Posts tagged "cute animal videos"

In the Gobi Desert lives an endangered long-eared jerboa who hops around like a kangaroo but is the size of a mouse. The Zoological Society of London is paying close attention to this footage because of the threat of the species becoming extinct.

We are paying close attention to this footage because we want the jerboa to survive. And, well, we want the jerboa. Want, want, want so bad. His ears! His tail! That bounce! Check out the video. We are sure you'll agree.

Sometimes a cute kitty is all you need to get through a bad day. Well, someone had you in mind and came up with Cricket -- a beacon of hope and delight for all those who cross her path. Is she the cutest cat to hit the Internet in a long time?

There's a good chance of it. Consider her chirp and her charming little face. It's as if the Gods of Preciousness converged to harness their power to create this big-eyed kitty who wriggles around on her back in a wicker basket and, in the process, melts your heart.

This little red panda cub at the Calgary Zoo is called Keti. The name was chosen in an online contest and means "little girl" in Nepalese.

In the wild, red pandas typically don't see the outside world until 3 months old, which is the age that Keti made her public debut at the zoo in front of lots of onlookers. Until that day, she'd been out only at night. This video marks her first time basking in the light of day -- the same day she first met her father. Talk about a big event!

What's cuter than a tiger cub? Half a dozen tiger cubs!

Six tiger cubs made their public debut at the Wildlife Conservation Society's Bronx Zoo in New York this week, according to to the WCS. The cubs come from two litters and two different subspecies of tiger. Three are Amur tigers and three are Malayan tigers.

Their arrival has zoo staff cheering. This is the first litter of Amur tigers born at the Bronx Zoo in more than 13 years. And it's the first time that Malayan tigers have ever been exhibited in the Bronx. The cubs can be seen at the zoo's Tiger Mountain exhibit, in adjacent exhibits that separate the subspecies.

"The birth of these tiger cubs is true cause for celebration," said Jim Breheny, WCS's Senior Vice President of Living Institutions and Director of the zoo. "The opportunity to be present and watch as these majestic creatures mature from playful cubs to awe-inspiring adults is an experience every New Yorker will enjoy. That both the Amur and Malayan tigers are part of the Tiger Mountain experience will make it easy for our guests to learn about both subspecies of tigers and how important it is to protect them in the wild."

According to the World Wildlife Fund, Amur tigers are native to eastern Russia, China, and North Korea, while Malayan tigers roam Thailand and Malaysia. All subspecies of tiger are critically endangered, with fewer than 3,500 tigers remain in the wild, according to the WCS news release.

The names of four of the cubs are Julian, Josie, Pepino, Claiborne but there are two who haven't been named just yet. What would you call the last two cubs? Let us know in the comments!

Is there anything more adorable than a picture of unlikely animals buddying up? Sure there is: Video of it!

While we at Paw Nation are certainly experts in the field of cute, our friends at "The Ellen DeGeneres Show" are pretty well-educated on the adorable too. That's why they're looking for folks to send in a cute video of two cute animals acting all adorable together.

Did you get video of your guinea pig getting cozy with your poodle? Or your big dog nuzzling a little kitten? Whatever you've got, Ellen wants to see it, so send it in to Ellen's website for a chance to have your video featured on the show!

(Got pictures, but no video? Send your unusual animal pairs pictures in too!)

The description of the Kunekune pig that goes along with this YouTube video, explains that this New Zealand breed is "short-legged, short-snouted, and with a high fat depth giving very rounded body contours." Who knew that this combination of physical attributes would create, maybe, the most adorable baby piglets ever?

Whether these little cuties are chewing grass and suckling from their mama, they couldn't look any happier. Except, perhaps, if they were getting a big old hug from us. But maybe we're projecting.

Watch the video and let us know what you think in the comments below.

You know the old story: Baby bunny is born, mother dies, bunny is adopted by cutie calico kitty, and they live happily ever after.

And so it goes in Rotherham, England., where Snaggle Puss the cat has taken Bubbles under her wing paw, grooming the baby bunny to be like any other member of her very own family.

All together now: "Awwwww!"

Kambiri, which translated from Nigerian means "allow me to join this family," is also the name of an adorable pygmy hippo calf, "the first to be reared by its own mother" at the Taronga Zoo in Sydney, Australia.

Over the course of the next few weeks, visitors will watch little Kambiri adapt to his surroundings under the careful watch of his mother, Petre. What makes the occasion especially heartwarming is knowing that as few as 3,000 Pygmy Hippos remain in the wild today, so at least zoo attendees will get to witness the 13-kilogram cutie as it sprouts quickly.

In Colorado Springs, three black bear cubs (three little bears!) found themselves in a sticky situation when they became trapped inside a dumpster, reports KDRO News Channel 13. Locals tried to help but mama bear kept them at bay.

Fortunately, the Division of Wildlife came to the rescue. The simple solution? Officers slid a ladder into the container and the cubs crawled out own their own, probably on the lookout for some porridge. (Wishful thinking?)

Timmy and Tanya's love is the classic story of what happens when a shy boy tortoise meets fake, plastic girl tortoise.

At the Tortoise Garden sanctuary in St. Austell, Cornwall, U.K., Timmy was "regularly bullied" by the other boys in the garden, leaving him shy and lonely. Even after he was introduced to other tortoises, they simply disliked him, even starting fights with the guy!

But when the sanctuary owner Joy Bloors placed plastic Tanya inside the pen, it was love at first sight. Timmy immediately began to "nuzzle and kiss" her, and continues to play with her every day. In other words, true love exists, even among real and fake tortoises. Never give up hope!

You might already be aware that, here at Paw Nation, we have a bit of a soft spot for baby sloths. Well, okay, we tend to have a soft spot for baby animals of all kinds, but sloths, with their long, goofy front legs and inquisitive little faces are special.

The folks at Sloth Sanctuary in Costa Rica think so, too -- especially Claire Trimer, the Sanctuary's baby sloth wrangler (and yes, that's what we want to be when we grow up, too!). The Sanctuary houses around 135 sloths, all there for various reasons, but all being cared for and loved just the same.

If watching the video below inspires you to learn more about Sloth Sanctuary or the furry darlings that live there, check out Sloth Sanctuary's website.

When a butterfly lands, one almost always stops and takes a moment to take in one of the world's most glorious sights, an insect so colorfully splendid and fragile that we all know must not be touched. (C'mon, you know the rules). From the vivid, eye-catching colors of its wings to the calm, slow flapping movement it makes while perched on a shoulder, leaf, or blade of grass, these creatures seem to come from a place of make-believe, where the challenge of seeing so much beauty in one thing is nothing less than remarkable.

But add a kangaroo named Skippy into the mix, and you've got yourself a piece of delicious YouTube cake! And, boy oh boy, do we want a slice. CUTE!

With so many puppy videos and so little time, we've gone the extra mile and begun cataloging some of the finest YouTube offerings, separating each collection by breed in a feature called Puppy Party!

Today's round-up features the precious Pekingese!

We've all read "The Poky Little Puppy," right? Well, we suppose this could be considered an alternate version of the story.

This 5-year-old porcupine at the Alaska Wildlife Conservation Center shows no signs of a bristly demeanor. In fact, he seems to think he's a puppy! He pretty much has us fooled, too. Quills be darned, we just want to snuggle with this bundle of love, and we're pretty sure he wants to snuggle with us!

For the record, snuggling with porcupines in the wild isn't a good idea. This particular animal was kept as a pet before coming to the Alaska Wildlife Conservation Center, which explains his gregariousness.

Those cuddly tiger cubs and frolicking baby monkeys get plenty of oohs and ahhs, but what about about the sweet, slow-motion sloth? As our friends at Fit Bottomed Girls point out, we could learn a lot from these cuddly cuties. Just watch them share, eat their veggies, take naps and love up on each other. Could we stand to be a bit more sloth-like in those respects? You bet we could.

In the meantime, we'll just sit back and enjoy the nearly unbearable cuteness of the sloths of the Aviaros Sloth Sanctuary of Costa Rica.