Definitely one of this year's furry animals that save the day [1], this cute mama dog got a couple Red Panda cubs (kits?) to care for after their own mother abandoned them soon after birth. She performed the perfunctory sniff-and-greet before welcoming the lil ones to nurse. See one more pic of how well they warmed up to the doggie when you .

What makes the rejection even worse is that the Red Panda mom snubbed the babes in front of a huge crowd of visitors at a zoo in Taiyuan, China!