What on earth could be cuter than a pair of baby ligers (the product of a Manchurian tiger mother and African lion father)? What about... those ligers being raised by a dog, alongside two of her own pups? This particular adorable multispecies family hails from the Xixiakou Wildlife Zoo in Shangdong, China. Unfortunately, two other liger cubs died of malnutrition after being rejected by their mother, but their siblings are apparently on the road to health, thanks to their adoptive mother.

Two baby liger cubs were just recently born in a zoo in Taiwan. While a cross between tigers and lions are cute and would make Napolean Dynamite happy, the unethical nature is cause for concern for wildlife experts everywhere.

Things that should never happen: A zoo in Taiwan yesterday announced the birth of two "ligers" — a cross between tigers and lions. One has already died. The Taiwanese government will fine the zoo a maximum of $1,600.