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Twin Baby Monkeys

Brad O'Farrell — Tue, 25 Aug 2009 14:00:25 +0000

These emperor tamarin twins were recently orphaned :( and are currently being taken care of by the Zookeepers. At least they’ve got each other!

Vitamin C is Good for Cuteness

anders — Thu, 23 Jul 2009 20:00:23 +0000

Here’s proof:

Via: Zooborns

Snuzzy While They’re Young. Before They Can Eat You.

anders — Thu, 11 Jun 2009 00:12:42 +0000

Nothing says snuzzy like a … python? Well, maybe not the big hungry ones, but this little dude fits on a pencil and I think that’s pretty cute. Stay tuned for the shots of him eating the pencil and then eating that hand, and then…

Link: the cutest little baby animal shots on the internets, of course

Baby Wombat

Maren — Mon, 08 Jun 2009 11:00:34 +0000

On March 5, 2009, the Taronga Zoo unveiled their newest baby wombat. Baby Matari will be hand-reared at the zoo. In the wild, wombat moms are professional diggers and rarely take maternity leave. For this reason they have backwards facing pouches (unlike most other marsupials) to protect their young from flying dirt and rocks.

Link: ZooBorns.

Little Shorty Long Legs

anders — Thu, 04 Jun 2009 13:41:35 +0000

From Zooborns:

Just days ago, SanDiegoShooter caught a few sneak peaks of one of The San Diego Zoo’s Flamingo baby. Nice shots with all those legs in the way!

Baby Aviarios Sloth

Maren — Tue, 12 May 2009 14:00:24 +0000

The Aviarios Sloth Sanctuary cares for injured and orphaned sloths in Costa Rica. They also lead sloth education efforts to improve the plight of wild sloths. From time to time, they even have a captive birth, including this baby three-toed sloth called a bradypus or pale-throated sloth.

At 2 days old, the baby bradypus weighed just 425 grams or 15 ounces!

Link: Zooborns.

Baby Meerkats Attack You With Cuteness

Maren — Tue, 05 May 2009 11:20:40 +0000

Baby Meerkats were presented yesterday to the press at London Zoo. The motherless youngsters, Lia and Roo, were abandoned by their mother and are now cared for by keeper Suzi Hyde, who look after the duo day and night.

Zookeepers took the Zoo’s latest additions, sisters Lia and Roo, into their care after their mother abandoned them.

The motherless youngsters soon got a new mummy in the guise of zookeeper Suzi Hyde, who has been caring for the duo day and night.

At first Suzi bottle fed the pair every two hours day and night, but has now reduced this to every four and the pair are thriving. Keepers are now taking it in turns to feed the youngsters so that they don’t become too attached to Suzi and will take food from other keepers too.

Suzi said: “They are doing very well; at first it was quite difficult getting up with them every few hours but now they are developing their own little personalities.

“Like any sisters they are very different; Lia is much more laid back than Roo, who is very mischievous and wants to play all the time – she has even started to stand up on her hind legs trying to do the famous meerkat ‘lookout pose’.”

As the playful pair grow up they will be joining the Zoo’s Animals in Action demonstration where visitors can meet and learn more about the different species at ZSL London Zoo.

Link: Zooborns.