Mother cat goes nuts over baby squirrels

February 12, 1997
Web posted at: 11:13 p.m. EDT (2313 GMT)

PAARL, South Africa (CNN) -- A mother cat is pulling double duty after adopting three orphan squirrels to nurse with her three kittens on a farm near Cape Town.

The baby squirrels fell from their nest during a storm. A woman found them on the ground and took them to her neighbor, Berina Malherbe, who owns Kit-Kat the cat.

Kit-Kat took charge and appeared quite happy with her mixed brood. But with the feline penchant for hunting squirrels, it may only be a matter of time before the kittens see their new playmates as dinner, rather than sharing dinner with them.

Reuters contributed to this report.

 

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