Wholesome video of chimpanzee babysitting "abandoned" tiger cubs goes viral, but also exposes reality of the exploitation of wild animals

We've all fallen prey to "fake news" on the internet, animal fam. It happens to the best of us. People editing together videos to create a wholesome story that didn't exist. But this, this is something different. This is a true story, but told from the wrong angle. On the surface, this video of a chimapanzee "learning" to care for "abandoned" tiger cubs, babysitting them as if he was their father, seems pawsitively wholesome, relatable, and hooman-like. Almost too hooman-like, if you ask us.

The ugly truth of this video is that these animals are being exploited by hoomans for profit. They take wild animals, breed them in captivity, and then force them to take videos with people for money. They put animals that would never normally interact in the wild together, make a cute video that goes viral, and then profit from it. We're sharing this so you can understand that, no matter how cute it is, it's not worth the price of the health and happiness of these poor animals.

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