# Prepare to die of cute - chimp adopts tiger cubs **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [November 12, 2008, 2:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/prepare-to-die-of-cute-chimp-adopts-tiger-cubs/472340 "2008-11-12T14:20:52Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 18\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![jjimm](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/ba8739/32.png) [@jjimm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jjimm)\ **Post date:** [November 12, 2008, 2:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/prepare-to-die-of-cute-chimp-adopts-tiger-cubs/472340/1 "2008-11-12T14:20:52Z")
First there were [the pics](http://www.funtim.com/dgb.html). Now there is [the video](http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/americas/7723868.stm). She’s feeding them! With a bottle! OMG! Kawaii!!! ---
**Author:** ![Justin\_Credible](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/a8b319/32.png) [@Justin\_Credible](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Justin_Credible)\ **Post date:** [November 12, 2008, 2:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/prepare-to-die-of-cute-chimp-adopts-tiger-cubs/472340/2 "2008-11-12T14:24:46Z")
Yes, that is amazingly cute. So is the blonde girl. ---
**Author:** ![Ellen\_Cherry](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ellen_cherry/32/3600_2.png) [@Ellen\_Cherry](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ellen_Cherry)\ **Post date:** [November 12, 2008, 2:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/prepare-to-die-of-cute-chimp-adopts-tiger-cubs/472340/3 "2008-11-12T14:39:24Z")
:::Falls over dead::: \* clunk \* My, that is some prime cuteness. ---
**Author:** ![freckafree](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/freckafree/32/3050_2.png) [@freckafree](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/freckafree)\ **Post date:** [November 12, 2008, 2:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/prepare-to-die-of-cute-chimp-adopts-tiger-cubs/472340/4 "2008-11-12T14:41:03Z")
I think chimps are creepy, but even I squeeeeeeeed over those photos. ---
**Author:** ![WormTheRed](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/bbe5ce/32.png) [@WormTheRed](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WormTheRed)\ **Post date:** [November 12, 2008, 3:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/prepare-to-die-of-cute-chimp-adopts-tiger-cubs/472340/5 "2008-11-12T15:09:01Z")
That is just super cute. Now I want a tiger cub of my own. ---
**Author:** ![Bag\_of\_Mostly\_Water](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bag_of_mostly_water/32/1029_2.png) [@Bag\_of\_Mostly\_Water](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bag_of_Mostly_Water)\ **Post date:** [November 12, 2008, 3:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/prepare-to-die-of-cute-chimp-adopts-tiger-cubs/472340/6 "2008-11-12T15:17:37Z")
Did anyone else notice that the volume control on the video in that link goes from zero to 11? πŸ˜ƒ ---
**Author:** ![Leaffan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/leaffan/32/299_2.png) [@Leaffan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Leaffan)\ **Post date:** [November 12, 2008, 3:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/prepare-to-die-of-cute-chimp-adopts-tiger-cubs/472340/7 "2008-11-12T15:32:14Z")
> [@Ex\_Chemist](#): > > Did anyone else notice that the volume control on the video in that link goes from zero to 11? πŸ˜ƒ Ha! That is funnnn-nny! And most definitely done on purpose. ---
**Author:** ![Superfreaknduper](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/6de8d8/32.png) [@Superfreaknduper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Superfreaknduper)\ **Post date:** [November 12, 2008, 3:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/prepare-to-die-of-cute-chimp-adopts-tiger-cubs/472340/8 "2008-11-12T15:35:04Z")
What happens when the tiger eat the chimp? ---
**Author:** ![Jodi](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/7feea3/32.png) [@Jodi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jodi)\ **Post date:** [November 12, 2008, 3:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/prepare-to-die-of-cute-chimp-adopts-tiger-cubs/472340/9 "2008-11-12T15:50:09Z")
I possess a Hard Outer Shell that renders me immune to most cuteness, but yes, this is high-grade cuteness and it got to me. Thanks. πŸ™‚ ---
**Author:** ![jjimm](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/ba8739/32.png) [@jjimm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jjimm)\ **Post date:** [November 12, 2008, 4:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/prepare-to-die-of-cute-chimp-adopts-tiger-cubs/472340/10 "2008-11-12T16:40:10Z")
> [@Superfreaknduper](#): > > What happens when the tiger eat the chimp? Nom nom nom. ---
**Author:** ![Malacandra](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/45deac/32.png) [@Malacandra](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Malacandra)\ **Post date:** [November 12, 2008, 6:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/prepare-to-die-of-cute-chimp-adopts-tiger-cubs/472340/11 "2008-11-12T18:26:20Z")
I think I just had a cutegasm. πŸ˜ƒ ---
**Author:** ![Claptree](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/58f4c7/32.png) [@Claptree](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Claptree)\ **Post date:** [November 12, 2008, 11:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/prepare-to-die-of-cute-chimp-adopts-tiger-cubs/472340/12 "2008-11-12T23:52:33Z")
I really liked the pic with the chimp on her back, cub on her chest and the widest smile on her face. Amazingly cute. ---
**Author:** ![Jodi](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/7feea3/32.png) [@Jodi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jodi)\ **Post date:** [November 13, 2008, 12:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/prepare-to-die-of-cute-chimp-adopts-tiger-cubs/472340/13 "2008-11-13T00:04:59Z")
That very first picture is possibly the cutest picture I’ve ever seen. Just looking at it makes me smile. πŸ™‚ ---
**Author:** ![What\_Exit](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/what_exit/32/10652_2.png) [@What\_Exit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/What_Exit)\ **Post date:** [November 13, 2008, 2:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/prepare-to-die-of-cute-chimp-adopts-tiger-cubs/472340/14 "2008-11-13T02:17:07Z")
The was very cute. I rarely post in the β€œcute” threads but this one got me. > [@Ex\_Chemist](#): > > Did anyone else notice that the volume control on the video in that link goes from zero to 11? πŸ˜ƒ Damn beaten to it. πŸ˜ƒ I loved that. ---
**Author:** ![Illuminatiprimus](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/illuminatiprimus/32/11520_2.png) [@Illuminatiprimus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Illuminatiprimus)\ **Post date:** [November 13, 2008, 12:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/prepare-to-die-of-cute-chimp-adopts-tiger-cubs/472340/15 "2008-11-13T12:10:03Z")
I just squeeeed so hard I think I burst a blood vessel. ---
**Author:** ![Unauthorized\_Cinnamon](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/u/bc8723/32.png) [@Unauthorized\_Cinnamon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Unauthorized_Cinnamon)\ **Post date:** [November 13, 2008, 5:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/prepare-to-die-of-cute-chimp-adopts-tiger-cubs/472340/16 "2008-11-13T17:02:54Z")
It was cute enough, but then the chimp kind of snuggled her face against the fuzzy cub, and, yes, I died of the cute. ---
**Author:** ![Dread\_Pirate\_Jimbo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dread_pirate_jimbo/32/3897_2.png) [@Dread\_Pirate\_Jimbo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dread_Pirate_Jimbo)\ **Post date:** [November 13, 2008, 5:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/prepare-to-die-of-cute-chimp-adopts-tiger-cubs/472340/17 "2008-11-13T17:28:22Z")
Soooooooooo cute! πŸ™‚ Tiger cubs are adorable! Our local tiger cub is about a year and a half old now, so he’s not exactly a cub anymore, but he was just adorable as a baby. ---
**Author:** ![beanpod](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/a9adbd/32.png) [@beanpod](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/beanpod)\ **Post date:** [November 13, 2008, 7:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/prepare-to-die-of-cute-chimp-adopts-tiger-cubs/472340/18 "2008-11-13T19:36:38Z")
OMG. After you watch the video, it links to another one of a giant tortoise that a baby hippo follows around. I can’t stand it! \>.\<