Have you ever looked at an animal and thought, “That’s it! I’m done! I’m adopting one!” I assure you, you’re not alone.
Animals in general have this magical way of instantly melting hearts, but their baby versions? Oh boy! Tiny paws, fluffy furs, and clumsy wobbles. Everything that their grown counterparts have, these littles have in abundance!
Buckle up, folks, and let’s look at the tiniest and most adorable lineup of babies that are about to steal your heart (and probably the keys to your home, too)!
1. Baby Hedgehogs
They are also called hoglets! They are miniature bundles of spiky sunshine that will poke at your feels! Their quills are soft and white when they’re born, but they get tougher as they age. Oh, sniffle! They grow up so fast!
Hoglets are a bit like cacti with an attitude. Their tiny, chocolate chip beady eyes and tiny snouts peek out when they curl out into a ball.
Can you imagine getting a judgmental stare from a little prickly dumpling?
2. Baby Foxes
Fox kits are the embodiment of wild curiosity and playfulness! They are constantly exploring and love to practice their pouncing skills.
Oh, and don’t be surprised if they give you a sassy look – their oversized ears can hear everything!
That’s why you have to be all hush-hush when observing them! Wrestling with their foxy siblings may be a cute show to us, but these bushy babies take it seriously! That’s just their own way of practicing those warrior survival skills!
3. Baby Bunnies
Few things scream “adorable” as much as a fluffy baby bunny. Those twitching noses and oversized floppy ears make them irresistible! I mean, just picture a bunny in your head right now! Do you see the clumsy hops? So cute!
Like human babies, baby bunnies are born hairless and blind. But unlike human babies, baby bunnies start hopping around before their fur grows! Yet another thing animals are better at than us!
4. Baby Penguins
I think that we do not appreciate baby penguins enough! Penguin chicks are total little riceballs of gray fluff. And those oversized heads? They’re practically like walking stuffed toys!
And dear reader, hear me out. You haven’t lived until you’ve seen penguin chicks huddled up together while they wait for their parents to get food! It’s pure cuteness overload!
5. Baby Sloths
Baby sloths may not be the speediest of animals. But they won’t waste time charming you with their sleepy expressions! Like a toddler who just had a really good meal, sloth babies cling to their moms with those snoozy faces like nobody’s business!
And the way they hold onto them? Just adorable! They wrap their little arms around their mothers as if they never want to let go. And they stay like this for months!
6. Baby Red Pandas
Imagine the fluffiest, most curious, and most stuffed-bear-looking little animal right now! Big eyes, chubby, a tail as long as its body…and now, you got yourself a red panda!
Red pandas are endangered, and their babies? Even more of a rare treasure! They’re tiny balls of fluff that tumble around and figure life out without a clue that they’re total supermodels! That is why we must protect them!
7. Baby Otters
Hello? 911? Yes, I want to report a mischievous little thief for stealing my heart!
Otter pups are the epitome of cuteness in every sense of the word. Watching them hold hands while napping in water, or playfully sliding around on their tummies…it’s magic! How could nature produce such adorableness?!
Like baby sloths, they cling to their moms. And like a cute version of baby Poseidon, they absolutely excel at swimming as soon as they are born! Talented and adorable!