Baby Animals

On a cold January day in 2017, nearly two months before due date, Nile hippopotamus Bibi ...

Chimpanzees live in forests in Africa. Baby chimpanzees cannot walk. They ride on their m...

African elephants are the largest animals that live on land. Elephant calves are born int...

Giraffes are the tallest animals in the world. Baby giraffes grow fast. Soon they are alm...

Hippos are big animals that live in Africa. Hippo calves are born underwater. They are st...

Ring-tailed lemurs have bushy, striped tails. Newborn lemurs hold onto their mothers' bel...

African lions are powerful hunters. Newborn cubs are born with their eyes tightly closed....

Ostriches are the largest birds in the world, but they cannot fly. Ostrich chicks hatch f...

Zebras are speedy, striped animals that roam the African grasslands. Zebra foals can stan...

Boing! A mother kangaroo jumps. Her baby sits in her pouch. Through delightfully simple t...

Look close! Two baby bears are sleeping in a hollow log. Dens keep baby animals hidden an...

Peek! A baby prairie dog looks out of its underground burrow. Through delightfully simple...

Cheep! Cheep! What is that sound? It’s a baby bird in a nest! Through delightfully ...

It's no surprise that teddy bears are favorite stuffed animals. They look just as huggabl...

Three feet tall at birth, baby camels are nearly all legs! Learning to walk is a day&rsqu...

Baby cats love to involve their owners in a good game of “name that tune.” Th...

They cluck, chirp, and hop. They’re baby chicks! These down-covered, yellow babies ...

Baby deer wear polka-dotted coats to help their game of hide-and-seek. Predators always s...

Dogs show many different sides during their puppy stage. A snuggly side appears when they...

A close relative of dogs, baby foxes are soft, cuddly, and just as cute as their canine f...

Baby giraffes are able to stand and run within an hour of being born. Though clumsy, they...

Baby hedgehogs, or hoglets, weigh in at just one tenth of a pound when born. When they cu...

Baby hippos are as cute as a button, but they’re far from that small size. These ne...

Baby horses are on their feet soon after birth, and they are trotting in no time. Gallop ...

When joeys are born, they are only the size of a grape! They grow comfortably in mom&rsqu...

Born the size of a jellybean, baby koalas are helpless. They must navigate themselves to ...

Monkey babies are clingy children, hanging on to mom or dad for dear life. Some infants h...

Little pandas look like gymnasts in training. They tumble around on the ground, and they ...

Inside this book, a huddle of penguin chicks will warm your heart as they warm their bodi...

It's nearly impossible to look at a wiggling nose without smiling! Maybe that's why baby ...

Turtle hatchlings enter the world with sometimes more than 100 brothers and sisters. But ...

Wolf pups look soft and sweet, but they have a true competitive edge. They need this to f...

Bump it! Young rhinos playfully charge at one another pretending the little nubs on their...

It’s a wobbly beginning for baby zebras. Newborns have to get used to their long le...

Who's afraid of the dark? Well, not raccoon cubs! These fluffy youngsters are creatures o...

Baby skunks can be described as “little stinkers” because their ability to sp...

With spotted fur and fluffy mantles on their backs, cheetah cubs are dressed to hide from...

Before cows make milk, they drink it. Young babies often down two full gallons a day! In ...

Just like young children, ducklings enjoy running, swimming, and searching for snacks. Wh...

Being a baby elephant can be hard work. Babies must learn how to use more than 100,000 di...

“Achoo” is the sound of a stuffy nose, or is it? It is not uncommon for baby ...

Baby gorillas are a lot like human babies. They snuggle with mom, get piggyback rides, an...

For lion cubs, school starts when they are born! By following their mom wherever she goes...

Did you know baby orangutans have the longest childhood of any animal? Some orangutans ev...

Baby owls are a noisy bunch! Some owl siblings even talk to one another at mealtime to co...

Piglets show how much fun they've had by how dirty they are! Whether they are rooting thr...

Sea otter pups live energetic lives. Finding entertainment in wrestling, twirling, and ch...

Did you know that some baby seals gain five pounds a day? These fuzzy pups must store up ...

With help from mom, lambs stand shortly after birth! Follow these darling sheep from thei...

Born blind and hairless, baby squirrels must rely on momma in their first stage of life. ...