The Newest, Cutest Baby Animals from the World's Zoos & Aquariums
Earlier this month, Sweden's Parken Zoo welcomed two new Sand Cat kittens. Small and stocky, the Sand Cat's oversized ears help to dissipate heat and detect prey scurrying along the sand, much like the Fennec Fox. Watching the curious kittens exploring their enclosure can't help but make you think of their domestic cousins. Thanks to Mats Ellting for the photos.
Photo Credits: Mats Ellting
What a beautiful little face!
I’d be having kyoot overload if there were such a thing …
Glad there are no pix of their tummies. THAT would be kyoot overload.
Oh I want one but the cousins would not be impressed. Wonder how big they get?
Oh, they’re so adorable!!!! I want one…it would be so much fun to raise one of these pretty girls…I wonder how large they can get?
We toilet trained our housecat…I wonder if these little ones could be taught as well.
Love them!!
I heard that sand cat has been domesticated in northern Africa, and some middle east. I think if you really want it, you have to process legally for getting cutty.
Kyoot is right… I’d love to have one too, although I don’t know how well they’d take to eating out of can and I’d hate for them to go after the chipmunks who live under my neighbor’s patio.
You do know these are exotics, meaning they’re wild like lions, tigers, mountain lions? They look like domestic kittens right now, but they’re nod domesticated and will never be housepets. If you want to impress someone, get a cheetah kitten. It will be gentle as a tabby when its grown, and you can freak out people while you walk it down the street.
Thank you for featuring my photos.
I have a whole set photos of the sand cats:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/mellting/sets/72157624806244502/
Big credit goes to the staff at Parken zoo Eskilstuna, Sweden
These Sand Cat kitten are certainly cute, and while the temptation to raise wild animals as pets is understandible, it is not a good idea. The time, work, and education required to properly care for a wild animal is often much more than a well intentioned owner anticipates. Often the creatures end up in the hands of animal shelters or refuges, or are simply left in the wild to fend for themselves once the owner decides its too much to handle. Wild animals will always display wild behaviors, which, while suitable in the wild, are in fact destructive in a household setting. Please adopt from your local ASPCA and help a creature who needs it.
What, you haven’t seen http://www.cuteoverload.com?
The post should credit the photographer Mats Ellting more clearly.
No, I hadn’t. Thanks! between that and the Daily Squee, my brane will go all asplody but I didn’t need it anyway.
Thanks for the introduction to the sand cat and sharing these great photos. It has such a unique head shape and like all baby animals just too cute.
You did a real nice job there – those photos are wonderful. Thanks for sharing.
Awww…I made you a cookie but I eated it.
Stewie! 🙂
Adorable!
Agreed 100% !!
I have a Savannah Cat, One of these adorable things would be wonderful to have as well. My all time goal is to own an Ocelot. They’re so CUTE!
these cats our quite popuarly domesticated in many other parts of the world. you can buy them from breeders and they as well end up in shelters sold to other well intentiones owner as in my sister who now has 3. they behave and our honestly a better pet than my siamese…
oh myyyy. it’s so cute 😉
Sandcats are actually smaller than domestic cats, only about 5-7 pounds!
Adorable little buggers.
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