A baby crowned lemur has just been born in captivity in Twycross Zoo, UK.
Category Archives: Baby animals
Baby swan, cygnet
Many animals, have their own special names for the male and female of the species, and sometimes also for the baby.
A baby swan is known as a cygnet, and does not get its shiny white feathers until it grows up. This one is swimming happily on the River Thames in London.
Baby Panda
A tiny panda can be seen clinging to it’s mother.
This panda cub was born 3 days ago in Ueno Zoo in Tokyo, Japan. And here is a close-up of the baby panda, which should start to get its black markings in about 3 weeks.
Related articles
- New baby panda for Japanese zoo (bbc.co.uk)
- Panda born at popular Tokyo zoo for first time in 24 years (independent.co.uk)
Baby Rhino
There were only 200 Sumatran Rhinos left in the world, now there are 201.
This baby rhino, part of a rhino conservation project, was born a few days ago. No horn yet!
Related articles
- Indonesia welcomes birth of baby rhino (skynews.com.au)
- Endangered Sumatran rhino gives birth (nzherald.co.nz)
- Sumatran rhino born in captivity (bbc.co.uk)
Baby Owls
These baby owls, or owlets, are only 4 weeks old. They are Florida Burrowing Owls in a park in Miami, Florida.
World’s Tiniest Puppy
It was the last one of the litter to be born, and was not expected to survive, but it did.
This is thought to be the world’s tiniest puppy dog, and as you can see it fits snugly into a paper cup. It’s name is Beyonce.
Related articles
- Meet Beyoncé, the Tiniest Miracle Dog Ever [Squee] (jezebel.com)
- 2-week-old puppy weighs 4 ounces (upi.com)
Baby Hoopoe
The hoopoe is a bird that I have never seen, but it is to be found across many continents, maybe I just missed it.
Baby red pandas
The red panda (also known as lesser panda) is not a close relative of the giant panda. In fact it is in a family of its own.
These baby red pandas were born recently in a zoo in Germany.
Baby slender loris
It’s not very big, is it? But those eyes are already quite a size, on this newborn slender loris.
Baby Zebra
This baby zebra was recently born in a zoo in Germany.
Can bears fly?
Bear in flight
This bear cub can certainly leap, but sadly it is not flying. Nice try though!
Baby Jaguar
Born in a zoo in Managua
This is a baby jaguar recently born in a zoo in Managua, Nicaragua.
Baby cheetah
Born in a zoo
A cheetah is the fastest land animal, and can run at speeds of about 110kph, accelerating to this speed in as little as 3 seconds, which is a faster acceleration than most sportscars.
This baby cheetah was born in a zoo and will probably not get the chance to run.
Related Articles
- Interesting Facts about the Wild Cheetah (brighthub.com)
Baby albino hedgehog
Nice little chap!
A baby albino hedgehog. You don’t really need gloves to hold it, the needles aren’t so sharp, but it seems happier to be held in the soft gloves.
