Even though our parents are probably happy and relieved to see us grow up and let go of some baby habits, but in all honesty, our furry counterparts could just stay babies forever – that's how cute animals are! And if some might argue that human babies are more adorable, we give you this list of the cutest animals ever to reconsider. Get ready for some serious "AWWW" factor.
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Did you know that the natural temperature of a Sphynx's body is actually 4 degrees warmer than that of their furry counterparts? This is why Sphynx cats can be wonderful cuddle bugs — to keep this temperature, they just love to snuggle up to their owners and hug them as often as possible. But this is not the only positive trait of these amazing kittens. Just take a look at the photos below and you'll see everything for yourself.
Love miniature animals? Now you can add one to your list of adorable: the endangered southern pudu, which is the world's smallest deer.
Native to South America, the genus includes two species: Pudu Mephistopheles who live in Colombia, Ecuador and Peru. And pudu puda, the most common in captivity, lives in Chile and Argentina, reported by Deer of the World Organization.
The term "pudú" itself is derived from the Mapuche people of south-central Chile. Because they live on the slopes of the Andes Mountain Range, they are also known as the "Chilean mountain goat".
The pudu puda can reach a height of 45 cm and weigh up to 13.4 kg, but its northern cousin never exceeds 35 cm and 6 kg. As they're extremely fearful, we know very little of how they live in the wild except that they're solitary animals with the exception of mating season. They take refuge in temperate forests, where their small size and the dense vegetation allow them to hide from predators.
Pudús are crepuscular, most active in the morning, late afternoon, and evening. Their home range generally extends about 16 to 25 ha (40 to 62 acres), much of which consists of crisscrossing pudú-trodden paths. Today, the southern pudu's population is declining and the northern pudu is too little known for its status to be determined.
Info via: Wikipedia
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At 150 days old and less than 500 grams, This tiny orphaned koala looks breathtakingly small. Actually, she should have still been in her mother's pouch but she was brought to Werribee Open Range Zoo by a wildlife carer three weeks ago after she fell from a tree in a Blue-gum plantation area. Sadly, her mom didn't survive and an external veterinarian had already made the difficult decision to euthanize her.
According to National Geographic, female koalas carry their offspring inside their pouches for up to six months, but because of the unfortunate circumstances, this female joey does not have that privilege.
The baby koala is now recovering well but will it will take a year of careful monitoring before hopefully being returned to the wild.
Story via: Metro
The dragon wood conservancy is a non-profit organization dedicated to the conservation of threatened endangered and critically endangered reptiles. Keeper Brad Valle interacts with those reptiles on a regular basis, as you can see on his official Instagram page. What surprised us most is the videos Brad is posting in which an adorable clutch of affectionate baby Cuban crocodiles enjoying a lovely swim in the bathtub emitted a series of wonderful happy noises that sound just like the laser guns from old school video games. Soooo cute!
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Here are 19 super-duper tiny animals that are so small, they fit into our hands. Come on, there's nothing cuter than that!
Chester Zoo has some adorable new residents. The three hyrax pups were born there in July and they're as cute as newborn fur babies come.
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'Yellowstone Live' is this year's ambitious four days event by National Geographic. From grizzly bear cubs to baby otters, this live TV event is emphasizing new life on its second time out.
The first "Yellowstone Live" event was held during August 2018 but the team behind the show knew they wanted to take on the ambitious live TV nature event again, and they knew exactly what this year's version needed. Baby animals. Lots and lots of baby animals. Beginning Sunday night, teams of camera crews will be broadcasting live footage of animals and natural phenomena, mixed in with pre-recorded segments to help give audiences at home some context for what they're seeing.
We have collected some of the videos that were already broadcasted.
This adorable collection of hairless Sphynx kittens prove that these creatures can be just as cute, if not slightly odd looking, without a luxurious fur.
Patients at the University of Rochester Thompson Health hospital are treated to the adorable parade every year, as they wrote in this cute facebook post: "Every year, without fail, a mama duck chooses one of the enclosed courtyards at our M.M. Ewing Continuing Care Center to lay her eggs and take care of her babies. She lets us know when she's ready to go by tapping on the glass, and this morning, it was time for this annual rite of spring".
Volunteers from Jaguar Rescue Center in Costa Rica played recordings of displaced baby's cries over handheld speaker to locate brown-throated three-toed sloth mother. The infant was returned to its mother in a moving video. Via: National Geographic
Via Oregon Zoo
In Borneo, many young orangutans are orphaned due to poaching and habitat loss. The babies who still have a chance at returning to the wild need to learn the survival skills their mothers would have taught them. The Borneo Orangutan Survival Foundation(BOSF) rescues and rehabilitates these orangutans through a program called Forest School. Oregon Zoo primate keeper Cydney Sines and some colleagues traveled to Borneo to help train these Forest School students. Using positive reinforcement techniques, they were able to encourage the young orangutans to learn the skills they'll need to survive in the wild.
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Meet the man who has been working nonstop to help rescue hundreds of the Flamingo chicks known as 'Lesser Flamingos.' Thousands of baby flamingos are being born all across South Africa and in danger of dying of thirst due to the drought and dam near Kimberley drying out. Mike Bolhuis, bird lover and private investigator, heard about this issue and decided to set up. He helped organize 900 of the birds to be airlifted 325 miles away from the dam to Pretoria, where he is currently housing them on his farm. He is now in need of some volunteers to come to help out with these adorable baby flamingos. Read the full story at NPR.
