A touching video has emerged from India showing a pet dog raising an orphaned baby goat as her own.<br /><br />The tiny kid, Kanna, lost its mother shortly after a cyclone hit the Pudukkottai District of Tamil Nadu in November. <br /><br />The owner of the goat, R Duraisamy, feared it would not survive either as it refused to be hand-fed from a bottle.<br /><br />However, shortly afterwards Duraisamy was amazed to find the kid suckling from his pet dog, Ponni, along with her puppy.<br /><br />“We thought the dog would attack the goat, but she is caring for it. It allows the goat to drink its milk and to cuddle her while sleeping," Duraisamy said.<br /><br />P N Richard Jagatheesan, Head of the Veterinary University Training and Research Centre, Tiruchy, said:<br /><br />“Inter-species feeding is an exceptional case. An animal nursing and developing a bond with other species happens rarely. However, it is a part of animal behaviour to take care of other animals in need.”
