Family Finds This Tiny ‘Kitten’ Outside Their Home Only To Find Out It’s Not What It Seems

[Music] few things sadder than seeing a stray animal struggling to survive on its own when that animal is still a baby its circumstances are even more dire luckily rescue organizations and good Samaritans can step in to help when a stray is found a family in Thailand recently found a kitten lying in the street alone wanting to help the family called a local wildlife organization to come and see what they could do that's when they learned that the animal they had found was no ordinary kitten a Thai family recently noticed a stray kitten lying in the road in front of their home upon further inspection they realized that it wasn't just a domestic kitten the family called a local rescue group wildlife friends Foundation Thailand when the rescuers arrived they quickly realized that the kitten was actually a Southeast Asian species of cat known as a fishing cat and that it was on the brink of extinction the rescuers couldn't comprehend why the kitten had been discovered without its mother upon arrival we were surprised to find a tiny fishing kitten that was clearly only born a few hours ago a person from W FFT said as it turned out the rescuers realized that the family who discovered the kitten had previously fostered its mother before releasing her back into the wild hence why she felt comfortable giving birth to her litter in front of their home earlier in the day the family had noticed the mother cat moving her new litter of kittens to a safe spot and that's when she dropped the discovered kitten they waited awhile for the mother to come back for a lost kitten though she never did rescuers from the W FFT arrived and brought the kitten to their Wildlife Hospital and named him Simba now at the hospital's Simba could get the special medical attention and care that he really needed rescuers say it's very important that Simba survives not only for his own good but also because fishing cats are on the brink of extinction they've been listed as vulnerable since 2016 with the destruction of their habitat in the wetlands the fishing cat faces a high risk of extinction throughout its range and is thought to be among the most vulnerable of small and medium sized cats in Southeast Asia a representative from W FFT said at just over two days old he's on his way to making a full recovery for now he's under round-the-clock care from our vet team spending his time in a special incubator that creates a perfect environment where special needs can be met staff at W FFT said for now he's good we'll have to wait and see what the coming days bring it's so important that symbol was recognized as a wildcat and got the proper care in order to return to the wild when in doubt always call your local wildlife center this is exactly what a Russian farmer who recently discovered four strange little kittens and his barn did they were so tiny that their eyes hadn't even opened yet and the farmer couldn't seem to locate their mother anywhere the farmer knew that the kittens were going to need a lot of help if they were going to survive and he was more than prepared to provide them with it but there was something strange about them and he couldn't quite put his finger on it the farmer couldn't identify them but one thing was certain these were not like the stray or feral cats that would typically wander around a farm like this so he called the Daru scheme Nature Reserve with the hopes that their experts would help them identify the cats what they told him was a complete surprise the Nature Reserve was no stranger to this breed and they quickly identified the kittens as Pallas cats or Manuel's there are rare species of wild cat that's native to Central Asia luckily two domestic cats said the facility were able to nurse the orphan Manuel's on their own the kittens flourished at the reserve growing bigger and stronger each and every day until they were ready to be integrated back into the wild and sad as it was to say goodbye the reserves caretakers knew they were giving these cats a second chance at the life they deserved however it wasn't long before they hit their first real hiccup on the road to independent living during their first winter alone in the wild the Manuel's lost the radio collars that the reserve placed around their necks in order to track their progress they also lost a lot of weight the team at the reserve ended up taking in the struggling manuals so they could be supervised for the rest of the winter they plan to release them again in the spring what it might be easier for them to find food and adjust to the weather thankfully the second time was a charm without having to contend with harsh winter weather conditions the palace cats became well acclimated to their new surroundings finally they were able to thrive on their own the team at the reserve could not be happier to see the manuals back in their natural habitat it isn't always easy to reintroduce animals to the wild especially when they've been raised by humans but these kitties seem to beat the odds now that these kittens were all grown up and back in the wild the researchers at the reserve had a unique opportunity to keep track of and learn everything they could from these mysterious cats as they went about their daily lives while the researchers already knew that manuals are loners with very expressive faces they're looking forward to learning more this way cat lovers can preserve the species for years to come just ask Valentin Bruner he's famous for his love of wild cats in February 2012 a dying female lion cub was discovered on the outskirts of a farm in Botswana she was starving and could barely move so her rescuers knew they had to act quickly if they wanted to bring her back from the brink of death her rescuers named the young cub sirga and they were hopeful that she'd be able to hang on with their tender loving care Sierra's story was an unspeakable one for a cub so young she'd endured a tremendous amount already Sierra was one of three cubs born to her Botswana and base pride when the two other Cubs passed away and Sierra's own health began to fail the pride decided to leave her to fend for herself without protection from her pride Sierra's fate seemed bleak conservationist Valentin Gruner led the team that found Sierra he spearheaded a campaign to bring the young cub back to his headquarters and treat her for malnutrition and exposure to the elements as the co-founder of the mode ISA wildlife project in Kalahari Botswana M'Lynn can fill it was his duty to help save the life of this desperate working with the local veterinarian they decided sirrah who weighed just four pounds needed an IV draft to help rehydrate ur Melinda and the veterinarian hope that the IV treatment and a special diet of fresh eggs cream milk vitamins sunflower oil and calcium would help with the hard work of Nursing Cyr go back to health still they weren't sure what the outcome would be show everyone surprised Syria didn't just survive the tiny cub began to grow and thrive people at the headquarters couldn't believe it to this day we believe she's probably the most spoiled and well fed lion in Botswana velentin said with a smile after about a year of special care Cyr had put out a 170 pounds velentin and his team decided it was time to take her off her special diet and get her ECLA mated to the raw meat diet that she would enjoy if she were living in the wild because she'd been abandoned by her own pride seared a viewed velentin and the others at headquarters as her real family however at three years old suka was becoming large enough that velentin and his staff couldn't play with her the same way they did when she was younger and smaller eventually velentin became the only person who could manage Sierra's playful spirit it made sense since he'd rescued her from death and had been with her every step of the way she considered him as a surrogate father she might have been bigger than velentin but that didn't stop her from resting her head in his lap to fall asleep or flinging herself into his arms frog she treated him with the same affection that human children give their parents for velentin Sierra was like his daughter and just like any other parent he faced a lot of challenges when it came to dealing with his three-year-old including some that would even make the parents of human toddlers quake in their boots velentin and the other conservationists worked overtime to help put some of that toddler energy to good use by helping Cyr go learn the skills that she'd need in order to survive in the wild what started off as a way to keep Sirica occupied throughout the day became a mission velentin knew that the right thing for syria was to help prepare her for her eventual return to the desert where she truly belonged one of the most important skills Siri needed to know was how to hunt believe it or not hunting isn't a natural instinct alliance it's something they learn from older members of the pride which meant that velentin had to learn how to hunt too it was slow going at first but eventually Syria began to pick up on the vital skill this was a tremendous relief to London who knew that once she returned to the wild it would be kill or be killed for the lioness we didn't want Syria to become like other Lions in captivity constantly fed by streams of tourists said velentin on Cerrone food taking antelopes and she'll let us be near her when she eats it which is remarkable for this reason valentin and his team worked hard to make sure that Sirica wasn't too domesticated we want a release her eventually as a wild lion not as one who has met lots of people that would be dangerous she'll we interacts with us said velentin will make er Jurgen Josef poets eventually heard about velentin than serious story he was so inspired that he started work on a six-part series about their bond called lion art if all went according to plan the movie would also feature series release and the undoubtedly difficult goodbye from millennium series entire life with velentin had been about preparing her for her eventual return to the wild however that didn't mean it would be easy for either her or velentin to say goodbye to each other the bond they shared was you