Baby animals could have you saying âdâawwwâ all day long. Now, a new study ranks the infant animals that humans love the most. Wildlife tour operators Explore Worldwide used eye-tracking technology to track which of the worldâs baby animals caught the attention of the human eye the most. How does it work? The study analysed […]
Animal Adventure celebrates baby boom
HARPURSVILLE, N.Y. (WIVT/WBGH) – Love is in the air at Animal Adventure Park this Valentine’s Day. Animal Adventure and The Preserve announced the arrival of almost 20 new baby animals. The campus stays very bust during the off-season, taking care of more than 600 animals between the two locations. However, it says that number keeps […]
PHOTOS: Baby Monkeys at San Diego Zoo
Baby squirrel monkeys at the San Diego Zoo. Photo credit: San Diego Zoo Wildlife Alliance. Lots of monkeying around happening at the San Diego Zoo these days! The zoo is celebrating the birth of four baby monkeys: two squirrel monkeys – one born Nov. 27 and one born Nov. 28, a Schmidt’ red-tailed monkey born […]
PHOTOS: Endangered Baby Zebra Born at Lincoln Park Zoo
An endangered Grevy’s zebra was born at the Lincoln Park Zoo. Photo credit: Christopher Bijalba / Lincoln Park Zoo A female baby zebra was born on August 21 at Lincoln Park Zoo. The foal, a Grevy’s zebra, was able to run just one hour after birth. She will be dependent on her mother, Adia, for […]
It’s a Girl! Taronga Western Plains Zoo Welcomes Baby Black Rhino
It’s a girl! This baby black rhino was born on April 11. Photo by Taronga Western Plains Zoo. Taronga Western Plains Zoo in Dubbo, Australia, welcomed a southern black rhinoceros calf on April 11. The female calf, the first baby for mother Kufara, weighed around 25-30kg (55-66 lbs.) at birth. “Both mother and calf are […]
Baby squirrel ‘adopted’ by hen rescued by animal welfare charity
A baby squirrel which was “adopted” by a hen is being cared for at a wildlife rescue centre. Animal welfare charity the Scottish SPCA was called in to help after the squirrel kit spent several days last week sleeping under a chicken at a farm in Tayport in Fife. It is thought the little animal […]
Breaking: New Jersey prohibits cruel confinement of mother pigs and baby cows
By Sara Amundson and Kitty Block After a hard-fought campaign lasting over a decade, New Jersey has passed a law prohibiting the cruel confinement of mother pigs in gestation crates and baby calves in veal crates. Gov. Phil Murphy signed the bill—which the state’s legislature passed earlier this month—on Wednesday, July 26, and it’s another […]
New Arrival – Radar the Baby Goat
Last week we were contacted regarding a one week old boar goat kid who was booked for euthanasia due to chronic eye infections since birth. We were fortunate his owners agreed to surrender Radar to the Sanctuary, and the tiny bleating bundle was soon on his way for emergency veterinary assistance. Upon assessment, […]
Possum Valley Animal Sanctuary Inc.: Welcome Baby Norman Lamb
In late February, Nurse Nicole at Bullsbrook Veterinary Clinic messaged to let us know a very sick newborn lamb was enroute to clinic. The lamb was very weak and had a serious stomach issue, and she was concerned he may not make the journey. Upon arrival at the Clinic, the amazing staff provided fluids and […]
Welcome to Possum Valley baby Jack!
In early December we were alerted to a newborn baby goat at a quarry north of Perth. He had narrowly escaped the attention of a fox thanks to an attentive worker at the site. Baby Jack was very hungry, stressed and had an upset tummy. There was no sign of his mum, so he was […]