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As sad as it is that 10-month-old chimpanzee Kartik was abandoned, there is a happy ending. Zookeeper Srihari Charan at the Nandankanan Zoological Park in India has "adopted" Kartik, treating him as if he were his own child -- including putting him in a hot pink baby walker. Watch the video and tell us what you think of this relationship in the comments below. ...

SeaWorld Orlando Manatees might not be known for their good looks, but don't tell this little sweetie; being cute is all she's ever known! The 41-pound, three-and-a-half-foot baby manatee was rescued by the Florida Fish & Wildlife Conservation Commission on July 24 after being orphaned by her mother in the waters of Daytona Beach, Fla. The weeks-old pup was then taken to SeaWorld Orlando's rehabilitation center, where animal care specialists are watching her around the clock. She's being bottle-fed every three hours by specialists like Jeff Braso, shown in the picture here. The park's staff weighs her every other day to make sure she's growing at a proper rate. She remains in guarded ...

Photo: BARM / Fame Pictures How many times have you watched wildlife documentary footage of sleeping lions and dreamt of snuggling up with one of them? Of course, all it takes is a scene of the same big cats ripping apart a water buffalo and that desire tends to disappear. But it sure hasn't deterred one woman in South Africa, who disregards any concerns about living amongst the ferocious felines and lets 11 big cats live in her home. Riana Van Nieuwenhuizen shares her living space with four orphaned cheetahs, five lions and two tigers. And when we say share, we mean share: They climb in bed with her, prowl on her countertops, steal table scraps, and do many of the other things a typical ...