Cat and rabbit team up to co-parent their litters and FEED each other's babies
A cat and a rabbit teamed up to co-parent their litters after giving birth days apart and even feed each others babies.<br /><br />Lionhead bunny Amy, and Chrissy the cat, have been raising their babies together for two weeks after the broody feline decided to move her kittens into the rabbit hutch.<br /><br />Destiny Hampton, 47, had set up a hutch for Amy to look after her babies.<br /><br />But after checking in on Amy, Destiny discovered that Chrissy and her kittens had moved in.<br /><br />Destiny's discovery came as a big surprise - as she didn't know that Chrissy was also pregnant. <br /><br />She said: "The video you saw is the very first time I found out. I was a little worried at first that they might fight, or hurt each other."<br /><br />Destiny, the owner of Roberson Creek Farm, a rescue center in Tobaccoville, North Carolina, USA, attempted to separate the pair out of concern for the babies.<br /><br />But had to give up when both mothers immediately stopped feeding their young from the stress.<br /><br />Despite Destiny's worries, the animals not only get along well, but they are co-parenting their young - with Chrissy often feeding the baby rabbits - when their mum doesn't feel like it. <br /><br />Amy only feeds her young once a day, so Chrissy often picks up the slack.<br /><br />Destiny added: "They get along great, they all want to be together, the babies and the mothers.<br /><br />"It's so weird, because cats move their babies a lot. I keep thinking it will be too stressful and Chrissy will move them, but she doesn't.<br /><br />"I think maybe Chrissy knew that the rabbit mom wasn't making enough milk and wanted to help her.<br /><br />"I'm surprised, because Chrissy isn't the nicest cat. Cats are predators, and Chrissy is feral. She won't let me touch her, but she loves Amy apparently.<br /><br />"The babies are all doing great, and cuddle all the time, people keep asking why their fur is patchy, but that's because rabbits are born naked and it grows in."
