Could this story be a sign for the millenium and the
reign of Christ?  "Isaiah 11:6 ...the calf and the
lion and the yearling together ...":

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/africa/1905363.stm

"Lioness adopts third baby antelope

Tourists flocked to watch the unlikely pair

A lioness in Kenya has adopted another baby oryx - her
third in as many months, game wardens at the northern
Samburu National Park have reported.
The lioness is said to allow a female oryx several
minutes each day to feed the new-born calf.

The last calf was killed while she was sleeping

The oryx would normally represent a tasty meal to a
lion, but this is not the first time the lioness has
placed a calf under her protection.

One was seen in her company in December last year, but
it was eaten by other lions after two weeks. Another
calf was taken away from her in February and placed in
a zoo because it showed signs of malnourishment.

Dangers

The chief game warden in Samburu, Simon Leirana, said
that the lioness was seen with a baby oryx no more
then three days old early on Saturday.

"We are baffled. We do not know what to do with this
third oryx," said Mr Leirana.

Lions, like all the other species, including human
beings, have this kind of feelings for babies

Conservationist Daphne Sheldrick

He said wildlife officials might decide to let nature
take its course, leaving the calf to take its chances
with starvation or other predators.

The lioness is said to be "fiercely protective" of the
oryx - becoming very aggressive when any human come
near.

Three adult oryxes have been seen near the unlikely
duo though, one of which is believed to be the mother.
 

Grief stricken

When the last calf was eaten by a male lion while she
slept, the lioness was said to have been stricken with
grief - she went around roaring in anger.

Cases of lionesses showing maternal affection for
animals they would normally see as prey are not
unprecedented, conservationist Daphne Sheldrick said.

"It does happen, but it's quite unusual. Lions, like
all the other species, including human beings, have
this kind of feelings for babies," she said.

Local newspapers have noted that all three adoptions
occurred on significant days - Christmas, Valentine's
Day and Good Friday."
 

 Following is a passage of how nature will react
during the Millenium and Christ's reign on earth.
Perhaps the above article is another sign of the times
we are in . . .

Isaiah 11
6 The wolf will live with the lamb,

the leopard will lie down with the goat,

the calf and the lion and the yearling [a] together;

and a little child will lead them.

7 The cow will feed with the bear,

their young will lie down together,

and the lion will eat straw like the ox.

8 The infant will play near the hole of the cobra,
 
and the young child put his hand into the viper's

nest.
9 They will neither harm nor destroy on all my holy
mountain, for the earth will be full of the knowledge
of the LORD as the waters cover the sea.