Modern family: Dog adopts abandoned tiger cubs

2 December 2012 Last updated at 07:55 ET Help

A dog called Tally has adopted three tiger cubs after their mother abandoned them after giving birth at Sochi zoo in Russia.

Vets advertised on the internet that a feeding dog was being sought. Tally now treats the cubs as if they were her own puppies.

Nicholas Owen tries to explain the unusual set-up.

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