Aardvark
Known in Africa as antbear, anteater, earth hog or earth pig, an aardvark is a medium sized nocturnal mammal native to Africa.
Mammals
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Aye-Aye
Pronounced ‘eye eye’, Aye ayes come from the lemur family and are found on a small island off of Africa’s southeastern coast.
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Cat
Kittens could be nature’s cutest baby animal! These adorable pets are simple to care for and make great companions.
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Chinchilla
Baby chinchillas are fun little balls of fur! Did you know they don’t wash up with water? They use dust!
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Cow
Like some other animals, baby cows, or calves, can stand and walk on their own very quickly after being born.
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Elephant
Baby elephants spend almost two years inside their mother’s womb. Typically about 33 in (or 85 cm) tall and weighing about 120 lbs, elephant calfs are fairly mature and able to stand and walk on their own at birth.
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Ferret
They are born blind, deaf and almost without any fur. Most of the time a baby ferret has to depend on its mother for the first four weeks for care.
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Gazelle
Gazelles are a type of medium-sized antelope found in Africa and Asia—as far east as Mongolia.
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Giraffe
At birth, baby giraffes are dropped about six feet onto the ground from their Mom, imagine how scary that must be.
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Goat
A baby newborn goat is called a kid! Kind of like you! The mother goat is called a doe or a nanny while the father goat is called a billy or a buck.
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Gorilla
Newborn gorillas weigh about three to four pounds at birth and are nursed by their mothers for about two and a half years.
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Grizzly Bear
Little grizzly bears are born blind and without fur. At birth they weigh about a pound, but they gain weight quickly because mother’s rich milk contains 33% fat.
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Guinea Pig
Guinea pigs are domestic rodents that many people enjoy raising at home.
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Hippopotamus
Hippos are semi-aquatic mammals that inhabit in rivers, mangrove swamps, and lakes. Hippos spend most of their time in water and move to land during night time.
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Koala
Koalas are marsupials, like kangaroos they give birth to joeys who crawl into their mom’s pouch immediately after birth..
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Lemur
Baby lemurs are called pups, and at the time of birth, a pup weighs about 100 grams, about the weight of a cup of water.
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Leopard
Baby leopards are born blind and helpless. They are small and weigh just about half a pound.
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Monkey
Baby monkeys, called infants just like us, are cute and playful. They can often be found hanging on their mom’s back.
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Orangutan
Orangutan babies have wrinkled faces, feet and hands, which are very thin. Their muscles begin to appear only after they start to climb trees.
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Pig
A baby pig is called a piglet! It takes 115 days for a female pig to give birth to a baby piglet. A mommy pig, known as a sow, can give birth on average to up to 12 piglets at one time!
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Rabbit
Baby rabbits are so cute and fluffy. They don’t start this way. Actually rabbits are born hairless and look more like a rodent.
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Red Panda
More closely related to the weasel, racoon and skunk than the giant panda, red pandas have a beautiful color and bushy tail.
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Rhinoceros
Rhinos live in Africa and South Asia and include several kinds of rhinos, like black, white, Indian, Sumatran and Javan.
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Sea Lion
Typically born one at a time, sea lion pups are mammals that rely on their moms to supply milk and safety.
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Sheep
At the time of birth, a lamb usually weighs five to eight pounds.
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Sloth
Sloths have one baby per year, or less. Babies cling to their mother’s fur as an infant and are sturdy enough to survive falls.
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Zebra
These black and white mammals are related to horses and are as independent at birth, able to stand and walk freely almost immediately after birth.