sea otter.

"So, what do you do for a living?" "I work at an aquarium where I rub down baby sea otters with washcloths to keep their coats healthy and shiny." "Oh. Is that all you do there?" "Yes." "Does it pay well?" "No, it pays minimum wage." "Minimum wage! That doesn't seem worth it." "Here, watch this video of me at work and you'll take back what you just said." ...

There's nothing cuter than baby animals. And though puppies and kittens are beyond adorable, haven't you wondered what other, more exotic animals look like when they're young? Like an aardvark? Or a red panda? The recently published "ZooBorns" includes pictures of a variety of zoo and aquarium newborns from around the world. Based on the ZooBorns website, the book series melds cuteness with wildlife conservation education, with 10 percent of the books' revenue going to the Association of Zoos and Aquariums Conservation Endowment Fund. Check out the gallery of images below for a sampling of cute babies from the book. We bet you won't be able to stop saying, "Awww!" ...

Kit was only five weeks old when she arrived at the Monterey Bay Aquarium in California in January after being stranded in nearby Morro Bay. This pup recently joined an exhibition at the Aquarium as their youngest sea otter ever. Here you see her playing with Mae, the 9-year old otter who is showing her the ropes. If after watching this video you want to see more of these cute creatures (like we did) you can go to the Aquarium's live Sea Otter Web Cam which broadcasts daily. ...