Indiana Golden Retriever Steps Up When A Zoo’s Newborns Are Left Without A Mom

When an animal gives birth in what it perceives as an unsafe or unstable setting, it may choose to reject its newborns in order to focus on survival.

Because they act purely on instinct, and because every species and situation differs, the outcome is never predictable. One animal may consider an environment safe, while another could see that same setting as threatening.

That is exactly what happened with one new mother who refused to raise her pups. Luckily, another stepped in to give them the care they needed.

A Fragile Beginning

At Potawatomi Zoo in South Bend, Indiana, the arrival of three endangered African painted dog pups initially filled the staff with joy. Sadly, that happiness was short-lived.

The parents, Bleu and Maurice, had lived at the Zoo for years, and the team car