<div><p>When a Thai family saw this helpless newborn in the middle of the road, they couldn't leave him behind. After searching everywhere for the mother, they decided he needed to be rescued. </p><p>After spotting the telling marks on his body, they knew they needed to call a special rescue group to retrieve the tiny cat. </p><div><figure><a href="https://www.facebook.com/WildlifeFriendsFoundation/" target="_blank"><amp-img src="https://www.shared.com/content/images/2017/03/980x-92.jpg" srcset="https://www.shared.com/content/images/2017/03/980x-92_GH_content_550px.jpg 550w, https://www.shared.com/content/images/2017/03/980x-92_GH_content_650px.jpg 650w, https://www.shared.com/content/images/2017/03/980x-92_GH_content_750px.jpg 750w, https://www.shared.com/content/images/2017/03/980x-92_GH_content_850px.jpg 850w, https://www.shared.com/content/images/2017/03/980x-92_GH_content_950px.jpg 950w" sizes="89vw" title="" alt="" height="9" width="16" layout="responsive"></amp-img></a><figcaption class="op-vertical-center"><cite><a href="https://www.facebook.com/WildlifeFriendsFoundation/" target="_blank">Wildlife Friends Foundation Thailand</a></cite></figcaption></figure></div><p>When rescuers arrived, they <a href="https://www.facebook.com/WildlifeFriendsFoundation/posts/10153951160852657">confirmed </a>that the kitten was probably just a few hours old. </p><p>The family believed that its mother was also a rescued animal that they had raised to adulthood and then released back into the wild. </p><div><figure><a href="https://www.facebook.com/WildlifeFriendsFoundation/" target="_blank"><amp-img src="https://www.shared.com/content/images/2017/03/980x-93.jpg" srcset="https://www.shared.com/content/images/2017/03/980x-93_GH_content_550px.jpg 550w, https://www.shared.com/content/images/2017/03/980x-93_GH_content_650px.jpg 650w, https://www.shared.com/content/images/2017/03/980x-93_GH_content_750px.jpg 750w, https://www.shared.com/content/images/2017/03/980x-93_GH_content_850px.jpg 850w, https://www.shared.com/content/images/2017/03/980x-93_GH_content_950px.jpg 950w" sizes="89vw" title="" alt="" height="9" width="16" layout="responsive"></amp-img></a><figcaption class="op-vertical-center"><cite><a href="https://www.facebook.com/WildlifeFriendsFoundation/" target="_blank">Wildlife Friends Foundation Thailand</a></cite></figcaption></figure></div><p>The day before, she had come to visit the family. They suspect that she had given birth to a litter, but dropped this little one on the road as she was moving them to a new location.</p><p><!-- [invalid-shortcode] --></p><div><figure><a href="https://www.facebook.com/WildlifeFriendsFoundation/" target="_blank"><amp-img src="https://www.shared.com/content/images/2017/03/980x-94.jpg" srcset="https://www.shared.com/content/images/2017/03/980x-94_GH_content_550px.jpg 550w, https://www.shared.com/content/images/2017/03/980x-94_GH_content_650px.jpg 650w, https://www.shared.com/content/images/2017/03/980x-94_GH_content_750px.jpg 750w, https://www.shared.com/content/images/2017/03/980x-94_GH_content_850px.jpg 850w, https://www.shared.com/content/images/2017/03/980x-94_GH_content_950px.jpg 950w" sizes="89vw" title="" alt="" height="9" width="16" layout="responsive"></amp-img></a><figcaption class="op-vertical-center"><cite><a href="https://www.facebook.com/WildlifeFriendsFoundation/" target="_blank">Wildlife Friends Foundation Thailand</a></cite></figcaption></figure></div><div><figure><a href="https://www.facebook.com/WildlifeFriendsFoundation/" target="_blank"><amp-img src="https://www.shared.com/content/images/2017/03/980x-95.jpg" srcset="https://www.shared.com/content/images/2017/03/980x-95_GH_content_550px.jpg 550w, https://www.shared.com/content/images/2017/03/980x-95_GH_content_650px.jpg 650w, https://www.shared.com/content/images/2017/03/980x-95_GH_content_750px.jpg 750w, https://www.shared.com/content/images/2017/03/980x-95_GH_content_850px.jpg 850w, https://www.shared.com/content/images/2017/03/980x-95_GH_content_950px.jpg 950w" sizes="89vw" title="" alt="" height="9" width="16" layout="responsive"></amp-img></a><figcaption class="op-vertical-center"><cite><a href="https://www.facebook.com/WildlifeFriendsFoundation/" target="_blank">Wildlife Friends Foundation Thailand</a></cite></figcaption></figure></div><p>The baby was brought to the Wildlife Friends Foundatino in Thailand where he was fed some milk and wrapped up in warm blankets. </p><p><!-- [invalid-shortcode] --></p><div><figure><a href="https://www.facebook.com/WildlifeFriendsFoundation/" target="_blank"><amp-img src="https://www.shared.com/content/images/2017/03/980x-96.jpg" srcset="https://www.shared.com/content/images/2017/03/980x-96_GH_content_550px.jpg 550w, https://www.shared.com/content/images/2017/03/980x-96_GH_content_650px.jpg 650w, https://www.shared.com/content/images/2017/03/980x-96_GH_content_750px.jpg 750w, https://www.shared.com/content/images/2017/03/980x-96_GH_content_850px.jpg 850w, https://www.shared.com/content/images/2017/03/980x-96_GH_content_950px.jpg 950w" sizes="89vw" title="" alt="" height="9" width="16" layout="responsive"></amp-img></a><figcaption class="op-vertical-center"><cite><a href="https://www.facebook.com/WildlifeFriendsFoundation/" target="_blank">Wildlife Friends Foundation Thailand</a></cite></figcaption></figure></div><div><figure><a href="https://www.facebook.com/WildlifeFriendsFoundation/" target="_blank"><amp-img src="https://www.shared.com/content/images/2017/03/980x-97.jpg" srcset="https://www.shared.com/content/images/2017/03/980x-97_GH_content_550px.jpg 550w, https://www.shared.com/content/images/2017/03/980x-97_GH_content_650px.jpg 650w, https://www.shared.com/content/images/2017/03/980x-97_GH_content_750px.jpg 750w, https://www.shared.com/content/images/2017/03/980x-97_GH_content_850px.jpg 850w, https://www.shared.com/content/images/2017/03/980x-97_GH_content_950px.jpg 950w" sizes="89vw" title="" alt="" height="9" width="16" layout="responsive"></amp-img></a><figcaption class="op-vertical-center"><cite><a href="https://www.facebook.com/WildlifeFriendsFoundation/" target="_blank">Wildlife Friends Foundation Thailand</a></cite></figcaption></figure></div><p>Vets confirmed the family's suspicion after a thorough check-up. The little kitten, now named Simba, is actually a wild Fishing Cat. </p><p><!-- [invalid-shortcode] --></p><p>They are an endangered species of wild cat that are found in Southeast Asia. It is considered one of the most vulnerable of the small to medium-sized cats in the region.</p><div><figure><a href="https://www.facebook.com/WildlifeFriendsFoundation/" target="_blank"><amp-img src="https://www.shared.com/content/images/2017/03/980x-98.jpg" srcset="https://www.shared.com/content/images/2017/03/980x-98_GH_content_550px.jpg 550w, https://www.shared.com/content/images/2017/03/980x-98_GH_content_650px.jpg 650w, https://www.shared.com/content/images/2017/03/980x-98_GH_content_750px.jpg 750w, https://www.shared.com/content/images/2017/03/980x-98_GH_content_850px.jpg 850w, https://www.shared.com/content/images/2017/03/980x-98_GH_content_950px.jpg 950w" sizes="89vw" title="" alt="" height="9" width="16" layout="responsive"></amp-img></a><figcaption class="op-vertical-center"><cite><a href="https://www.facebook.com/WildlifeFriendsFoundation/" target="_blank">Wildlife Friends Foundation Thailand</a></cite></figcaption></figure></div><p>When he's full grown, Simba will be twice the size of a regular house cat. The little kitten will be very well cared for until he is strong enough to fend for himself. </p><p><!-- [invalid-shortcode] --></p><p>When he's fully grown, he'll be quite the majestic beast:</p><div><figure><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fishing_cat#/media/File:Fishing_Cat_(Prionailurus_viverrinus)_3.jpg" target="_blank"><amp-img src="https://www.shared.com/content/images/2017/03/980x-99.jpg" srcset="https://www.shared.com/content/images/2017/03/980x-99_GH_content_550px.jpg 550w, https://www.shared.com/content/images/2017/03/980x-99_GH_content_650px.jpg 650w, https://www.shared.com/content/images/2017/03/980x-99_GH_content_750px.jpg 750w, https://www.shared.com/content/images/2017/03/980x-99_GH_content_850px.jpg 850w, https://www.shared.com/content/images/2017/03/980x-99_GH_content_950px.jpg 950w" sizes="89vw" title="" alt="" height="9" width="16" layout="responsive"></amp-img></a><figcaption class="op-vertical-center"><cite><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fishing_cat#/media/File:Fishing_Cat_(Prionailurus_viverrinus)_3.jpg" target="_blank">Wikipedia</a></cite></figcaption></figure></div><p>[Source: <a href="http://www.lovemeow.com/family-finds-tiniest-kitten-in-middle-of-road-but-hes-not-what-he-seem-2140570667.html">Love Meow</a>]</p></div>
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