The Newest, Cutest Baby Animals from the World's Zoos & Aquariums
A litter of six baby Banded Mongoose pups were born Thanksgiving Day at the Fort Wayne Children's Zoo. After spending their first few weeks in the nest box, the babies have begun chirping, playing, and harassing the almost outnumbered seven adults in the enclosure.
They are not your typical ZooBorns fare, but we are proud to run our first baby insect, a Dead Leaf Mantid hatchling. Hatched on October 28th at the Fort Wayne Children's Zoo in Indiana, they are only now big enough to handle. Dead leaf mantids are one of 2,000 mantid species, such as the praying mantis found in the Midwest.
