The Newest, Cutest Baby Animals from the World's Zoos & Aquariums

  • Four Female Fennec Fox Kits Emerge From The Den

    Safari Park Dvůr Králové in The Czech Republic has quadruplet female fennec fox kits! The first signs there were kits came July 11, but only by September were officials sure there were four of them. The mother gave birth to them and raised them deep in their burrow.

    There are only a handful of zoos in Europe that have bred females over the past year, and Safari Park Dvůr Králové is the only one in the Czech Republic. Amazingly, this female gave birth twice in the last year. This litters’ one-year-old quadruplet siblings can also still be seen at the zoo!

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  • Baby Honey Badger!

    The Czech Republic’s Safari Park Dvur Králové has welcomed a baby honey badger! He recently turned one month old. The mother, the female BeeBee, takes exemplary care of the baby and has not yet taken a step away from him.

    The breeding of honey badgers is extremely rare and is managed by only a handful of zoos in the world. The last honey badger ZooBorns featured was born over 10 years ago! This little one is the second born at Dvur Králové in a relatively short time. The very first in the history of the safari park was born to BeeBee and Tyson on Christmas Day 2020.

    We think the cub will leave the facility in a few months. For now, you can at least watch him on the camera from the delivery box. The live broadcast is running at the  Park’s Honey Badger Exhibit.

    📷 Kateřina Bílková / Safari Park Dvur Králové

  • Exciting “Pup”date From West Midland Safari Park

    11 August 2022  The U.K.’s West Midland Safari Park is pleased to announce the arrival of three, tiny meerkat pups – the first litter in over nine years.

    Signs that the incredibly cute youngsters had been born, were spotted on 22 July, when none of the adult meerkats were out in their habitat. Keepers found the adults’ heads poking out of the nest box, with some tiny squeaks being emitted from inside.

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  • Gibbon and Otter Encounter

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    Recently, Brookfield Zoo’s nearly 10-month-old Asian small-clawed otter pups had access to their habitat along with the white-cheeked gibbons. Last Friday (September 9), one of the pups seemed very inquisitive about the new “neighbors” and went over to investigate. Neubo, an 8-year-old male white-cheeked gibbon, didn’t seem to mind the curious otter. In the past, animal care staff has observed similar interactions with introductions between the two species. For this particular instance, staff is not sure if these encounters will continue or if the novelty will wear off. Guests can see the gibbons and otters in Brookfield Zoo’s Tropic Word: Asia habitat.

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  • Baby Helina’s Grand Debut!

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    Zoo officials today announced female Amur tiger cub, Helina, made her grand debut at the Indianapolis Zoo! She was very curious about her new surroundings and made sure to climb, sniff and explore her new habitat, thrilling guests who were on hand to see her debut.

    Yesterday, the Zoo prepped the public for the debut with this announcement on social media:

    “We have some grrr-reat news to share! The tiger cubs are making their public debut this week! 🐯 This Friday at 9:30am, you could have the purr-fect opportunity to see our adorable cubs venture out into their new habitat!

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  • Meet Ringo and Camilo

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    Two coatis came to the Fort Worth Zoo (TX) at the beginning of July named Ringo and Camilo (born in May). They are not brothers but have been together for almost their entire lives. 

    They are part of the outreach program/ambassador animals which means they interact with guests in different parts of the Zoo. Because of this, they are trained to present certain behaviors to ease their daily care and transportation throughout the Zoo. They are trained to voluntarily get in their crates and walk on a leash with a harness. They are also trained to “come” and to follow a target.

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  • Baby Red Panda Is Growing Right On Target!

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    As of yesterday, Potter Park Zoo’s handsome male red panda cub is hitting developmental milestones and is gaining weight at a healthy pace. His mother, Maliha, continues to do a tremendous job!

    Previously on ZooBorns: https://www.zooborns.com/zooborns/2022/08/endangered-red-panda-cub-born-at-potter-park-zoo.html

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  • Watch a ZooBorn Baby Antelope Try To Stand For The First Time!

    Hooray, a sable antelope has been born at Beekse Bergen in The Netherlands!

    Roel’s calf saw the light of day for the first time on September 3. Roel had to wait a while — sable antelopes’ gestation is about as long as it is in humans.

    In the wild, the calf remains hidden immediately after birth until it is large enough to keep up with the herd. This period lasts about ten days.

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  • Five Little Capybara Babies

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    Have you seen them yet? A few days ago, Zoo Osnabrück’s capybara Jenna gave birth to five little capybaras. So tiny – and yet near carbon copies of their mom! Capybaras are precocial and already have fur and permanent teeth at birth, so they can quickly run with the herd and nibble solid food.

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  • Two Critically Endangered Baby Tigers For Sumatran Tiger Mayang

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    The Sumatran tiger is one of the most endangered big cats on earth. At Tierpark Berlin, there is now a new glimmer of hope for the preservation of the entire species: Female tiger Mayang (11) gave birth to two cubs at the beginning of September. After a sad setback with a previous litter (all four young tigers were born with a genetic disease) the zoo team is now particularly happy.

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