legs. The “mother” and “son” were very close to each other. Two days later, the white cat gave birth to five kittens and became a real mother cat. The affection between the mom cat and the weasel remained the same. Every day the white cat licked gently the weasel, and the little weasel got along very well with the kittens. They all enjoyed playing on the cat mom’s body. The weasel is normally a very ferocious
and carnivorous animal. But this weasel eats only cucumbers, watermelon
and buns. Particularly, it likes cucumbers the best.
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A Dog’s Motherly Compassion Toward an Abandoned Cat A similarly heartwarming story also happened
in Hsinchu, Formosa. One man found two abandoned homeless kittens. Worrying
that they might die of hunger on the street, he kindly adopted them. In
the beginning, the kittens were fed with powdered milk. But kittens that
have just opened their eyes do not drink milk by their own initiative.
A good idea came to the adopter, that a mother dog from a recent delivery
could be their nursing mom. Unexpectedly, not only did the mother dog
he found not show any hostility to the kittens, it also acted as a good
mother. The two kittens suckled vigorously at the mother dog’s breast
and were not willing to leave for even one second. This compassionate
mother dog was originally also homeless and was later adopted by the kind
person. She recently gave birth to a litter of puppies.
A Lost Wild Boar Seeks a Dog as Mummy The more interesting thing was that wherever
Xiaowei went, the little boar always followed behind. Sometimes the little
boar could not follow the dog’s steps and wailed for help. Then
the dog would stop, turn her head back and wait for the little boar. The
nearby citizens could not help smiling at this warm and interesting scene.
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