Chimpanzee Displays Remarkable Motherly Instinct by Feeding Milk to Tiger Cub at Bangkok Zoo

“They are humans’ closest relatives, sharing a similar genetic makeup and displaying behavior not unlike our own.

Now, this little chimpanzee is showing off a motherly instinct to rival even the most maternal of mankind.

These adorable images reveal the close bond that has formed between a two-year-old chimpanzee called Do Do and a two-month-old tiger cub named Aorn.

Completely at ease in each other’s company, the ape’s motherly instincts take over as she attentively bottle-feeds the baby tiger.

Aorn gratefully laps up the milk as Do Do tenderly holds the tiger in her arms.

At one point, Do Do puts the bottle in her own mouth – almost mimicking the actions of a human mother, checking to see if the milk is suitable for her offspring to consume.

For some unexplained reason, Do Do is wearing a pair of denim shorts – perhaps to protect her thighs from Aorn’s claws.

These heartwarming moments were captured at Samut Prakan Crocodile Farm and Zoo, located on the outskirts of Bangkok, Thailand.

The crocodile farm, used as a tourist attraction, houses some 80,000 crocodiles and is the largest of its kind in Thailand.

The owners claim to have the largest captive crocodile, measuring an astonishing six meters long and weighing 2,465 pounds.

Regular crocodile shows are staged during which zookeepers place their heads inside the reptiles’ mouths.

However, the farm isn’t limited to just crocodiles.

As you’d expect from these pictures, monkeys and tigers also call it home, alongside elephants, lions, horses, and hippopotamuses.”

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