The California Condor was bred back from the brink of extinction. In 1988 only 22 were left in the world, all of those in captivity. Still critically endangered, there are now 321 known living condors, 172 of which are wild. Born just days ago, these tiny chicks epitomize "ugly-cute."
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The San Diego Zoo's captive breeding program deserves part of the credit for the rebound of this species, although it still has a long way to go. Learn more about California Condor conservation at the SD Zoo's condor page.
Growing only slightly bigger than a large goat, European Fallow Deer are beautiful creatures that retain their white spots into adulthood. Native to Southern Europe along the Mediterranean, these fawns were born in Dec. of 2008 at the Mogo Zoo in Australia. Pictures provided by PsiberTek Photography.
At one month of age, Eugenia the baby dromedary camel is still getting used to her very long legs and wobbly frame at the Benito Juarez Zoo in Morelia Michoacán Mexico. The video is grainy but Eugenia's high-spirits are evident.
Unable to nurse for itself, this little Ring-tailed Lemur is being hand raised by zoo keepers at the Franklin Park Zoo. Just like a human baby, the little guy requires around the clock care, but the staff at the zoo have experience with sleepless nights and the lemur has been growing steadily since its birth on February 18th (the sex is still unknown).
SAN FRANCISCO (April 2, 2009) – Today, the San Francisco Zoo is proud to announce the birth of a reticulated giraffe calf to proud mom, Kristin.
This is Kristin’s third calf and marks the sixth calf sired by Floyd at the San Francisco Zoo. This is the second giraffe birth this year for the herd. A female named Bititi gave birth to a calf, Camilla, on January 26, 2009.
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On March 18th proud, Collared Lemur parents Vera and Jean Luc gave birth to a single tiny baby at the Bronx Zoo. Like the sifaka lemurs we have covered, baby collared lemurs cling tightly to mom for the first few weeks of life. We'd show you more but all we can see is a head, a hand, and the occasional tail sticking out of the fluff.
Check out the Bronx Zoo's awesomeLemur Life site to learn about the distinct personalities of their resident lemurs.
A second serving of adorable Asian Small-clawed Otter pups born just three weeks ago at Sea World Orlando. As you can hear on camera, these social otters often communicate vocally, in this case with a very fitting chirp.
The birth of one of the world's rarest creatures was celebrated this week at North Korea's Pyongyang People's Zoo. The Fennec Hare is on the brink of extinction with only a handful remaining in captivity.
Once found throughout the Iperian
Steppe, but now critically endangered, the Fennec hare relies on its acute auditory sense to evade
predators and detect its favored prey, the D. carota beetle.
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