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Eastern Black Rhino Calves / Chester Zoo

Two incredibly rare Eastern black rhino calves have been born in a week at Chester Zoo, boosting global numbers of the critically endangered species.

Both calves were delivered safely onto soft sand following pregnancies lasting around 15 months — via Youtube

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Five Cheetah Cubs Fluff It Up / Monarto Zoo

Five fluffy Cheetah cubs made their public debut this week at Australia’s Monarto Zoo.

Born in March to mother Kesho, the cubs immediately began exploring their new environment after bonding with Kesho in a private den for about three months.

One of the cubs is a male, and the other four are females — via ZooBorns

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The Most Famous Dog Who Ever Lived / Chris Hadfield’s Rare Earth

Dogs!

Enough about humans and more about some creatures that matter, you no doubt were saying in your mind. So here’s a story on pets. This is the story of Hachiko, who is likely the most famous dog in human history. But what is it about this dog that convinced the world to take notice?

We went around Japan to tell the story of the loyal dog who unwittingly saved his breed. Say hello to Hachiko, a very good dog — via Youtube

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Baby Armadillo Drinks / Zoo Wroclaw

A newborn Southern Three-banded Armadillo named Spock at Poland’s Zoo Wroclaw laps up milk from a tiny dish offered by Zoo keepers. Spock’s mother did not nurse him after he was born, so keepers are hand raising him — via Youtube

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Tiny Male Otter Pup / Vancouver Aquarium

A tiny male sea otter pup — estimated to be just two to four weeks old — is now in 24-hour care at the Vancouver Aquarium Marine Mammal Rescue Centre, after concerned members of the public found it swimming alone in open water off northern Vancouver Island on Sunday. Although the pup appears healthy, he requires care night and day from the Rescue Centre team, just as he would from his mother. Staff and volunteers are spending shifts feeding, bathing and grooming the newborn pup, which has not yet been named — via Youtube

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Andean bear cub / Chester Zoo

The first Andean bear to be born in mainland Great Britain has emerged from its den at Chester Zoo. The rare cub which is yet to be sexed, arrived to parents Lima (5) and Bernardo (7) in January and, after spending months snuggled away in its den, has now started to venture out and explore for the first time — via Youtube

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Wolf Pup Cross Fostering / Brookfield Zoo

On 22 April, five Mexican Gray Wolf Puppies were born to Zana and Flint at Brookfield Zoo. As part of the US Fish and Wildlife Services (USFWS) Mexican Gray Wolf Recovery Program, two puppies were cross fostered with a wild pack. Staff worked with USFWS to transfer two of Brookfield Zoo’s pups to New Mexico, and in return, brought two wild pups back to join the Brookfield Zoo pack. This exchange of pups increases genetic diversity in the endangered Mexican Gray Wolf population — via Youtube

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Bat-eared Fox Kits / Zoo Krefeld

A trio of month-old Bat-eared Fox kits are stealing hearts at Germany’s Zoo Krefeld since they emerged from their den in early June. It’s been ten years since Bat-eared Foxes were born at Zoo Krefeld, and the arrival of a new female in February revived the breeding program — via ZooBorns

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Five Baby Cheetahs / Prague Zoo

The Czech Republic’s Prague Zoo welcomed a litter of five Cheetah cubs on 15 May. Mother Savannah, age 6, is caring for her quintuplets behind the scenes. The litter includes three male and two female cubs. The family is expected to move into their viewing habitat later this summer — via Youtube