Interspecies Adoption
In 2009 at the Pittsburgh Zoo, a female mixed breed domestic dog was brought in to nurse nine African wild dog pups, after the pups' mother had died. The nursing was successful, and the pups gained weight. This is the first time that a domestic dog has ever been documented nursing African wild dog pups.
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