The Newest, Cutest Baby Animals from the World's Zoos & Aquariums
Vancouver, B.C. – The Vancouver Aquarium is excited to share that Steller sea lion Rogue recently gave birth to a healthy male pup, Natoa. Rogue is a first-time mother and doing well under the expert care of our marine mammal and veterinary teams at our private birthing and nursing facilities. Natoa is named after a rookery on Natoa Island in Alaska. Natoa will be living in Seal Cove at the Vancouver Aquarium now and guests are encouraged to come and say hello.
West Virginia’s Oglebay Good Zoo has happily reported that a single red river hoglet was born at the zoo on August 8, 2022. She weighed over 800 grams at birth and was not expected by Zoo officials.
The Good Zoo animal care team had to assist with supplement feeding of the red river hoglet because mom, Raven, was not producing enough milk during the first few days after her birth. The team came in during evenings and throughout the night to ensure that the piglet was receiving enough nourishment by providing formula.
Poland’s Zoo Gdansk welcomed two bright-eyed, fluffy-faced baby sand cats this year!
This is the second litter of these beautiful animals for the zoo in its Oliski Garden.
Sand cats first came to live in Gdansk Zoo in 2015. They were two males named Abu and Zabi. A few years later, a female Maolie and another male, Daraw, joined them. The first offspring were born in June 2021. And now there is a second litter – a male and a female!
Today is National Bilby Day and we’re bouncing with excitement to share that an adorable set of Greater Bilby joey twins has been born at Monarto Safari Park.
The three-month-old duo, a male and female, have been snuggled up in pouch of mum, three-year-old Lisa, until last week.
Assistant Curator Tom Hurley said the floppy-eared pair are now out and about exploring the new world around them – just in time for their species’ national day.
Get ready for double the cuteness! Beginning Friday, September 9, OKC Zoo guests will have an opportunity to view the Zoo’s critically endangered Sumatran tiger cub siblings, Luna and Bob, along with their mom, Lola, at their Cat Forest habitat. Mom and cubs will be viewable from 9 to 11 a.m. daily.
Paradise Wildlife Park is proud to announce that their rare Black Hornbills have hatched a second pair of chicks, in what is thought of to be a world-first known documented event within the species.
Back in April, the breeding pair were announced to be the first pair in Europe to hatch and rear a healthy chick during a two-year period. The Hornbill pair have defied all previous known knowledge about the species, having successfully bred and hatched a pair of chicks for the second time in one year. Both chicks are currently healthy and growing alongside attentive mum Mulu inside the nest box.
Gladys Porter Zoo in Texas recently hatched two violaceous turacos. The first chick hatched on August 23rd. The second chick hatched on Tuesday, September 6th. Both are behind the scenes and doing well. This is the first live hatching of violaceous turacos for the Gladys Porter Zoo.
Little one, meet Kioja and Milo! The Spillman family shot this video that features the moment when their new baby caught the eyes of a few of Kansas City Zoo’s chimpanzees. Kioja, a female who recently turned 28, has been an excellent biological mother in the past and was even considered for the surrogate role for one of the zoo’s youngest chimps, Ruw. This clip also shows 7-year-old Milo, demonstrating his own fun and silly approach to getting the family’s attention. The Spillman family said this visit was their then 6-week-old baby’s first time at the Zoo, and the incredible interaction will be a moment they will remember forever!
Video courtesy of Brooks and Brenna Spillman taken at Kansas City Zoo
DES MOINES, Iowa (September 9, 2022) – Blank Park Zoo is announcing the birth of a male giraffe calf born on Wednesday, September 7 at 4:29 a.m.
“Its always an exciting time at Blank Park Zoo when a giraffe is born,” said Anne Shimerdla, president and CEO.
Just 30 hours after birth, keepers and veterinary staff performed a neonatal exam and determined the calf’s height is five foot five inches and weight is 107 lbs. The calf’s mother, Zola, is six years-old and has lived at Blank Park Zoo since 2017. Jakobi, the father, is 17 years-old and has previously sired several calves.
Male calf the second child of Lumara and Kitabu
Dublin Zoo is celebrating the arrival of a male okapi calf. The baby was born in the early morning of Thursday the 7th of July to parents Lumara (7y) and Kitabu (14y). Standing just 20 minutes after being born and suckling within hours, the baby is in excellent health, and he has been growing steadily in the past month.
