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    What you're about to click through may cause uncontrollable squealing and unusual heart-melting due to the avalanche of cute baby animals you will encounter. Take a deep breath, prepare your best squee and check out this month's most aww-inducing newborns and critter kids from across the globe. 

    KITO THE KINKAJOU

    Kito the the baby Kinkajou stands next to his new cuddly companion, a toy lemur. Kito stands up and peers outside of his bedroom to see what's going on in his new home. He is Scotland's only pet Kinkajou, also known as a "honey bear." 

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    CAT-TASTIC CUTIES

    The Smithsonian's National Zoo recently welcomed two adorable fishing cats. This rare breed is one of Asia's most elusive species, and their birth marks the first time fishing cats have been successfully bred at the zoo. Field trip to the nation's capital, anyone? We need to see these cute kittens in real life! 

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    NEW KID ON THE BLOCK

    There's a new African pygmy goat kid on Baltimore's block, and boy, is it cute! The Maryland Zoo in Baltimore got a whole lot cuter with the arrival of Lana and Lois. According to zookeepers, Lana loves to nap behind her water bowl, but when she grows up, she's going to be super active. 

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    SLEEPY SWEETIE

    Tae Bo and Leafa, New Zoo's adult red pandas, are proud parents of their second cub. Their new baby is on exhibit with its parents, but spends most of its time napping. This little furball arrived just days after his older brother, Rinzen, moved to his new home at the Columbus Zoo. 

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    MARSUPIAL MUNCHKIN

    A pint-sized Virginia opossum was all smiles when it arrived at the Northwest Trek Wildlife Park. Virginia opossums, also known as North American opossums, are the only marsupials found in North America north of Mexico. 

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    THE LITTLE ELEPHANT IN THE ROOM

    France, make way for this little girl. She may be small now, but Pont-Scorff Zoo manager Nicolas Chatelain expects her to gain two pounds per day during the first year. That's 730 pounds in one year!

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    MAMA'S KISSES

    A young Rothschild giraffe is groomed by his mother, Shahni, at a Zoo in Hanover, western Germany. He looks tiny, but this guy came into the world at six feet tall and 220 pounds. In addition to cleaning her baby up, Shahni will feed and teach her baby how to fend for itself. 

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