【动物世界】幼吾幼以及人之幼

狗狗：幼吾幼以及猫之幼

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岁美国斗牛犬最近很是忙碌。她在六周前刚刚生下一窝小狗，但她现在还有一群饥饿得小猫咪需要照顾。

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."

据Dothan Eagle报道，猫妈妈基蒂因被车撞而致死，莫利便开始喂养这四只小猫咪。狗和猫都是由家住哥伦比亚阿拉巴马州的84岁老汉Elbert Bristow喂养的。莫利和基蒂产仔的日子仅一天相隔。Elbert Bristow 说“我这一生中都在养狗。我养过捕鸟猎犬和猎浣熊狗，但这是我第一次看到狗照顾一窝小猫。”

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还说，这窝小猫中有一只橘色的，一只白色的，一只灰色的和一只有暹罗纹的，它们跟着莫利到处跑似乎莫利就是它们的妈妈一样。莫利每次会和它们一起呆5-10分钟，然后躺下来让它们吃奶。Bristow将小狗们分隔开在另一块空地上。

"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说：“这真的很意外，太意外了。”但是，这并不是狗第一次收养猫咪。有资料记载，狗一直就有养育猫咪，小猪甚至虎仔的历史。