Wildlife

Indian Rhinoceros / Hellabrunn Zoo

On 9 September, a recently born Indian Rhinoceros baby was finally presented to the public, at Hellabrunn Zoo, offering visitors an opportunity to see the first Indian Rhinoceros born, worldwide, in a zoo in 2015. Mama rhino Rapti and her calf can now be seen in the Rhino House and its outdoor enclosure, at the Munich zoo — via Zoo Borns

Craft, Wildlife

Baby Octopus Plush / Cherie Price

Baby Octopus is made of soft, dark blue tonal fleece, with sort of a hand-dyed look to the fabric. His curling tentacles are lined with turquoise blue dimpled minky, complete with little raised bumps that resemble his would-be suction cups! Baby Octopus is gently stuffed with polyfil, holding all the cuddles you can stand. Baby Octopus has little black plastic safety eyes. Baby Octopus is made from my own design for plush octopi. Because of variations of fabric prints, direction of fabric cut, and hand-sewing, each octopus will be unique! Since Baby Octopus doesn’t have a name, we’ll leave that up to you! Baby Octopus’ body measures about 14 ½ inches around at the largest, his overall length is about 14 inches (from the top of his head to the tip of his toes, with his tentacles uncurled) — via Etsy

Wildlife

White Rhino Girl / Zoological Centre Tel Aviv-Ramat Gan

On 24 August, Keren Peles, a 6-year old White Rhinoceros at the Zoological Centre Tel Aviv-Ramat Gan in Israel, gave birth for the first time. The healthy female calf has been named Kipenzi (beloved). It is a tradition, at the Safari, to give offspring monikers starting with the same letter as their mother’s name — via ZooBorns

Wildlife

Northern Lynx / Highland Wildlife Park

At almost three months old, the Northern Lynx triplets, at RZSS Highland Wildlife Park in Scotland, spent their first few weeks huddled together in the warmth of various dens with their mother, but they are now bravely venturing out to explore their whole enclosure — via ZooBorns

Wildlife

Sand Kittens / Zoological Centre Tel Aviv-Ramat Gan

Rotem is a rare Sand Cat, and she lives at the Zoological Centre Tel Aviv-Ramat Gan. After her partner, Sela, died about a year ago, keepers began searching for a young male Sand Cat who could take Sela’s place. After intensive searching, a match was located at a zoo in Sweden, 3-year old Kalahari — via ZooBorns