Giraffes: The World’s Tallest…And One Of Its Cutest
The grasslands of Africa are home to the cute spotted cousin of the deer; the giraffe. Baby giraffes, called calves, are born about 6 feet (1.9 meters) tall and grow another 4 feet (1.2...
Author: The Zookeeper
Marsupials Keep Their Babies In Pouches
Marsupials are a class of mammals that are known for their giving birth to underdeveloped young, who they then take care of in a natal pouch until the joey (a marsupial baby) is ready...
Owlets, Owl Chicks, Baby Owls
Owls don’t usually make their own nests instead they find nests that other birds have left from the previous year or they simply find a good spot in a tree or among rocks. Depending...
Meerkats!
Native to the Kalahari Desert of South Africa and Botswana, the Meerkat is a small mammal belonging to the same family as mongooses. Weighing approximately 1.5 lbs (3.3 kg), and standing only 10-14 inches...
Asian Black Bear Cubs
Asian black bears are also known as moon or white chested bears because of the white patch they have on their chests. Like other bear cubs, they are playful and fun-loving but these cubs...
More Pygmy Marmosets
Being the smallest monkey, pygmy marmosets are always in demand. It’s the cuteness of their little pygmy stature that does it. Also, they appear to be clinging to whatever they hold on to whether...
Platypus: Otter + Beaver + Duck = Cute
Gliding around the waters of eastern Australia and parts of Tasmania is a small, semi-aquatic, egg-laying mammal with the tail of a beaver, the body of an otter, and the webbed feet and beak...
Parrots – Born Featherless and Goofy
Parrots are born looking pretty pathetic without any feathers at all. A few lucky species are born with a bit of a soft white down covering. They remain in the nest for a month...
Baby Sloths Just Like To Hang Around
Native to the jungles of Central and South America, the sloth is long-clawed tree dwelling mammal. Baby sloths cling to their mothers after birth for up to nine months. With their long claws, sloths...
Harp Seal Pups: Like Real Life Stuffed Animals
Known for their snowy white coats and stuffed animal-like expressions, harp seal pups are born on packs of ice floating in the North Atlantic and Arctic Oceans. When they are first-born, harp seals have...