Brace yourself for some awesome cuteness as we take another uplifting visit to the Department of Unexpected Interspecies Friendship. Baby the French bulldog has adopted 6 adorable wild boar piglets (boarlets?) who were found abandoned, “half-frozen and starving,” in a forest outside Berlin, Germany. As surrogate mum, Baby watches over her little charges (along with her bulldog assistant Ronja), cuddles and plays with them, and even provides valuable assistance to their tiny digestive systems. The piglets will remain in the care of the sanctuary and their canine mum for three months before being released into a nature reserve.

Baby resides at the Lehnitz Animal Sanctuary outside Berlin and apparently has maternal feelings for just about any animal. She has previously played surrogate parent to abandoned bunnies, kittens, and a raccoon. 

If, after watching this video, you crave even more French bulldog & orphan piglet cuteness, head over to Dailymail.co.uk to see some photos of the happy little family.

[via Neatorama and Dailymail.co.uk]