I would trade in every stuffed animal I have ever loved for 10 minutes with one of these little guys. The Edmonton Valley Zoo announced the birth of Tai and Pip on May 26th, 2008. Red Panda births are relatively rare in North America, with only four newborns in 2007. Every cub is crucial to the conservation breeding program and these little guys will contribute to the effort to protect their species as well as delight visitors.
These little furballs will eventually grow-up to be even more colorful furballs.
Any oldie but goody - On August 16th, 2007 the Shedd Aquarium's resident female beluga whale, Mauyak, gave birth to a plump 100lb. 5.5 ft calf. Shortly after the birth, the calf swam to the surface and took its first breath.
If this doesn't make you want to be a vet, I don't know what would. These baby ocelot kittens were born at the Woodland Park Zoo on September 23rd, 2008. In the video below, zoo veterinarians examine the new arrivals.
The Zoo’s male eastern bongo fathered a
calf, the first of his offspring since he arrived at the Virginia Zoo
last year. The female baby, named Eva, was born the morning of
September 23.
The Zoo also is proud to announce the hatching of two eastern box turtles on September 24.
The Zoo’s six-banded armadillos, Bobby and June Bug, are the parents of two male armadillo pups born on July 24.
Three of the four new rhea chicks at the Smithsonian’s National Zoo nest in the feathers of their father. The chicks hatched on Apr. 20 and were the first rhea chicks to hatch at the National Zoo in 30 years. Dedicated fathers, it is the male rhea who incubates the eggs and protects the chicks after they hatch. The Zoo is now home to a total of seven rheas: a male, two females, and the four new chicks.
Photo Credit: Mehgan Murphy/Smithsonian’s National Zoo. Date Apr. 24, 2008
Photo Credit: Mehgan Murphy/Smithsonian’s National Zoo. Date Apr. 24, 2008
Photo Credit: Jessie Cohen /Smithsonian’s National Zoo. Date Apr. 24, 2008
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