Narcissus was a hero from the territory of Thespiae in Boeotia who was renowned for his beauty. In the various stories he is exceptionally cruel, in that he disdains those who love him. As divine punishment he falls in love with a reflection in a pool, not realizing it was his own, and perishes there, not being able to leave the beauty of his own reflection.
The cubs were separated from their tiger mother because of Hurricane Hannah and the chimpanzee has become their surrogate parent.
It took place at The Institute of Greatly Endangered and Rare Species (TIGERS) in South Carolina. It is a "is a wildlife education organization, dedicated to promoting global conservation with informative, educational and entertaining interactive programs."
The cubs are named Mitra and Shiva.
China York is the keeper at the facility in charge of caring for the cubs. She says the cubs were born at TIGERS in 2008 but hurricane Hannah caused severe flooding and the mother tiger became distressed. For safety, the cubs were moved indoors.
At the time of these pictures, the cubs were about 21-days old.
A two-year-old chimp named Anjana became China's helper in caring for the chimps and as a result the cubs and surrogate mother Anjana have become almost inseparable.
China's job is to care for newborn animals at the facility and as her animal companion, Anjana has helped with other animals as well.