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10 images..  There is something about a baby that gets a mothering response from people. And when a baby is in distress, a mom's instinct is to rush over and help the little one Meet Anjana, a chimp who lives at TIGERS (The Institute of Greatly Endangered Species)in South Carolina.  Anjana stepped in to help zookeeper China York care for a pair of rare white tiger cubs after their mother became spooked and dangerous following hurricane Hanna's visit to the area.  This is a role Anjana knows well. She's been nurturing and fostering many of the Institutes's babies as China's unofficial 'assistant' TIGERS founder Dr Bhagavan Antle said: ?Anjana has joined China in caring for baby animals and she helps China raise them."  ?She has acted as a surrogate mother to leopards, lions and orangutans and has done the same with these baby white tigers. ?She gives them a bottle and lies with them ? she is a great assistant.?       TIGERS has bred and reared many rare and talented animals. This year they unveiled their latest ?liger? cub ? bred from a lion father and a tiger mother. The institute has 45 big cats, including white-and-red-striped golden tabby tigers ? one of the rarest big cat breeds There are also bears, other primates and an African elephant. Dr Antle concludes: ?People think it is dangerous to get so close to wild animals but the handlers have been with them since they were cubs and have developed a special friendship based on love and respect.?
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