With Summer vacations a thing of the past, some people begin to think about committing their time to raising a new pet. If a fuzz ball of a feline is in your future, then your home should be stocked with a few supplies before the little one trots through your front door. Here's a list of basics to get you and your new babe started, though we're certainly not averse to some additional pampering!
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It's time once again to check in with the world's zoo nurseries for the freshest batch of adorable babies! From mini monkeys and petite possums to tiny tiger cats and dainty deer, Fall is bursting with all kinds of twee. So sit down, brace yourself, and start clicking through these 20 sets of big baby eyes!
It's quite rare for a hippo to be born in captivity, but this little one — born on Sep. 7 at Planète Sauvage in Port-Saint-Père, France — is a week old and going strong! Baby hippos are born under water and weigh 60 to 110 pounds at birth. This plump cutie was born to 21-year-old mom Kara, and from now on he'll spend approximately half his life in the water. Our best wishes to mama and calf!
A group of owls is called a parliament, and these young'uns certainly must be holding court at the RSPCA's West Hatch Wildlife Centre in Taunton, England. Thirty-three baby birds found their way to the center between January and July, most likely due to the UK's turbulent weather this year. These tawny owlets are awaiting their release back into the wild . . . and hopefully not more ferocious wind!
With the Summer Olympics right around the corner, it looks like these 3-month-old cheetah cubs are training for everything from wrestling to the balance beam to the 100-meter dash. After a risky cesarean procedure in which veterinarians were able to save both the mother and the twins, the cubs were hand-raised when Mom abandoned them (which is apparently quite common in first-time mothers under human care). After the now-strong and speedy cubs' public debut this Saturday, the Smithsonian National Zoo in Washington DC plans to name the duo after the fastest American male and female athletes in the 100-meter dash during the Olympic Games. One thing's for sure: they get a gold medal for cuteness!
The crowd at Berlin's Tierpark Zoo showered twin black panther cubs with oohs and awws when they debuted on Friday. Apparently, these 3-month-old cuties are so adorable that even papa panther is involved in their upbringing — something rarely seen in the wild. While these babes, named Remaong and Ferra, sure look lovable, they're clearly learning early how to bare their teeth and use their claws, just like Mom and Dad!
Humans have to give up their formula habit when they reach a certain stage of development, but it's perfectly acceptable for animals to hit the bottle at all ages or hours of the day. If you are in need of a midday smile, drink up these touching pictures of cuties quenching their thirst. Sometimes you gotta let loose and party like an animal.
The trunk of an elephant may be one of the most precisely prehensile features in the animal kingdom, but try telling that to this days-old Asian elephant calf born at Tierpark Hellabrunn Zoo in Berlin! He's just beginning to figure out what to do with such a long nose, and his wobbly legs just barely hold up his 225-pound body! But we're sure he will be making mischief in no time.
Spring has sprung, and all over the world, zoos are welcoming new baby cuties into their families. From long necks to long noses to opposable thumbs, these babes come in all shapes and sizes but have one thing in common: they're all insanely adorable! Here are some of the awww-some little ones we've been keeping an eye on since the start of the year.
You could say we're a little giraffe-obsessed, but how can you blame us when zoos across the globe are bombarding us with these adorable animals? The latest addition to the zoo baby world is an as-yet-unnamed Rothschild giraffe born to mom Tatu at the Zoo Aquarium of Madrid on Easter day. This Spanish cutie can't seem to get enough of his audience — and the camera — even at just a few days old! We think he's muy lindo, so we've gathered up a few fun facts about these towering animals — check out our slideshow!
