Design, Wildlife

Octeapus Tea Infuser / ThinkGeek

Captain Nemo may have had to travel 20,000 leagues under the sea on his mission to identify a terrifying sea monster, but you have to look no further than your favourite hot cup of tea and your Octeapus Tea Infuser — via ThinkGeek

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Jaipur + Rashna, Rusty-Spotted Cats / Parc des Félins

With big golden eyes and striped fur, this Rusty-spotted Cat looks like your average house cat. But there’s nothing average about Jaipur and Rashna, two female Rusty-spotted Cats who were born at France’s Parc des Félins on 24 April — via ZooBorns

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Snow Leopard Cub / Zoo Krefeld

The secret’s out: there’s a Snow Leopard cub at Germany’s Zoo Krefeld. Because the cub’s mother, Dari, is a first-time mum and experienced a difficult delivery, the zoo staff waited a few weeks to announce the cub’s arrival. Born 13 June, the cub is now healthy, strong, and as you can see from the pictures, quite photogenic — via ZooBorns

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Zahari + Zeiti, Fennec Fox Kits / Chattanooga Zoo

Two Fennec Fox sisters were born at Chattanooga Zoo in Tennessee! They have just been named Zahari, meaning blue in Arabic, and Zeiti, meaning green in Arabic. (To tell the sisters apart, they were each given a small spot of food coloring either blue or green on their backs.) They were born on 11 September 2013 to first-time parents, mother Karoo and father Kalahari — via ZooBorns

Design, Wildlife

Ink Black Coffee Mug / One Hundred 80 Degrees

Add a splash of daring excitement to your simple, black coffee with the help of this octopus mug by One Hundred 80 Degrees. Scalloped, intricately sculpted tentacles serve as the handle on this hot pink mug, making your morning energy boost a fabulously quirky sight to sea. With this ceramic ocean creature as your morning companion, you’ll be boldly prepared for any adventure the day may bring — via ModCloth

Wildlife

Lion Cubs / Maryland Zoo

Zoo keepers have stepped in to raise the Maryland Zoo’s first-ever Lion cubs after their mother died a few days after their birth. The cubs, born on 3 October, appear healthy and are receiving around-the-clock care in an off-exhibit area — via ZooBorns

Wildlife

Rescued Polar Bear / Assiniboine Park Zoo

11 month old orphaned female polar bear cub arrived at the International Polar Bear Conservation Centre at the Assiniboine Park Zoo. It didn’t take long for her to make herself comfortable in her new home — via Youtube

Wildlife

Toki, Spotted Hyena / Berlin Zoo

On 27 July, a Spotted Hyena named Malindi gave birth to a healthy male cub at Berlin Zoo. The cub, named Toki, was born with a beautiful black coat, which will start to lighten over the next few weeks to resemble his parent’s speckled fur — via ZooBorns

Entertainment, Wildlife

Wolf Children / Mamoru Hosoda

Hana was a student before she was a mother. She was bright and pretty, and her future held endless possibilities. Then she met a man, who turned out to be a wolf, and together they built a family. Hana loved her mate fiercely, but fate took him from her, leaving her alone with two unusual kids she didn’t know how to raise. Frightened of being discovered, Hana and her wolf children fled to the countryside to build a new life. Raising her little wild things was an adventure. It left Hana bruised, scratched, exhausted, and joyously overwhelmed as her pups grew stronger and wandered further every day. This is a mother’s journey. Teach your children to chase their dreams — and smile through the tears as they disappear into the world in search of who they will become. Hana wasn’t always a mother, but it was always what she was meant to be — via Youtube

Wildlife

African Hunting Dog Puppy / Edinburgh Zoo

On 23 October, carnivore keepers at Edinburgh Zoo announced the birth of an African Hunting Dog — a first for the zoo. The announcement coincides with the reopening of the hunting dog walkway, which keepers had closed to visitors in August as they suspected Jet, the pack’s non-dominant female, was pregnant — via ZooBorns

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Khari, Southern White Rhinoceros / Lowry Park Zoo

In the middle of the night on 9 October, Kidogo the Southern White Rhinoceros gave birth to a healthy male calf at Tampa’s Lowry Park Zoo, the third birth of this species in the zoo’s history. Now just a few weeks old, the calf, which has been named Khari (K-har-E), an African name meaning king like, is already romping in the Rhino yard’s mud puddles — via ZooBorns