Unlikely Kinship: When a Golden Dog Meets a Leopard Cub at the Zoo, Their First Encounter Unleashes Surprising Twists.

As one of the most endangered species in the world, the Amur leopard is currently only scattered in the Amur River basin in eastern Russia and parts of China. According to National Geographic , as of 2015, there are only 57 Amur leopards left in Russia, so this species is always specially preserved in zoos and national parks.

At the zoo in the city of Vladivostok, in the Russian Far East, staff had to separate a cub from his mother because of the danger of the mother.

The zoo’s veterinarian said that shortly after giving birth to four cubs, the mother leopard suddenly showed abnormal behavior and ate the cubs. The mother leopard ate 3 children, leaving only one cub. Staff at the zoo, upon discovery, immediately separated the last cub from its mother because they did not want it to fall into the same situation.

The unfortunate cub is named Milasha.

Mother of another species

After being separated from his mother, Milasha became a lonely leopard without a herd. The animal is not strong enough to wean, so experts at the zoo are forced to find a special method: Give the leopard to a “mother” of a different species, and the subject is a Golden dog. named Tessa.

The dog Tessa has just given birth to a litter of 4 puppies, so she has milk for her children and reawakens her maternal instinct. However, what makes the zoo most afraid is that the leopard with a wild nature will harm his “mother”. But the next journey of the two animals surprised people.

Contrary to one’s fears, Milasha seems to be very enamored with this new “mom”.

Right from the first time he met the mother dog, the lonely leopard swooped in to cuddle and play with a mother he longed to have. The couple was always wrapped in tangerine and clinging to each other for many months.

Staff at the zoo say that, being raised by Tessa, the leopard Milasha is also easy to approach and feels comfortable around other dogs.

Thanks to Tessa’s healthy milk diet, Milasha from a short and weak leopard, doubled her weight and body in three weeks.

At the same time, Tessa also took good care of Milasha to grow up to be an obedient, obedient leopard.